Brunswick (New York)
Rensselaer County
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Brunswick is a town in Rensselaer County in the U.S. state of New York. The city had a total of 11,664 inhabitants at the last census in 2000.
Geography
The city is located in the west of Rensselaer County in the Hudson Valley, just east of the city of Troy. Brunswick has an area of 115.6 km ², which is only 0.3 km ² water. South bordering the Towns of North Greenbush and Poestenkill. In the east, adjacent to the Town of Grafton is. North of the Town of Brunswick are the Towns of Schaghticoke and Pittstown.
History
The city of Brunswick was officially formed on March 20, 1807 from part of the city Troy. However, it is likely that there are already around the year 1745 have a settlement in the area of the present town, possibly even earlier.
National Register of Historic Places
Two former schools in Brunswick were added to the National Register of Historic Places, which in the 1830s built Little Red School House and in 1882 went into operation in Garfield School.
Forest Park Cemetery
The Forest Park Cemetery ( Forest Park Cemetery ) is an abandoned cemetery on Pinewoods Avenue, west of the small village of Eagle Mills of the city Brunswick. The cemetery is known for its many ghost sightings. Life magazine called the cemetery one of the ten spukreichsten places in the United States.
Demographics
According to the census of the United States Census Bureau, by 2000, there were in the town of 11,664 residents, 4613 households, and 3266 families living in the city. The population density was 101.1 persons / km ². The racial the population was composed of 96.38 % White, 0.90 % African American, 0.06 % American aborigines, 1.6 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 0.73 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 0.73% are descended from two or more races. 0.80 % of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,613 households out of which 31.5 % have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.9 % were married couples living together. 8.20% were single mothers, 29.2% were non-families. 23.91 % of all households were single-person households and 10.1 % have someone living people older than 65 years. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.
23.50% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.60 % from 18 to 24, 28.50 % from 25 to 44, 26.20% between 45 and 64, and 15.20% were 65 years old or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 93.40 males.
The median income for a household was $ 56,528, and the median income for a family amounted to $ 66,374. Males had a median income of $ 43,093, women $ 31,995. The per capita income was $ 26,554. 3.1% of the population and 3.2% of families are below the poverty line.
Communities and settlements in Brunswick
- Brunswick - Brunswick The village lies east of New York State Route 351
- Brunswick Centre - A place north-west of New York State Route 7
- Cropseyville - A place on the New York State Route 2 in the eastern part of the city
- Clums Corner - A Place at the New York State Route 2 in the eastern part of town, northwest of the village Brunswick.
- Eagle Mills - A location in the southern part of the city, west of the village Brunswick
- Haynersville - A place on the New York State Route 7, just north of the city of Brunswick
- Mountain View - A place in the southern part of the city
- Tamarac - A place on the New York State Route 129 The former name was Town Plate.