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Pittsford, New York

Pittsford is an incorporated town in Monroe County, New York. A suburb of Rochester, its population was 30,617 at the time of the 2020 census.

The Town of Pittsford (formerly part of the town of Northfield) was settled in 1789 and incorporated in 1796. The Village of Pittsford was incorporated in 1827. It was named by Colonel Caleb Hopkins, War of 1812 hero and subsequently Pittsford Town Supervisor, for the town of his birth, Pittsford, Vermont.

The Erie Canal passes through the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.6 km2), of which 23.2 square miles (60.1 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (0.81%) is water.

The Town of Pittsford is located in the southeastern portion of Monroe County approximately eight miles from the city of Rochester, New York. The Town of Mendon lies to the south, the Town of Perinton to the east, the Towns of Henrietta and Brighton to the west, and the Towns of Brighton and Penfield to the north of Pittsford.

History
The town is situated within the region subject to the Marquis de Denonville's expedition of 1600 French soldiers, 400 Canadian colonials, and 983 Native American allies in 1687, for the purpose of punishing the Seneca tribe, the foremost nation of the Iroquois Indian Confederacy, for their connection with the English and their interference in the lucrative French fur trade.

In 1788, Massachusetts abandoned its claim to this region in favor of New York. Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham of Connecticut settled with the state of Massachusetts for a title of land in western New York. On July 8, 1788, Oliver and Nathaniel met with the Senecas and signed the Treaty of Buffalo Creek at Geneseo in Livingston County where the Indians gave up their title. The District of Northfield was formed in Ontario County in 1792. This became the Town of Northfield in 1796. What is now the Village of Pittsford was settled the same year. As Northfield, which was renamed Boyle in 1808 and again to Smallwood in 1813, was subdivided in the following years, a final split formed the towns of Pittsford and Brighton in 1814.

The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 led to increased development of the various towns in Western New York along its route. Proximity to Rochester via canal and the Genesee River proved beneficial to the village of Pittsford too.

The Auburn and Rochester Railroad arrived in 1840, providing faster passenger service than the canal. This line soon became part of the New York Central operation and was in use until 1960. The enlarged Erie Canal continued to provide cheap transportation to the mills of Rochester though. By 1918, the modern barge canal was in service, following the same route as older canals, but widened and deepened.

The Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouse, Cole Cobblestone Farmhouse, Gates-Livermore Cobblestone Farmhouse, Mendon Cobblestone Academy, Mendon Presbyterian Church, Miller–Horton–Barben Farm, Sheldon Cobblestone House, Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse, and Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In recent years, Pittsford has become one of the most affluent suburbs in New York State. This is due to its highly ranked schools, low crime and family friendly neighborhoods. Pittsford's high schools, Pittsford Mendon and Pittsford Sutherland, consistently rank in the top 50 schools in the country. The attractiveness of the town has resulted in strong growth in the post COVID-19 pandemic years and resulted in a real-estate boom for the town.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,219 people, 9,448 households, and 7,341 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,173.7 PD/sqmi. There were 9,709 housing units at an average density of 418.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 92.61% White, 1.60% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 4.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 9,448 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. Of all households, 19.1% were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $109,344, and the median income for a family was $119,509. Males had a median income of $70,780 versus $39,336 for females. The per capita income for the town was $42,723. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Pittsford has the highest average household income in New York State north of the New York City metropolitan area.

Greenprint
In 1996 the Town of Pittsford adopted its Greenprint Plan to preserve open space from the encroaching development that had taken so much of the town's countryside since the 1960s. The Greenprint involved the town's purchase of development rights to what was then two-thirds of Pittsford's remaining farmland. Initiated and successfully carried through by Supervisor William A. Carpenter, with passage of the Greenprint, Pittsford became the first town in the State of New York to save open space by purchasing development rights. In the years since, Pittsford's Greenprint has been recognized nationally and remains a frequently-cited example of successful open space preservation.

Education
Public schools are administered by the Pittsford Central School District.

The District has received the New York State Governor's Excelsior Award for quality. It costs $13,900 per year to educate a Pittsford student. Barker Road Middle School and Calkins Road Middle School have also received an award in 2006 and 2009 as one of the national "Schools to Watch".

The District has two high schools, Pittsford Sutherland and Pittsford Mendon. Sutherland plays its athletics as the Knights while Mendon students are known as the Vikings. In sports for in which the two high schools combine to form a single team, such as football and lacrosse, they are known as the Panthers. The two schools have a long-standing rivalry in basketball, culminating with the annual Rainbow Classic game held at the University of Rochester. The Rainbow Classic is an annual fundraiser to support Golisano Children's Hospital. The Rainbow Classic was created in memory of Katelyn Pasley, who was treated at the Golisano Children's Hospital before she died. In addition, when Ryan McCluski died in 2004 after treatment at the hospital, the Pasley and McCluski families joined together to turn the tragedies into something positive for the community. The event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Golisano Children's Hospital. Adding to the many successful sports teams in Pittsford, NY, the Pittsford Mendon Vikings soccer team has a strong tradition, holding the New York State record of seven state championships. Pittsford's swimming program is ranked overall 22nd in the nation, with girls being ranked 12th and having won 14 straight sectional championships, and boys being ranked 22nd, having won 13 straight titles.

