Greenwich (town), New York

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Greenwich
Washington County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Greenwich (town) highlighted.svg
Location in Washington County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°07′54″N73°28′38″W / 43.13167°N 73.47722°W / 43.13167; -73.47722
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWashington
Established1803
Government
[1]
   Town supervisor James R. Nolan (D)
Area
[2]
  Total
44.26 sq mi (114.64 km2)
  Land43.66 sq mi (113.09 km2)
  Water0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
4,868
  Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4
ZIP code(s) [4]
12834 (primary)
Area code 518
FIPS code 36-115-30686
Website http://www.greenwichny.org/

Greenwich is a town in the southwestern part of Washington County, New York, United States. The town is located on the western border of the county. The population was 4,868 at the 2020 census. [5] [3] It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. [6] Greenwich features several homes that were a part of the Underground Railroad. [7]

Contents

The Town of Greenwich contains a village, also named Greenwich. [7]

History

The land is believed to have been inhabited by the Mohicans, now known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. [8] [9] Other Indigenous groups who likely inhabited the area include the Mohawk people of the Haudenosaunee and the Abenaki. [8]

Perspective map of Greenwich with list of landmarks from 1885 by L.R. Burleigh Greenwich, N.Y. LOC 89694452.jpg
Perspective map of Greenwich with list of landmarks from 1885 by L.R. Burleigh

White families began settling the area around 1763. The town was originally part of five land patents: Saratoga, Kettlehuyn, Cuyler, Campbell, and Argyle. The Town of Greenwich was formed from part of the Town of Argyle in 1803. In 1809, the community of Whipple City incorporated as a village and adopted the name Union Village. In 1867, the name was changed to Greenwich. [7]

Greenwich views itself as having been an important location along the Underground Railroad. A historical marker was placed in Mowry Park detailing the locations of former safe houses. [7]

The Greenwich and Johnsonville Railroad brought rail service to the area in 1870. [10]

The Coffin Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [11]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.4 square miles (114.9 km2), of which 44.0 square miles (114.0 km2) is land and 0.4 square mile (0.9 km2) (0.81%) is water.

It lies within the Cambridge valley region in between the Adirondack Mountains and Green Mountain Range of Vermont.

The western town line is defined by the Hudson River, with Saratoga County on the opposite shore.

New York State Route 40 (NY 40) is a north–south highway passing through the center of the town. NY 29 is an east–west highway located near the southern town line and Batten Kill River. NY 40 and NY 29 join near Middle Falls.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1820 3,197
1830 3,85020.4%
1840 3,382−12.2%
1850 3,80312.4%
1860 3,9413.6%
1870 4,0302.3%
1880 3,860−4.2%
1890 4,1968.7%
1900 4,172−0.6%
1910 4,2271.3%
1920 4,2681.0%
1930 3,872−9.3%
1940 3,766−2.7%
1950 3,8111.2%
1960 3,9694.1%
1970 4,1775.2%
1980 4,2762.4%
1990 4,5576.6%
2000 4,8967.4%
2010 4,9420.9%
2020 4,868−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [12] [13]
A farm in Greenwich Washington County Farm.jpg
A farm in Greenwich

As of the 2020 census, there were an estimated 4,868 people and 2,262 households residing in the town. [14] The racial makeup of the town was 92.89% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 5.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population. [15]

The median age in Greenwich at the time of the 2020 census was 45.8 with 17.2% of the population under the age of 18 and 10.3% over the age of 65. [16]

The median household income in the town was $74,000. Married-couple families had a median household income of $104,375 while median family household income was $95,075 and median non-family household income was $59,293. About families 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. [17]

Education

A majority of Greenwich falls within the Greenwich Central School District. The district has three school buildings on 108 acres (0.44 km2) of land. It serves around 1,300 students and employs 99 administrators and teachers. It was established in 1945 as a consolidation of rural school districts with the union free school district in Greenwich village. [18] Small areas of Greenwich fall within the Schuylerville, Argyle, and Salem Central school districts. [4] The school district is currently ranked #1,756 in the country according to U.S. News & World Report in 2014 earning a Silver medal award. The school district is currently ranked #10 in the Capital District according to the Capital District Business Review.

The Adirondack School of Northeastern New York provides private secondary education for grades 7 through 12. [19]

Notable people

Communities and locations in the town

Communities and inhabited locations

Geographical features

References

  1. "Town Directory". Town of Greenwich. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  2. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 Washington County GIS Web Map (Map). Washington County, NY. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  5. United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Greenwich town, Washington County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Greenwich%20town,%20Washington%20County,%20New%20York
  6. "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Jane Haverley; et al. "The History of Greenwich New York". Town of Greenwich. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land". native-land.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  9. Fitch, Asa (1983). Adler, Winstron (ed.). Their Own Voices: Oral Accounts of Early Settlers in Washington County, New York. Interlaken, New York: Heart of the Lakes Publishing. pp. 27–29. ISBN   9780932334596.
  10. Shaughnessy, Jim (1997) [1982]. Delaware & Hudson. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. p. 219. ISBN   0-8156-0455-6. OCLC   36008594.
  11. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  12. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Greenwich town, Washington County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Greenwich%20town,%20Washington%20County,%20New%20York
  14. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  15. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  16. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  17. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  18. "Greenwich Central School". Town of Greenwich. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  19. "The Adirondack School of Northeastern New York". Town of Greenwich. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  20. 1 2 NYS Department of Transportation Raster Quadrangle O50 (Map). 1:24,000. Cartography by New York State Department of Transportation. New York State Geographic Information Systems. 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  21. 1 2 NYS Department of Transportation Raster Quadrangle P51 (Map). 1:24,000. Cartography by New York State Department of Transportation. New York State Geographic Information Systems. 1992. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 NYS Department of Transportation Raster Quadrangle O51 (Map). 1:24,000. Cartography by New York State Department of Transportation. New York State Geographic Information Systems. 1992. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NYS Department of Transportation Raster Quadrangle P50 (Map). 1:24,000. Cartography by New York State Department of Transportation. New York State Geographic Information Systems. 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2010.