Salem (Village, New York)

Washington County

36-64771

Salem is a village in the Town of Salem in Washington County. It belongs to the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census, the village had 964 inhabitants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.6 km ², which is composed exclusively of the country.

The New York State Route 22 leads as Main Street through the town and crosses here the County Roads 30 and 153 The East Beaver Brook flows through the western part of the village.

The Village is located in the northern part of the Town, in whose territory it is located. Part of the management of the county was once home here, including the jail and the sheriff's office. The former Court House has been preserved as a landmark. It was built in 1869 according to plans by E. F. Cummings and was used until 2004 as a county jail. The sheriff's office was relocated and a station was built in 2007 south of the village on Route 22

History

The village was founded in 1762 by settlers from New England and Scotland. At this time, the area belonged still to Albany County. They first carried two names, White Creek and New Perth, who wanted to put two different groups of settlers. Finally, the New York City government put the name.

Salem's Downtown was founded in 1975 as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 964 persons Salem. The population density was 127.0 people per km ². There were 412 housing units at an average 54.3 per km ². The population consisted of Salem's 97.61 % White, 1.14 % African American, 0.10 % Native American, 0 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.10 % reported from other races, and 1, 04 % from two or more races. 0.62 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Salem were distributed to 363 households out of which 34.4 % were living in children under 18 years. 51.0 % married couples living together, 14.0 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.9% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 12.7 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size is 2.98.

The population was spread out with 26.3 % under the, 7.8 % 18 -24- year-old, 27.5 % 25-44 year olds, 23.3% of 45-64 year olds and 15.0 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 91.9 males.

The median household income in Salem was 37,357 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the level of 44 375 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 31,625 U.S. dollars, compared to 23,500 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income for the 19:33 U.S. dollars. 4.5 % of the population and 4.2% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 4.5 % of minors and 4.3 % of those age 65 or over.