The District has renovated many of its schools and built some entirely new facilities. In 2006, it completed work on Calkins Road Middle School, a middle school for students that will be attending Sutherland High School. The other middle school is Barker Road.

The Pittsford Central School District also operates five elementary schools, Jefferson, Park, Thornell, Mendon Center, and Allen Creek. They are all named for the roads on which they're located.

Pittsford is home to Allendale Columbia School, a leading independent, co-educational college preparatory school for students in grades Nursery through 12. Allendale offers a combined interscholastic sports program in Grades 7-12 with The Harley School, also a Nursery - 12 independent school in the neighboring town of Brighton. The Harley-Allendale Columbia teams are affiliated with the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, Section V and the Finger Lakes Athletic Association.

Pittsford is also home to St. Louis School, a Roman Catholic school offering a program from preschool to grade 6, operated by the St. Louis Parish in Pittsford.

Two colleges are located in Pittsford: St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College.

The Rochester Japanese School (RJS; ロチェスター日本語補習校 Rochesutā Nihongo Hoshūkō), a weekend Japanese program, is held at the Christ Clarion Presbyterian Church of Pittsford.

Media
The Brighton-Pittsford Post was Pittsford's local weekly newspaper and was in print since 1942. As of 2021, it apparently has ceased publication.

Industry and commerce
Pittsford's access to the Erie Canal was the main driver of commerce in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of the old buildings and barns on the canal have been converted into restaurants, cafes and shops. Concerts, boat tours, and other events highlight this area in the warmer months.

Two large malls, Eastview Mall in Victor, and The Marketplace Mall in Henrietta, and Pittsford Plaza, a large shopping center located on NY 31 on the west side of the town are important commercial areas. Pittsford is the home of one of the largest Wegmans stores in the state. The Pittsford store is both the flagship store and a major test center for the company, as it is used to test out new ideas, such as mini-restaurants, and small pet stores attached to the main building.

Pittsford is home to five country clubs: Oak Hill Country Club, Irondequoit Country Club, Monroe Golf Club, Country Club of Rochester, and Locust Hill Country Club.

The Pittsford Chamber of Commerce works with businesses in the Town and Village of Pittsford.

Parks
Pittsford has 11 town parks within its borders. Great Embankment and Thornell Farm Park include several athletic fields, while Lock 32 and the Erie Canal trail offer a look at the historic double lock. The Isaac Gordon Nature Park offers hiking trails and cross-country skiing. Two Monroe County parks can also be found in Pittsford: Powder Mills Park and Mendon Ponds Park. Powder Mill has a ski lift and a creek that is popular with trout fishermen, while Mendon Ponds includes a vast trail system and unique geology.

Sports
Professional golf regularly comes to Pittsford. From 1977 through 2014, the LPGA Championship was held in the town, at Locust Hill Country Club for all but the last year, when the tournament was held at Monroe Golf Club. Oak Hill Country Club, located in Pittsford, hosted the 1995 Ryder Cup, the 1956, 1968 and 1989 United States Opens and the 1980, 2003, 2013 and 2023 PGA Championships. The Xerox Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2005 to 2008 played in August at Irondequoit Country Club, also in Pittsford.

The NFL Buffalo Bills hold their summer training camp each August at St. John Fisher College.

The University Athletic Association is based in Pittsford. Sports teams of both Pittsford high schools and the Harley-Allendale Columbia teams are regularly featured in the weekly Brighton-Pittsford Post.

Agriculture
Before the onset of rapid suburban development in the 1950s, Pittsford was a largely agricultural community with a distinct rural character, home to many family-owned farms. Remaining farms today include the Knickerbocker farm on Knickerbocker Road in the southeast part of town, where the family has been growing corn, wheat and other crops for more than 150 years. Other significant family farms still operating include the Hopkins Farm on Clover Street, the Powers Farm behind the Village, the Willard Farm and the Sweeney Farm. Pittsford's Greenprint plan, described above, in 1996 preserved for future generations to come two-thirds of the remaining farmland in the Town. The Town government remains committed to using planning techniques with a view toward conserving open space for the future.

Government
The town is governed by an elected Town Supervisor and four elected members of the Town Board. The current Town Supervisor is William A. Smith, Jr., first elected in November 2013.

Current members of the Town Board are Naveen Havannavar, Cathy Koshykar, Kim Taylor, and Stephanie Townsend.

Officers appointed by the Supervisor and Town Board include the Town Clerk, Renee McQuillan and the Commissioner of Public Works, Paul Schenkel.

Town Justices are John Bernacki, re-elected in 2021, and Michael Ansaldi, elected in 2020.

Emergency response
Access to emergency services is obtained by dialing 9-1-1, which connects the caller to the City of Rochester's Emergency Communications Department (9-1-1 Center). The Monroe County Sheriff's Department provides primary law enforcement for the town.

The Pittsford Volunteer Fire Department, staffed by volunteers, provides fire protection, rescue, and non-transport emergency medical services for the town. There are two fire stations, one of which is located in the village.

The Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance provides Basic Life Support with trained Emergency Medical Technicians. Advanced Life Support services are provided by the Southeast Quadrant Mobile Critical Care Unit (SEQ MCCU).

