Fulton is a

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in Schoharie County,

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, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2020 census.United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Fulton town, Schoharie County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Fulton%20town,%20Schoharie%20County,%20New%20York Within the town of Fulton are the

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of Breakabeen and Fultonham. The town is in the center of the county and is also one of the larger towns in the county. Fulton is west of Albany.

History

The territory was in the realm of the Mohawk tribe. The town was first settled around 1715 after being purchased directly from local natives. Part of the early town was called Vroomansland after Adam Vrooman, the landowner. However, other settlers of German extraction, desiring the same land, fomented trouble with the natives. Fulton was established from part of the Town of Middleburgh in 1828. The Shafer Site was listed on the

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in 1980.

Notable people

* William C. Bouck, former Governor of New York, who lived at Bouck's Island in Breakabeen. *

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, 1960s Hollywood character actor, lived here.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land. The

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flows through the town. Panther Creek flows eastward through the southern part of Fulton to Schoharie Creek. New York State Route 30 is a north–south highway in Fulton.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,495 people, 499 households, and 353 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 805 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 89.77%

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, 8.16%

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, 0.40% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 1.00% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.22% of the population. There were 499 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.89. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,144, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $24,911 for females. The

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for the town was $13,565. About 14.2% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the

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, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

The current Supervisor of the town of Fulton is Democrat Phil Skowfoe. Skowfoe had two opponents, a Republican and a Conservative, in the last election.

Communities and locations in Fulton

* Bouck's Falls — A popular resting area. *Bouck Hollow — A location east of Schoharie Creek, in the southeast of Fulton. * Bouck's Island — A location on Schoharie Creek, southeast of Fultonham. * Breakabeen — A hamlet in the southern part of the town on NY-30. It was originally called "Brakabeen," by the original German settlers, meaning a flat area covered with ferns. * Fultonham — A hamlet in the southwestern section of the town on NY-30, located north of Panther Creek. *Housons Corners — A location east of Breakabeen on County Road 36. * Max V. Shaul State Park — A

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south of Fultonham on NY-30. *Patria — A hamlet near the town center, northwest of Fultonham. *Vintonton — A location near the northwestern town line on County Road 4, west of Patria. Formerly, it was called "Vintontown." * Vroman's Nose — A location near the eastern town boundary, east of Watsonville. *Watsonville — A hamlet northeast of Fultonham on NY-30. *West Fulton — A hamlet southwest of Fultonham, near the southern town line, by the junction of County Roads 4 and 20. It was previously known as "Byrneville" and "Sapbush Hollow." The West Fulton Methodist Church was listed on the

in 2013.

References

External links

Town of Fulton, NY website

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