Coeymans is a

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, United States. It is located on Route 144 in the southeastern part of the Town of Coeymans. The population was 835 at the 2000 census, which listed the community as a

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(CDP), but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.

History

The Dr. Wesley Blaisdell House, Abraham Houghtaling House, Brigadier General David McCarty Stone Cottage, and Alexander Willis House are listed on the

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Geography

Coeymans is located at (42.4739705, -73.7923456) and its

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is . According to the 2000 United States Census, the CDP had a total area of , of which was land and was water. Coeymans is on the west bank of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 835 people, 313 households, and 215 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 354 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.50%

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, 4.19%

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, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 2.28% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. 6.11% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 313 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were

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living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.15. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,440, and the median income for a family was $44,554. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $27,125 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,212. 9.0% of the population and 9.5% of families were below the

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. Out of the total population, 11.1% of those under the age of 18 and 17.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

References

External links

Town of Coeymans
official website {{Albany County, New York Hamlets in New York (state) Former census-designated places in New York (state) Hamlets in Albany County, New York