Notable people

 * Johnny Antonelli, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who won the 1954 World Series with the New York Giants, lived in Pittsford after retiring.
 * Charles August, businessman and founder of Monro Muffler Brake
 * Tyson Beckford, model and actor, attended Pittsford Mendon High School
 * Paige Conners (born 2000), Israeli-American pairs figure skater who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics with skating partner, Evgeni Krasnopolski, representing Israel.
 * Mary Therese Friel, Miss New York USA 1979 and Miss USA 1979.
 * John Curran, film director
 * Nicole Fiscella, played "Isabel Coates" on Gossip Girl
 * Steve Gadd, jazz drummer, born in Irondequoit, New York, attended high school in Pittsford
 * Teddy Geiger, pop musician and songwriter
 * Ephraim Goss (1806–1877), lawyer and state senator
 * C. R. Hagen, noted professor of particle physics at the University of Rochester, co-discoverer of Higgs Mechanism and Higgs Boson in 1964
 * Carl Hausman (born 1953), author, journalist, and educator
 * Mike Jones, Major League Baseball player
 * David Lanz, Grammy-nominated New Age pianist
 * Christopher Lasch, historian, moralist, and social critic
 * Henry Lomb, co-founder of Bausch & Lomb Company
 * Chuck Mangione, jazz musician
 * Pamela Melroy, astronaut, lived in Pittsford as a child
 * Danny Mendick, professional baseball player
 * Kaitlin Monte, USO Show Troupe, Miss New York 2011
 * Cathy Morse, professional golfer
 * Adam Podlesh, professional football player
 * Henrik Rummel, Olympic athlete, won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games
 * Pam Sherman, Gannett columnist known as The Suburban Outlaw
 * Joy Tanner, Nora MacDonald on Disney's Life With Derek
 * Abby Wambach, soccer player, grew up in Pittsford
 * Leehom Wang, Mando-pop singer-songwriter, previously lived in Pittsford
 * Gerald B. Zornow (1916–1984), Chairman of Eastman Kodak Co, grew up in Pittsford
 * Magnus Sheffield, professional cyclist, born in Pittsford
 * Chris Lillis, Olympic athlete, gold medalist at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Communities and locations in the Town of Pittsford

 * Cartersville" a location on the Erie Canal on NY 96, home to the Cartersville Guard Gate.
 * East Rochester" most of the Town/Village of East Rochester is near the northeast town line on Routes 31F and 153.
 * Pittsford" The Village of Pittsford is centrally located in the town, on Routes 96 (Main Street) and 31 (State Street).

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Webster (village), New York

Webster is a village in Monroe County, New York. The population was 5,399 at the time of the 2010 census. The village and town are named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster.

The Village of Webster lies near the center of the Town of Webster. It was incorporated in 1905. The village is crossed by Routes 104, 250, and 404.

Geography
Webster is located at 43.21194°N, -77.42722°W (43.212113, -77.427292).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.

History
The village of Webster has historically served as the core of the town of Webster. The commercial section of the village dates back to 1812, when the first two buildings were constructed near the present four corners. One of these buildings was a store and the other a tavern. From this modest beginning, the community and its center began to grow, becoming the commercial, social, and educational center of the town.1

The history of the village center reflects the changing economy of the community. The village core was originally an agricultural center and distribution point for the town. The junction of Ridge Road and Webster Nine-Mile Point Road, which connected shipping points on the Erie Canal and the New York Central Railroad with a small port on Lake Ontario, was referred to as "the Village" because of a concentration of population and businesses. The railroad at the north end of the village attracted dried or evaporated apple businesses and small wood-working industries. The Village continued to be the shipping center for the area's dried apple industry until well after World War I. The village also had the world's largest basket factory and was the center for the canning industry in Monroe County.2

At the beginning of the 1900s, several events significantly influenced the development of the village and its downtown core. The first bank since the Civil War era was established in the core area and the Rochester-Sodus Bay Trolley connected Webster to Rochester leading to a major expansion of the village residential area. In 1905, the village was incorporated followed by municipal infrastructure improvements and services including fire protection, water service and sewage disposal.3 As the primary commercial hub of the area, the village of Webster also became the focus of the community's social life. The presence of the post office, library, banks, and government offices all served to bring people into the area. Further, commercial buildings also had several functions providing retail space on the ground floor and offices or residential apartments on the upper floors. These tenants provided sufficient rental income for property owners to both make a profit and properly maintain their buildings.4

After World War II, there were striking changes that transformed Webster's character. First, the agricultural nature of the area has been seen major encroachment by suburban growth moving outward from Rochester. The Town of Webster became one of the major suburban residential areas in Monroe County with its population more than doubling between 1950 and 1960. Substantial residential development has continued to the present. As a consequence, the agricultural industry that made the Village center a market point, administrative, social, and institutional center has diminished. Secondly, decisions made in the 1950s and 1960s by the former Haloid Company, now Xerox, to invest in major office, research and manufacturing facilities to be located in the village and the town of Webster brought about extensive changes in population growth trends in the area. The construction of Route 104 also contributed greatly to the area's growth as access to the metropolitan area was vastly improved. Along with population growth, there has been significant commercial expansion in the village.

