St. Johnsville is a

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in Montgomery County,

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, United States. The population was 1,732 at the 2010 census. Accounts vary as to the etymology of the name, but most of these credit Alexander St. John, an early surveyor and commissioner, while still others credit an early name for the area, St. John's Church. The Village of St. Johnsville is in the southern part of the Town of St. Johnsville and lies between Utica and

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. In 2019, almost the entire village was listed on the

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as the St. Johnsville Historic District.

History

The area was within the territory of the

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when Europeans first entered the

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began settling the area in the early 18th century. The community was first settled ''circa'' 1775. A small battle was fought during the

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in 1780 near

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, which lies to the east of St. Johnsville. St. Johnsville village was incorporated in 1857. On June 28, 2006, St. Johnsville faced its worst flood in one hundred years. The

Bates-Englehardt Mansion Bates-Englehardt Mansion, also known as St. Johnsville Community House, is a historic home located at St. Johnsville in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It was built in 1869 as a three-story Italianate style mansion. It has a 35 feet ...

, Stone Grist Mill Complex, and

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are listed on the

. The

Margaret Reaney Memorial Library Margaret Reaney Memorial Library is a historic library building located at St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York. It is a one-story, Classical Revival style brick building over a raised basement. It consists of a cruciform plan main block ...

was added in 2012. In 2016, St. Johnsville's first organic chicken farm, Simple Coop Organics, opened. Simple Coop invested in the community with scenic rental properties.

Geography

St. Johnsville is located at (42.999674, -74.678386). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 0.9 square mile (2.2 km²), all land. The village is on the north bank of the

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and the

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. Zimmermann Creek, a

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of the Mohawk, flows through the village.

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passes through the village as Main Street.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,685 people, 693 households, and 410 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,967.3 people per square mile (756.5/km²). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 903.7 per square mile (347.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.87%

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, 0.12%

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, 0.53% Native American, 0.18%

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, and 0.30% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.31% of the population. There were 693 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were

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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90. In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $28,043, and the median income for a family was $37,431. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $21,115 for females. The

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for the village was $14,467. About 11.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the

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, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

St. Johnsville Chamber of Commerce

Village of St. Johnsville
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