Medusa is a
hamlet
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in the
Town of Rensselaerville, in
Albany County, New York
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, United States. The population was 376 at the
2000 census, which listed the community as a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP),
[
] but it was not included as a CDP in the
2010 census.
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]
History
First settled in 1786 by Uriah Hall and his son Joshua, Medusa's first name was Hall's Mills after those first settlers. In 1850, the name of the village was changed to Medusa, at that time the village contained a
Methodist Episcopal
The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself nationally. In 1939, th ...
and a "Christian" Church, a hotel, two stores, two
mills for grain,
turning
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Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation of ...
works, an
evaporator
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,
paper mill
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,
carpenter's shop, and two
Blacksmith's shops.
Google Books
Bicentennial History of Albany: History of Albany County.. Vol.4, pg 914. Retrieved from Google Books July 1, 2010.
Geography
Medusa is located at (42.4367469, -74.1301365) and its elevation
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is .United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.02%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census
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of 2000,White
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, 0.27% Native American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.
There were 147 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples
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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,688, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $19,716. About 4.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Town of Rensselaerville
official website
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Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Albany County, New York
Former census-designated places in New York (state)