The Jayne and Mason Bank Building, William C. Jayne House, George G. Mason House, and Webster Baptist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,216 people, 2,231 households, and 1,345 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,376.2 PD/sqmi. There were 2,304 housing units at an average density of 1,049.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 89.07% White, 4.10% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 3.66% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.09% of the population.

There were 2,231 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,651, and the median income for a family was $49,471. Males had a median income of $39,613 versus $25,446 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,317. About 8.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Parks
There are five parks within the Village of Webster comprising over 24 acre of parkland which provide a variety of facilities, the including tennis courts, baseball diamonds, playground equipment, and picnic areas. These include the Schantz Village Manor Park, the Milton R Case Memorial Park, the Wilmorite Playground, the Veterans Memorial Park located on North Avenue and Harmony Park located on the corner of Foster Drive and Phillips Road. The Veterans Memorial Park contains a Large Gazebo which is the scene of the 9/11 Commemoration, the Veteran's Day Service, the Summer Friday night concert series and summer Movies in the Park. The Village Days Festival takes place each year in August along Main Street and in the Veterans Memorial Park. The Village of Webster also maintains the Village Band shell at Harmony Park on Foster Drive off Phillips Road. The band plays concerts in the band-shell on most Thursday evenings throughout the summer.

The Town of Webster's North Ponds Park is located just north of the Village boundary, and has facilities for hiking, picnicking, and fishing. A paved bike path, located adjacent to the expressway is easily accessible to Village residents. The Town of Webster Parks and Recreation center is located adjacent to the Village on Chiyoda Drive. This department offers recreational activities as well as hot meals during the week, for both Town and Village senior citizens.

Government
The village is governed by Mayor Darrell Byerts and four trustees. The Village Board meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7:00 PM. The Village of Webster has a Planning Board and Zoning Board, which normally meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month, respectively. The Village Board has established numerous residents' committees including a Historic Preservation Committee, a Parks and Recreation Committee, a Senior and Disabled Committee, and a Water Committee. The Village maintains a comprehensive calendar on the Village of Webster Website. Two members of the Village Board, the Mayor and a Trustee, are members of the Business Improvement District (BID) Board of Directors and the Farmers Market Committee. The mayor is a member of the Webster Community Coalition for Economic Development (WCCED) Board of Directors and regularly attends meetings of the Webster Chamber of Commerce.

Services
Water is provided by the Monroe County Water Authority. The Village Public Works Department plows the streets and sidewalks during the winter and maintains the roads and parks during the summer. Also once a month tree limbs are picked up year around, and in the fall leaves are picked up and composted by the Village. The Town of Webster Police Department protects citizens around the clock. Emergency services are provided by the Northeast Joint Fire District and Union Hill Ambulance. The Webster Village is also home to the Webster Post Office serving people who live and work in the Town and Village of Webster as well as people in the surrounding community. There is an excellent museum in the Village that illustrates the history of the Village and Town of Webster as well as the people of the early 1900s.

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Webster, New York

Webster is a town in the northeastern corner of Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster. The population was 42,641 at the 2010 census. The town's motto is "Where Life Is Worth Living." The town contains a village also named Webster. It is located in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

Geography
The town of Webster is bordered on the north by Lake Ontario, on the east by Wayne County, on the west by Irondequoit Bay and the town of Irondequoit, and on the south by the town of Penfield.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km2), of which 33.5 square miles (86.8 km2) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km2) is water.

Webster Park covers 550 acre of the town's land along the Lake Ontario waterfront.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 45,327 people, 19,432 households, and 12,483 families residing in the town. The population density was 1352.4 PD/sqmi. There were 20,132 housing units at an average density of 600.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 89.2% White, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 3.2% Asian, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.

Among the 19,432 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples, 7.0% were cohabitating unmarried couples, 13.9% had a male householder with no spouse/partner present, and 29.2% had a female householder with no spouse/partner present. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years as of 2021. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males.

In 2021, the median income for a household in the town was $81,345, and the median income for a family was $108,065. Males had a median income of $52,494 versus $33,943 for females. The per capita income for the town was $43,896. About 3.0% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

History
On July 25, 1837, orator and statesman Daniel Webster spoke to a gathering of Whigs in nearby Rochester about the economy. Whig farmers from North Penfield, who were part of Webster's audience, were so impressed by his eloquence that when they petitioned the state legislature for separate town status from Penfield, they chose to name it in his honor. On February 6, 1840, the northern part of Penfield was officially established as the town of Webster, with a population of 2,235. Webster has its own museum dedicated to sharing the town's history with its citizens. The museum has many permanent historical displays and also features changing displays for different times of the year.

Education
Webster's public schools are under the direction of the Webster Central School District (K-12). While all of its middle schools (Spry, Willink) and high schools (Thomas, Schroeder) are situated in the Town of Webster, only five of its seven elementary schools (DeWitt Road, Klem North, Klem South, Schlegel Road, State Road) are.

