Hoosick, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°54′8″N73°21′18″W / 42.90222°N 73.35500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Rensselaer |
Government | |
• Town Supervisor | Mark Surdam (R)&(D) |
• Deputy Town Supervisor | Jeff Wysocki (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 63.14 sq mi (163.54 km2) |
• Land | 63.03 sq mi (163.25 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,711 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 12089 |
Area code | 518 |
FIPS code | 36-35463 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979072 |
Hoosick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 6,711 at the 2020 census. It was named from the Hoosic River. [2] [3]
The Town of Hoosick is in the northeastern corner of Rensselaer County.
The town of Hoosick was organized in 1788, [4] in Albany County, three years before the creation of Rensselaer County in 1791. [5] The region was formerly the District of Hoosick (1772) and previous to that the Hoosick Patent (1688).
The Battle of Bennington of the American Revolution was fought northeast of Hoosick, on a farm owned by John Green, [6] in the community of Walloomsac.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 63.2 square miles (164 km2), of which 63.0 square miles (163 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.21%) is water.
The northern town line is the boundary of Washington County, New York, and the eastern town line is the border of Vermont. The Hoosic River is an important waterway in the town.
Climate data for Buskirk, Hoosick, New York, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2004–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) | 75 (24) | 79 (26) | 92 (33) | 93 (34) | 96 (36) | 96 (36) | 96 (36) | 93 (34) | 84 (29) | 77 (25) | 68 (20) | 96 (36) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.6 (12.6) | 53.7 (12.1) | 63.9 (17.7) | 79.6 (26.4) | 88.5 (31.4) | 90.1 (32.3) | 91.1 (32.8) | 87.8 (31.0) | 86.7 (30.4) | 76.9 (24.9) | 68.5 (20.3) | 58.7 (14.8) | 93.0 (33.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) | 35.5 (1.9) | 44.2 (6.8) | 58.8 (14.9) | 70.5 (21.4) | 78.3 (25.7) | 82.5 (28.1) | 80.8 (27.1) | 73.8 (23.2) | 61.6 (16.4) | 48.6 (9.2) | 38.3 (3.5) | 58.8 (14.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.2 (−5.4) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 32.3 (0.2) | 45.9 (7.7) | 57.1 (13.9) | 65.7 (18.7) | 70.3 (21.3) | 68.2 (20.1) | 60.9 (16.1) | 49.6 (9.8) | 38.1 (3.4) | 28.6 (−1.9) | 46.9 (8.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.3 (−11.5) | 11.8 (−11.2) | 20.4 (−6.4) | 33.0 (0.6) | 43.7 (6.5) | 53.0 (11.7) | 58.0 (14.4) | 55.5 (13.1) | 48.0 (8.9) | 37.5 (3.1) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 18.9 (−7.3) | 34.9 (1.6) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −11.1 (−23.9) | −7.6 (−22.0) | 2.6 (−16.3) | 20.9 (−6.2) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 39.9 (4.4) | 49.0 (9.4) | 45.0 (7.2) | 34.5 (1.4) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 0.7 (−17.4) | −13.9 (−25.5) |
Record low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) | −19 (−28) | −9 (−23) | 6 (−14) | 26 (−3) | 33 (1) | 43 (6) | 42 (6) | 27 (−3) | 17 (−8) | −2 (−19) | −14 (−26) | −25 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.74 (70) | 2.36 (60) | 3.21 (82) | 3.43 (87) | 3.57 (91) | 4.55 (116) | 4.56 (116) | 4.17 (106) | 3.86 (98) | 3.94 (100) | 3.29 (84) | 3.68 (93) | 43.36 (1,103) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 12.3 (31) | 17.5 (44) | 7.0 (18) | 1.1 (2.8) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.7 (1.8) | 3.3 (8.4) | 12.0 (30) | 54.1 (136.51) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 7.0 (18) | 10.4 (26) | 7.7 (20) | 1.0 (2.5) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 2.1 (5.3) | 6.7 (17) | 13.2 (34) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.9 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 143.9 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 9.6 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 32.6 |
Source 1: NOAA [7] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip days, snow/snow days/snow depth 2006–2020) [8] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 3,375 | — | |
1830 | 3,582 | 6.1% | |
1840 | 3,539 | −1.2% | |
1850 | 3,724 | 5.2% | |
1860 | 4,446 | 19.4% | |
1870 | 5,728 | 28.8% | |
1880 | 7,914 | 38.2% | |
1890 | 10,471 | 32.3% | |
1900 | 8,631 | −17.6% | |
1910 | 8,315 | −3.7% | |
1920 | 6,858 | −17.5% | |
1930 | 7,026 | 2.4% | |
1940 | 6,549 | −6.8% | |
1950 | 6,520 | −0.4% | |
1960 | 6,490 | −0.5% | |
1970 | 6,651 | 2.5% | |
1980 | 6,732 | 1.2% | |
1990 | 6,696 | −0.5% | |
2000 | 6,759 | 0.9% | |
2010 | 6,924 | 2.4% | |
2020 | 6,711 | −3.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] [10] |
As of the census of 2000, [11] there were 6,759 people, 2,620 households, and 1,823 families residing in the town. The population density was 107.3 inhabitants per square mile (41.4/km2). There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of 45.9 units per square mile (17.7 units/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.96% White, 0.49% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 2,620 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,304, and the median income for a family was $46,442. Males had a median income of $35,899 versus $24,211 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,614. About 5.3% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
Among the notable natives of Hoosick are:
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