New Scotland is a

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in Albany County,

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, United States. The population was 9,096 at the 2020 census. The town is southwest of Albany,

, the state

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. New Scotland is centrally located in the county.

History

The town was settled around 1660. New Scotland was founded in 1832 from the west part of the town of

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. The Bennett Hill Farm, Presbyterian Church in New Scotland and the New Scotland Cemetery, and Onesquethaw Valley Historic District 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 (0.57%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,626 people, 3,341 households, and 2,509 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 3,470 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.17%

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, 0.28%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population. There were 3,341 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were

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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.98. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $58,956, and the median income for a family was $65,753. Males had a median income of $44,138 versus $33,941 for females. The

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for the town was $29,231. About 2.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in New Scotland

*Camp Pinnacle – A location in the northwestern part of the town. * Clarksville – A

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in the southwestern part of the town on Route 443. * Feura Bush – A hamlet in the southeastern section of the town, south of Unionville on County Rt. 32. *Meads Corner – A location southeast of Clarksville. * New Salem – A hamlet west of New Scotland hamlet. *New Scotland – The hamlet of New Scotland is south of Voorheesville. *Tarrytown (also "Onesquethaw") – A hamlet south of Clarksville. *Unionville – A hamlet by the eastern town line with Bethlehem *Vly Creek Reservoir – A

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south of New Salem, now owned by the Town of Bethlehem. * Voorheesville – An incorporated village in the northern part of the town. *Wolf Hill – A hamlet at the western town line.

Town Board

* Supervisor, Douglas LaGrange, ''Term to: December 31, 2025'' * Councilperson, Daniel Leinung, ''Term to: December 31, 2025'' * Councilperson, Adam Greenberg, ''Term to: December 31, 2025'' * Councilperson, Bridget Burke, ''Term to: December 31, 2027'' * Councilperson, William Hennessy, Jr., ''Term to: December 31, 2027''

References

External links

New Scotland official website
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