Additionally, there are several privately run schools:
 * Hillside Children's Center Halpern Education Center (grades 6–12), secular
 * Lakeside Alpha (grades 3–12), Christian Brethren
 * Rochester Christian School (grades pre-K–8), Calvinist
 * St. Rita School (grades pre-K–6), operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
 * Webster Early Learning Center (grades pre-K–1), secular
 * Webster Montessori School (elementary), ¾ mile south of the town line in Penfield, serves students in the Webster school district

Sports community
On May 15, 2005, Webster was awarded the title of "Number 1 Sportstown in New York" by Sports Illustrated. SI Publisher David Morris said that "Webster's commitment to finding creative and resourceful ways to enhance sports for the well-being of its community fits perfectly with the principles of our Sportstown program, as well as the overall mission of our anniversary celebration."

Webster is part of the section V (Five) New York State Public High School Athletic Association along with the rest of Monroe County, Wayne, Livingston, Yates, Seneca, Steuben, Wyoming, Genesee, Orleans and Allegany.

The Webster Schroeder High School football team has won three New York State Championships in Class AA (a designation based on number of students). At one point, they had a winning streak of 31 games. In the USA Today High School football Super 25, Schroeder was, at one time, ranked #21 in the nation. At least five Webster players have gone on to play Division 1 college football at Syracuse, Michigan and Colgate, among others.

In March 2008, the Webster Thomas High School hockey team, in only its sixth year of competition, won the New York State Championship in Division II, beating Thousand Islands by a score of 5-2. The Webster Thomas soccer team also has won the sectional title 3 years in a row and went on to the state finals in 2007. The soccer team has produced two division 1 soccer athletes both attending Colgate University. The men's lacrosse team won a sectional title in 2009 and has produced many division 1 athletes under Coach Rob Ruller. The women's Lacrosse team has also won a section V title in 2007.

Webster's sports facilities include two lighted stadiums, a hockey/soccer complex, an indoor track and an Olympic-size indoor pool.

Webster has several sports clubs including the Webster Cyclones (youth hockey), Webster Lacrosse Club, and Webster Soccer Association. The annual Webster Lakefront Classic, run by the Webster Soccer Association, is one of the largest soccer tournaments in the Greater Rochester area and takes place annually on Father's Day weekend.

Webster is also home to a summer collegiate wood bat team, the Lake Ontario Ridgemen. The Ridgemen play in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Their home games are played at Basket Road Stadium. The Ridgemen are run by an organization called Athletes in Action.

In 2014, the Webster Schroeder hockey team won the NYSPHSAA State Championship, beating Beekmantown by a score of 2–0.

Public safety
The Webster Police Department protects the citizens of Webster as a New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Council agency. Dennis Kohlmeier is the current Chief of the Department. It consists of around thirty sworn officers.

Fire protection is covered by two agencies. On the west side of town, the West Webster Fire District provides fire protection. It is an all-volunteer department. Fire stations are located on Gravel Road, Backus Road, and Plank Road in Penfield.

The east of town, including the village, are protected by the North East Joint Fire District (Webster F.D.) It is an all-volunteer department, as it has been for over one hundred years. Fire stations located on South Avenue in the village, Phillips Road in the town and Plank Road in Penfield.

Ambulance service for the Town is provided by Webster EMS. North East Quadrant Advanced Life Support Inc. provides ALS care for all patients in need. Webster and West Webster fire departments provide EMS separate from ambulance depending on the severity of the call.

Homicides
On December 7, 2011, 15-year-old Michael Pilato poured gasoline over his house in Webster and set it on fire, killing his father and two brothers (16 and 12 years old) as his mother and teenage sister escaped with injuries. In June 2013, Pilato was convicted of second-degree murder, attempted murder, murder by arson, and arson; he was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.

During the predawn hours of December 24, 2012, 62-year-old William Spengler ambushed volunteer firefighters from the West Webster Fire Department, shooting and killing two and seriously wounding two others as they arrived to put out a car fire on Lake Road. Investigators later determined the fire was started by Spengler. Ultimately seven homes were destroyed because fire fighters were unable to extinguish the flames until the scene was made safe by law enforcement. Volunteer fire fighters Mike Chiapperini (also a lieutenant with the Webster Police Department) and Tomasz Kaczowka died at the scene. Theodore Scardino and Joseph Hofstetter remained hospitalized with serious injuries. John Ritter, a policeman from nearby Greece, New York, happened to be in the area, and was injured by shrapnel.

Spengler had armed himself with three guns: a .38-caliber revolver, a 12-gauge shotgun, and a .223-caliber Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle outfitted with a flash suppressor. Spengler had served 17 years in jail for manslaughter, having been convicted in 1981 of beating his 92-year-old grandmother to death with a hammer in 1980. He shot and killed himself as a SWAT team approached. Later, human remains believed to be those of his elder sister, with whom he had feuded, were found in his house. On December 28, 2012, 24 year-old Dawn Nguyen of Rochester, New York, was arrested and charged in connection with furnishing Spengler with certain weapons in his arsenal which were used in the ambush. In September 2014, she was convicted and sentenced to 8 years in prison. The New York State Senate subsequently included a "Webster provision" in a gun control law passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, mandating life without parole for murderers of emergency personnel.

