| Palatine, New York |
Article Index for Palatine |
Limousines in Palatine |
Website Links For Palatine |
Information AboutPalatine, New York |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT PALATINE, NEW YORK | |
| montgomery county, new york | |
| towns in new york | |
|
The Town of Palatine is located on the north side of the Mohawk River in the northwestern part of the county. HISTORY The town was formed in 1788 from the "Palatine District" in the newly formed Montgomery County. In 1797, part of the town was used to form the Town Of Salisbury (now in Herkimer County). The formation of other towns that eventually were in adjacent counties further reduced Palatine, but the formation of Town Of St. Johnsville created another town in Montgomery County. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 108.1 Km&2 (41.7 Mi&2 ). 106.7 km&2 (41.2 mi&2) of it is land and 1.3 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) of it (1.25%) is water. The Mohawk River forms the south town line, and the north town line is the border of Fulton County, New York . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,070 people, 1,135 households, and 812 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 28.8/km&2 (74.5/mi&2). There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of 11.6/km&2 (29.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% White , 0.62% African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.52% Asian , 0.07% from Other Races , and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population. There were 1,135 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were Married Couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,415, and the median income for a family was $40,284. Males had a median income of $27,745 versus $22,978 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,416. About 6.9% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN PALATINE
TOWN BOARD
TOWN OFFICIALS
TOWN PLANNING BOARD
TOWN ZONING BOARD
TOWN BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW
EXTERNAL LINKS
|
|
|