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Ulster County
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New York
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Kingston
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3,006 Km&2 (1,161 Mi&2 )
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2,918 km&2 (1,126 mi&2)
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89 km&2 (34 mi&2)
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295%
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2000
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177,749
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As of the
Census &2 of 2000, there were 177,749 people, 67,499 households, and 43,536 families residing in the county. The
Population Density was 61/km&
2 (158/mi&
2). There were 77,656 housing units at an average density of 27/km&
2 (69/mi&
2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.91%
White , 5.43%
Black or
African American , 0.27%
Native American , 1.24%
Asian , 0.03%
Pacific Islander , 2.15% from
Other Races , and 1.98% from two or more races. 6.16% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 67,499 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were
Married Couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.50% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,551, and the median income for a family was $51,708. Males had a median income of $36,808 versus $27,086 for females. The
Per Capita Income for the county was $20,846. About 7.20% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the
Poverty Line , including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
Ulster had long had a county-scale version of a
Council-manager Government , with the county legislature hiring a county administrator to handle executive functions. The chair of the legislature had a great deal of power and was only accountable to the voters of his own district. The only countywide elected officials were the
District Attorney and
Sheriff .
In 2006, voters approved the first-ever county
Charter , changing to an elected executive branch. Ulster will hold elections in 2008 for its first-ever
County Executive and
Comptroller .
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Ulster County contains a large part of
Catskill Park and the . The former Delaware and Hudson Canal brought
Pennsylvania coal to Kingston on the Hudson. Former Orleans band member
John Hall served in the Ulster County legislature before moving to the 19th Congressional District to run for Congress.
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The former ,
Catskill Mountain Railroad , and
Empire State Railway Museum .
- The county's total area (1,161 square miles) makes it almost as large as Rhode Island (1,214 square miles, according to the Wikipedia article on that state). Some sources give Rhode Island a smaller area than Ulster County.