Notable people

 * Elma Bellini - New York Supreme Court Justice
 * Joseph L. Biehler, U.S. Army major general, resident of Webster
 * Brian Bliss - former player for the USA men's national soccer team, former coach of the Major League Soccer Kansas City Wizards, currently technical director for Columbus Crew
 * Paul Buchheit - lead developer of gmail and originator of the Google motto "Don't be Evil"
 * Grant Catalino - lacrosse player (University of Maryland); Denver MLL draft pick
 * Philo Dunning - member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Eugene K. Felt - member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Susan Gibney - actress
 * Gregor Gillespie - professional mixed martial artist
 * Lou Gramm- born Louis Andrew Grammatico; May 2, 1950 - Singer, songwriter, performer and lead singer of the rock band Foreigner. Gramm was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 13, 2013.
 * Kara Lynn Joyce - swimmer, US National Team, Olympic Medalist in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
 * Pat Kelly - professional American Football Player for the National Football League Denver Broncos
 * Brian Kozlowski - professional American Football Player for the National Football League Washington Redskins
 * Richard Leone - New Jersey Democratic Party politician; New Jersey State Treasurer
 * Edward Tsang Lu - Space Shuttle astronaut (also resided on the International Space Station)
 * Wendy O. Williams - late singer (The Plasmatics)
 * Brian King, Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)

Communities and locations in the Town of Webster

 * Avalon Estates – A neighborhood development located off Phillips Rd.
 * Lake Road – A neighborhood also known as Fieldcrest located on Webster's east side. It runs along the town's northeastern Lake Ontario shoreline.
 * Forest Lawn – A neighborhood in the northwest part of the town, on the shore of Lake Ontario.
 * Gallant Fox – A neighborhood at the end of Webster Rd. Near Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant and Bar and Mama Lor’s Restaurant.
 * Glen Edith – A location on the west side of the town, on the shore of Irondequoit Bay.
 * Oakmonte – A large neighborhood in the central-southern part of the town consisting of private homes, apartments, and town homes.
 * Parkwood – a smaller neighborhood with its main entrance off of Klem Road and directly across from Klem North Elementary School. This neighborhood also houses a community park that shares its name.
 * Union Hill – A hamlet on the Wayne County line at the intersection of NY-404 and Ridge Road.
 * Webster (village), New York, located in the center of the town
 * West Webster – A hamlet at the intersection of Ridge and Gravel Road.

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Amsterdam (town), New York

Amsterdam is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 5,566 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

The town is adjacent to and borders the city of Amsterdam on three sides. The town is on the county's northeastern border. The Mohawk River, which is part of the Erie Canal, passes along the southern border of the town.

History
The region was controlled by the powerful Iroquois Confederation's member tribe, the Mohawk, prior to the entry of Europeans into the area.

The town was first settled around 1715, but most settlement did not take place until Sir William Johnson established his first seat of power in the region at Fort Johnson (earlier known as Mount Johnson), prior to founding the city of Johnstown.

The town was formed in 1793 from part of the town of Caughnawaga.

The village of Amsterdam was incorporated in 1838 in the south part of the town. As the village grew toward becoming the city of Amsterdam, it took in more territory inside the town. The town of Perth (also in Fulton County) was removed in 1838.

In 1865, the population of Amsterdam was 5,135.

The Hurricana Stock Farm and Samuel and Johanna Jones Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.3 sqmi, of which 29.7 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi  (2.14%) is water.

The northern town line is the border of Fulton County. The southern town boundary is defined by the Mohawk River. The eastern town line is at the border of both Saratoga County and Schenectady County.

New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 67 are east–west highways, partly conjoined near the Mohawk River. Both highways intersect north–south New York State Route 30 in the City of Amsterdam.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,520 people, 2,243 households, and 1,531 families residing in the town. The population density was 196.1 PD/sqmi. There were 2,374 housing units at an average density of 80.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 94.77% White, 0.69% Black or African-American, 0.10% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 3.36% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.32% of the population.

There were 2,243 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,097, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $34,476 versus $23,533 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,099. About 5.1% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations

 * Chuctenunda Creek – A tributary of the Mohawk River, flowing through Amsterdam city.
 * Church Corners – A hamlet near the western town line on NY-67.
 * Cranesville – A hamlet east of Amsterdam city on NY-5 by the Mohawk River. The community is named after early settler David Crane.
 * Crescent Park – A hamlet northeast of Amsterdam city.
 * Evas Kill – A stream emptying into the Mohawk River, named after Evas van Alstyne, killed by natives in that location.
 * Fort Johnson – The Village of Fort Johnson is located west of Amsterdam city on NY-5.
 * Hagaman – The Village of Hagaman is northeast of Amsterdam city and was formerly called "Hagamans Mills" and located on the Chuctenunda Creek.
 * Harrower – A hamlet northeast of Amsterdam city.
 * Harrower Pond – A wide part of the Chuctanunda Creek.
 * Manny Corners – A hamlet northeast of Amsterdam city.
 * Rockton – A hamlet on the northern edge of Amsterdam city.
 * Tribes Hill – A hamlet at the western town line on NY-5 and former meeting place of the local natives.
 * Wallins Corners – A hamlet north of the City of Amsterdam.

title: Amsterdam (town), New York


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Amsterdam, New York

Amsterdam is a city in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,219. The city is named after Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

The City of Amsterdam is surrounded on the northern, eastern and western sides by the town of Amsterdam. The city developed on both sides of the Mohawk River, with the majority located on the north bank. The Port Jackson area on the south side is also part of the city.

