Marlborough is a

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in Ulster County,

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, United States, in the southeastern corner of the county. The population was 8,808 at the 2010 census. U.S. Route 9W passes through the eastern part of the town.

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and NY 55 cross the northwestern corner of the town. The town was named after the

Duke of Marlborough General (United Kingdom), General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.) was an Engl ...

History

A land grant (patent) of the territory was made to Captain John Evans of the

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in 1694. One of his first settlers arrived in 1697. The region was part of the Newburgh Precinct and was set apart in 1772. The Town of Marlborough was formed in 1788 during a period of town formation in the county. Part of the town was used to create the town of

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in 1800.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (6.3%) is water. The eastern town line, marked by the

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is the border of

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, and the southern town line is the border of

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. The western border of the town closely parallels the Marlboro Mountain ridge, dividing Marlborough from the town of

. The lowest point in the town is the shore of the Hudson River, which is at sea level. The highest point is the summit of Marlboro Mountain, at 1,127 feet (344 m).

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,263 people, 3,020 households, and 2,144 families residing in the town. The

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was 332.8 people per square mile (128.5/km²). There were 3,176 housing units at an average density of 127.9 per square mile (49.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.48%

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, 2.82%

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, .19% Native American, .33%

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, .01%

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, .84% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.98% of the population. There were 3,020 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.25. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,788, and the median income for a family was $56,933. Males had a median income of $38,074 versus $29,608 for females. The

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for the town was $21,079. About 5.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Marlborough

*Baileys Gap – a hamlet at the northern town line on Route 44. *Central – a location west of Milton. * Marlboro – this hamlet is in the southeastern part of the town on Route 9W. *

Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

– this hamlet is in the northeastern part of the town on Route 9W, adjacent to the Hudson River. *Lattingtown – a hamlet in the western part of the town on Route 11. The Lattingtown Baptist Church was listed on the

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in 2010.

References

External links

Official town website

Meet Me in Marlborough (community website)

Marlborough information

Marlboro Free Library

Marlboro Central School District
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