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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.
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24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
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was 31.2 per square mile (12.0/km). There were 1,187 housing units at an average density of 19.3 per square mile (7.5/km). The racial makeup of the town was 95.98%
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was $ 42,391, and the median income for a family was $ 51,607. Males had a median income of $ 34,563 and females $ 30,298. The
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paths that crossed the town in the early 18th century. The southwestern corner along one of these, that connected the
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There were 779 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were
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In 1787, the patroon had a survey and census taken in order to enroll squatters and collect the
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1576: 1177: 623: 582:, a hamlet in Rensselaerville. His son became one of the leading citizens of the town. 510: 506: 481:, United States. The population was 1,826 at the 2020 census. The town is named after 1889: 1148: 1035:, there were 1,915 people, 779 households and 527 families residing in the town. The 575: 521:, of New York. Some of the earliest settlement in Rensselaerville was along the five 502: 368: 1407: 1394: 1091: 571: 555:
in 1790. In 1795, the northern part of the town was lost to create the new town of
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was $ 20,921. About 2.8% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the
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Bouton--Boughton Family: Descendants of John Boution, a Native of France
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Rensselaerville – A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town.
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Shufelt Corners – A location north of Rensselaerville hamlet.
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in the southwestern part of Rensselaerville near the town line.
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was the first section of the town to be settled, this would be
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Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Henry Chester Waite
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Smiths Corner – A hamlet at the eastern town line.
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Rensselaerville was created from part of the town of
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Rensselaerville
Town
Stephen Van Rensselaer
patroon
Rensselaerswyck
Location in Albany County and the state of New York.
Albany County
New York
Location of New York in the United States
42°28′46″N 74°10′19″W / 42.47944°N 74.17194°W / 42.47944; -74.17194
New York
County
Albany
Incorporation
town
Town Council
Time zone
UTC-5
EST
DST
UTC-4
EDT
ZIP Code
Area code
518
FIPS code
FIPS code
GNIS
www.rennselaerville.com
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