History

Prior to settlement by Europeans, the region which includes Amsterdam was inhabited for centuries by the Mohawk tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy, which dominated most of the Mohawk Valley. They had pushed the Algonquin Mohican tribe to the east of the Hudson River.

Dutch settlers began to arrive in the area in the 1660s, founding Schenectady in 1664. They had previously been based in Albany, along the Hudson River to the east. They reached what would later be Amsterdam c.1710. They called the community Veeders Mills and Veedersburgh after Albert Veeder, an early mill owner. By the second decade of the 1700s, Scotch-Irish and German Palatinate immigrants began to arrive in the Mohawk Valley region, but few settled in Amsterdam. The governor of the colony granted a group of 100 Palatine German households land in the area that developed as Little Falls, New York to the west, where the English planned they could serve as a buffer to French and Native American incursions.

The American Revolutionary War had little effect on the Amsterdam region. No major battles were fought there or in the surrounding region. The Battle of Johnstown was essentially the repelling of a raid by British forces and their Native American, mostly Iroquois, allies.

Amsterdam grew slowly after the war, primarily providing the services needed for the farming communities which surrounded it. It was located in the now-defunct Town of Caughnawaga. When the Town of Amsterdam was created, the city changed its name to Amsterdam in 1803, possibly to encourage its selection as the seat of the town's government.

After the War, Loyalists such as the powerful Johnson family fled to Canada. Sir William Johnson had long been the British agent of Indian Affairs for this region. Many new land-hungry settlers came from New England as the state sold off former Iroquois lands for development. The settlement was incorporated as a village on April 20, 1830, from a section of the Town of Amsterdam.

This was a period of rapid growth for the village, influenced by major transportation developments. In turn, the Mohawk Turnpike, the Erie Canal, and construction of the railroad across the valley improved trade. The steeply descending creeks in the region, which flowed from the foothills of the Adirondacks, were used to power an increasing number of mills. These manufactured goods that were shipped from the region by land, canal and rail. Products such as linseed oil, brooms, knit ware, buttons, and iron goods were produced in the growing village, which became an important manufacturing center. It was best known, however, for its carpets, eventually becoming the carpet and rug manufacturing center of the U.S.

Through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Amsterdam was a destination for immigrants from Europe: Irish, Italian, Polish, and Lithuanian peoples, among others, who found work in the factories.

In 1865, the population of Amsterdam was 5,135. New charters in 1854, 1865, and 1875 increased the size of the village. In 1885, Amsterdam incorporated as a city; it expanded by annexing Rockton to the north, and the former village of Port Jackson on the south side of the Mohawk River was annexed to become the fifth ward of the city. By 1920, the city's population was 33,524.

In the Great Depression, the mills slowed down their output, but did not close. The city survived the two world wars without significant effect. Shortly after World War II, however, manufacturing in general began to move to the southern United States, where labor costs and taxes were lower. The mills of Amsterdam also shifted their jobs to the South. After a period in the South, that region lost industrial jobs to overseas locations.

Additionally, the second and third generations of the city's immigrant families often left to go to college and did not return, as there were few jobs to attract college-educated citizens. The city attempted to re-create its industrial base, but these efforts were not particularly successful.

Subsequent city and State projects intended for improved commuting and urban renewal resulted in eroding the local character of the city. As the city's website expresses it: "In an attempt to draw people and business back to Amsterdam, the City and State began a program of urban renewal and arterial roadway construction, destroying much of the original fabric of downtown. Now, not only is there less to go downtown for, it's harder to get there. Once again, Amsterdam is somewhere to be bypassed on the way to somewhere else."

In the early 21st century, post-industrial Amsterdam is still trying to re-invent itself. The city suffered serious flood damage in late August 2011, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. The flooding threatened properties at the river's edge due to erosion and water damage.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.3 km$2$), of which 5.9 square miles (15.4 km$2$) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km$2$) is water, with the total area being 5.41% water. The city developed on both sides of the Mohawk River and Erie Canal, and both North Chuctanunda Creek and South Chuctanunda Creek flow into the Mohawk at Amsterdam.

New York State Route 30, a north-south highway called Market Street in part, crosses the Mohawk River to link the main part of Amsterdam to the New York State Thruway. NY-30 also intersects east-west highways New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 67 in the city. New York State Route 5S passes along the south side of the Mohawk River.

Amsterdam is currently within New York's 20th congressional district.

Economy
In the 19th century, the city of Amsterdam was known for carpet, textile, and pearl button, manufacturing. It continued to be a center for carpet-making in the 20th century, when the Bigelow-Sanford and Mohawk Mills Carpet companies both were located in Amsterdam, but these companies have relocated to other regions. Amsterdam was also the home of Coleco, makers of the ColecoVision, Cabbage Patch Kids and the Coleco Adam. Founded in 1932 as the Connecticut Leather Company, Coleco went bankrupt in 1988 after a failed attempt to enter the electronics market, and pulled out of Amsterdam, as well as its other North American manufacturing sites.

The enclosed shopping center is named the Amsterdam Riverfront Center. Once filled with clothing shops, the mall complex has been adapted for offices of doctors, public assistance services, community organizations, a radio station, and an off-track betting site.

