Greenville is a

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on the northern border of Greene County,

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, United States. The population was 3,741 at the 2020 census.United States Census Bureau, 2020 census, Greenville Town, Greene County, New York https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=Greenville%20town%20%28Greene%20County%29,%20New%20York Accessed, November 6, 2020 The town contains a

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also named Greenville.

History

The area of the town was first settled ''circa'' 1774. The town was established in 1803 as "Greenfield" from the towns of Coxsackie and Durham. The adjoining town is "Freehold", just south of Greenville. In 1810, the Greenville town population was 2,300, but by 1900 that figure had fallen to 1,362.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.49%, is water. The northern town line is the border of Albany County. The town is partly in the foothills of the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,316 people, 1,345 households, and 918 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.95%

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, 0.48%

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, 0.15% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population. There were 1,345 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $38,423, and the median income for a family was $45,880. Males had a median income of $35,217 versus $25,216 for females. The

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for the town was $19,113. About 6.2% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Greenville

* East Greenville – A

east of Greenville hamlet on Route 26 * Freehold – A hamlet by the southern town line * Gayhead – A hamlet at the eastern town line * Greenville – A hamlet and

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* Greenville Center – A hamlet southeast of Greenville hamlet * Newrys – A hamlet by the northern town line * Norton Hill – A hamlet west of West Greenville on Route 81 * O'Hara's Corner – A location south of Norton Hill * Place Corners – A location south of Greenville Center * Result – A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town * Sanfords Corner – A location south of East Greenville * Surprise – A hamlet near the eastern town line * West Greenville – A hamlet west of Greenville hamlet on Route 81

Notable people

* William Bullock, inventor * Ann Butler, painter * Edwin Drake, the first American to successfully drill for oil * Addison P. Jones, former New York State Senator

References

External links

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Greenville Public Library
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