Stuyvesant () is a

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in Columbia County,

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, United States. The population was 1,931 at the 2020 census,US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Stuyvesant town, Columbia County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Stuyvesant%20town,%20Columbia%20County,%20New%20York Accessed December 27, 2022 down from 2,027 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northwest corner of Columbia County. U.S. Route 9 crosses the southeastern corner of the town.

History

Explorer

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visited the region in 1609. The area, being next to the

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, was settled before 1650. The town of Stuyvesant was established in 1823 from the town of Kinderhook. The Requa House, R. and W. Scott Ice Company Powerhouse and Ice House Site, Stuyvesant Railroad Station,

Johannis L. Van Alen Farm The Johannis L. Van Alen Farm is a historic home and farm complex at Stuyvesant in Columbia County, New York, United States. The house was built about 1760 and is typical of Dutch homes built during the period. It is a -story brick dwelling wi ...

, and William A. Witbeck House are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.53%, is water. The western town line, marked by the center of the

, is the border of Greene County, and the northern town line is the border of Rensselaer County. Kinderhook Creek passes through the southeastern part of the town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,188 people, 852 households, and 633 families residing in the town. The

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was 87.5 people per square mile (33.7/km²). There were 929 housing units at an average density of 37.1 per square mile (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.30%

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, 1.10%

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, 0.05% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 852 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,904, and the median income for a family was $51,688. Males had a median income of $36,087 versus $27,097 for females. The

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for the town was $21,314. About 2.5% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Stuyvesant

*Newton Hook – A

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in the southwestern part of the town, by the Hudson River. It was formerly called "Coxsackie Landing" because of the ferry connection to Coxsackie in Greene County across the Hudson River. The

Lynch Hotel Lynch Hotel is a historic hotel located at Newton Hook in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1900 and is a 2-story, five-by-four-bay, frame building with a gable roof in the Queen Anne style. Also on the property is a small barn or ...

and

James Lynch House James Lynch House is a historic home located at Nutten Hook in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1900 and is a two-story, light frame building on a brick foundation. It functioned as the Nutten Hook post office from about 1948 to 1 ...

are listed on the

. *Poolsburg – A hamlet in the northwestern section of the town, by the Hudson River. *Stuyvesant – The hamlet of Stuyvesant, formerly "Stuyvesant Landing" and "Kinderhook Landing", is near the western town line and the Hudson River. * Stuyvesant Falls – A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town at a waterfall on Kinderhook Creek. Formerly known as "Glencadia". This hamlet has a different ZIP code: 12174. The Stuyvesant Falls Mill District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. *Sunnyside – A hamlet in the eastern part of the town on Route 9.

References

External links

Town of Stuyvesant official website

{{authority control Towns in Columbia County, New York New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River