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Elizabethtown, New York

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In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 32,244, and the median income for a family was $ 44,531. Males had a median income of $ 28,295 versus $ 23,594 for females. The
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was 16.1 people per square mile (6.2/km). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 9.7 per square mile (3.8/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49%
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William Gilliland, an investor, bought up large tracts of land in Essex County. The town was first settled around 1792 near New Russia.
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There were 497 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were
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Dermont E. Miner, golf professional and golf course architect, the first American-born professional golfer
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is an east-west highway, which intersects U.S. Route 9 in downtown Elizabethtown. The town is also in the
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of Elizabethtown is at the junction of US-9 and NY-9N. The community has been the county seat since 1807.
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Hubbard Hall, built in 1839, served as the town's hospital until 1966. It was destroyed by fire in 2011.
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Elizabethtown is in the east-central part of Essex County. It is 39 miles (63 km) southwest of
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for the town was $ 17,059. About 9.1% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 1,315 people, 497 households, and 318 families residing in the town. The
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were important in the beginning, but tourism became prominent by the end of the 19th century.
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The town of Elizabethtown was established in 1798 from the town of
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Essex County Historical Society / Adirondack History Center Museum
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Hand House, on the National Register of Historic Places
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Elizabethtown information from the Chamber of Commerce
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The Black River, a northward-flowing tributary of the
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U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder 1168:"Population and Housing Unit Estimates" 1130: 502:, marks part of the eastern town line. 418:, and 117 miles (188 km) north of 363: 342: 318: 284: 255: 247: 218: 201: 157: 123: 88: 69: 61: 49: 1362:Town of Elizabethtown official website 1314:from the original on December 27, 1996 1254:"National Register Information System" 559: 236:81.63 sq mi (211.43 km) 228:83.11 sq mi (215.25 km) 1340:from the original on February 5, 2007 352: 330: 301: 276: 268: 260: 239: 231: 223: 187: 172: 162: 145: 133: 7: 1259:National Register of Historic Places 1145:from the original on August 24, 2017 913:, and 0.91% from two or more races. 481:National Register of Historic Places 1284:from the original on April 26, 2015 464:The lumber industry and processing 414:, 104 miles (167 km) south of 244:1.48 sq mi (3.82 km) 1417:Municipalities and communities of 1278:"Census of Population and Housing" 1174:from the original on June 13, 2018 549: 532:, the highest point in the state. 25: 1105:, pioneer of education in Arizona 1766:County seats in New York (state) 1116: 71: 51: 1771:Towns in Essex County, New York 1141:. United States Census Bureau. 29:Town in New York, United States 18:Elizabethtown (town), New York 1: 1308:United States Census Bureau 1139:"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files" 1099:, 46th governor of New York 493:United States Census Bureau 473:Hand-Hale Historic District 270: • Estimate  1792: 520:is a north-south highway. 281:13.81/sq mi (5.33/km) 1776:Towns in New York (state) 1731: 1551: 1431: 878: 865: 850: 835: 820: 805: 790: 775: 760: 745: 730: 715: 700: 685: 670: 655: 640: 625: 610: 595: 580: 565: 558: 553: 548: 545: 89: 70: 62: 50: 41: 1018:Wildlife Management Area 252:607 ft (185 m) 1124:New York (state) portal 1034:United Church of Christ 933:there were 87.6 males. 522:New York State Route 9N 399:of Essex County is the 36:Elizabethtown, New York 1559: 1420:Essex County, New York 1091:Jacqueline Piatigorsky 1035: 435: 1557: 1372:Elizabethtown history 1304:"U.S. Census website" 1264:National Park Service 1033: 879:U.S. Decennial Census 541:Historical population 526:Adirondack High Peaks 433: 304: • Summer ( 109:44.19167°N 73.59389°W 1744:United States portal 278: • Density 1058:Augustus Noble Hand 542: 412:Burlington, Vermont 114:44.19167; -73.59389 105: /  1560: 1085:Gregor Piatigorsky 1036: 992:Hurricane Mountain 891:population density 540: 479:are listed on the 436: 262: • Total 241: • Water 225: • Total 1753: 1752: 938:per capita income 883: 882: 491:According to the 378: 377: 233: • Land 164: • Type 81:and the state of 16:(Redirected from 1783: 1745: 1738: 1556: 1443: 1436: 1426: 1421: 1411: 1404: 1397: 1388: 1350: 1349: 1347: 1345: 1330: 1324: 1323: 1321: 1319: 1300: 1294: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1274: 1268: 1267: 1250: 1244: 1241: 1235: 1234: 1232: 1230: 1215: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1204: 1193: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1179: 1164: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1135: 1126: 1121: 1120: 1119: 1052:Augustus C. 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Elizabethtown (town), New York
Town
Hand House, on the National Register of Historic Places
Location in Essex County and the state of New York
Essex County
New York
44°11′30″N 73°35′38″W / 44.19167°N 73.59389°W / 44.19167; -73.59389
Country
State
New York
County
Essex
Town Council
Town Supervisor
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Town Council
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
518
FIPS code
GNIS
etownny.com
town
Essex County
New York

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