Media in Amsterdam includes one print newspaper, The Recorder, which is owned by the Schenectady-based Daily Gazette, an online newspaper, The Mohawk Valley Compass, and two AM radio stations, WVTL and WCSS.

In the early 2000s, distribution centers began being constructed in the Florida Business Park in the Town of Florida, which is located just outside the City of Amsterdam. The park currently holds Target, Hill & Marks, Alpin Haus, and most recently, Dollar General. In 2019, Vida Blend broke ground on a new distribution center in the park. Some thousands of city and adjacent county residents are now employed by these businesses.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,620 people, 8,324 households, and 4,721 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,176.4 PD/sqmi. There were 9,218 housing units at an average density of 1,573 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% White (68.1% Non Hispanic White), 3.8% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander and 3.4% from two or more races. 26.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,146 households in the city, with the average household size being 2.24 persons. In the city, 25.0% of the people were under the age of 18 and 15.8% were age 65 or older. The median income for a household in the city, based on data from 2007 to 2011, was $38,699.

2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 18,219 people, and 7,383 households in the city. The population density was 3,102.7 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 69.5% White, 6.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 8.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 30.6% of the population.

The median household income was $43,164, and the per capita income was $25,303. 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line.

Transportation
The City of Amsterdam is at the convergence of State Routes 5, 30, and 67. The New York State Thruway/Interstate 90 is slightly less than one mile to the southwest of the city.

Amsterdam also has passenger rail access provided by Amtrak. Three trains stop daily at the Amsterdam Station which is located off of State Route 5 in the western part of the city.

 * The Maple Leaf, operating between Toronto Union Station, and New York Penn Station
 * Two Empire Service trains, operating between Niagara Falls and New York Penn Station

In 2022, CDTA began providing bus services with two inner-city routes, a Thruway Express route, and an Amsterdam-Schenectady route.

The City of Amsterdam has two Level 3 DC Fast Chargers for electric vehicles provided by New York Power Authority's Evolve NY program. These chargers are located at the city owned parking lot in downtown near the Amsterdam Free Library. Other chargers are located throughout the city at various parks.

Sports

 * Amsterdam's municipal golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones.
 * The city is home to the Amsterdam Mohawks baseball team of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. The team plays at Shuttleworth Park.
 * The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame was located in Amsterdam until November 2015, when it relocated to Wichita Falls, Texas.

Places of interest

 * The Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook pedestrian bridge spans the Mohawk River and connects the city's Bridge Street downtown area on the south shore and Riverlink Park on the north. It was built from 2014 to 2016.
 * Lock E11 was built to facilitate water traffic on the Mohawk River/Erie Canal; it is one of 8 locks which include a truss structure which spans the river and which has multiple steel gates which can be opened and closed by the use of electric winches in order to dam the river or let it flow freely.
 * The Sanford Clock Tower, also known as the Sanford Mills, the Hasbro Plant, the Coleco Industries Plant – where Cabbage Patch Dolls and ColecoVision were manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s – and, currently, the Clock Tower Complex, was built in 1922 for carpet magnate Stephen Sanford as the headquarters and mill of the Sanford-Bigelow Carpet Company. The current owners, who bought the property in 2001, hope to attract small businesses and professional as well as manufacturing and warehousing businesses to the building.

Although ill-considered urban renewal highway projects did significant damage to the city's historic downtown, a few historic buildings and sites, mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries, remain in the city, and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP):

 * Amsterdam (46th Separate Company) Armory was built in 1895 as an armory for the New York Army National Guard and was decommissioned in 1994. It is now a bed and breakfast inn called the Amsterdam Castle;
 * Amsterdam City Hall was built in 1869 as the residence of carpet magnate Stephen Sanford. In 1932 it was deeded to the city to become its city hall;
 * the Amsterdam Free Library is a Carnegie library which was built in 1903;
 * the Gray-Jewett House, was built in 1890;
 * Green Hill Cemetery;
 * the Greene Mansion was built in 1881;
 * Guy Park Manor was built in 1774 in the Georgian style for Guy Johnson, the Irish-born nephew and son-in-law to Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, the British Superintendent for Indian Affairs in colonial New York. It replaced an earlier house which burnt down. The house and the land it is located on sustained significant damage from Hurricane Irene; the house is located in close proximity to Lock E11;
 * the Guy Park Avenue School was built in 1902 and ceased being used as a school in 1968;
 * Samuel Sweet Canal Store was built in 1847 to service barges on the Erie Canal as both a store and a forwarding warehouse;
 * the Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church Complex contains a church (1897, enlarged 1912), a school building (1906, closed in 2011), a former convent, now the parish center (1934) and a rectory (1941);
 * the Temple of Israel is a synagog built in 1901;
 * United States Post Office built in 1936; and
 * Vrooman Avenue School, built in 1916 and ceased operating as a school in 1975; it is now an apartment building.

The Chalmers Knitting Mills was added to the NRHP in 2010, but was later demolished.

Houses of worship

 * Calvary Assembly of God (Pentecostal)
 * Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
 * Congregation Sons of Israel (Jewish)
 * Covenant Presbyterian Church
 * Crossroads Community Church (independent)
 * Five Buddha Temple
 * First [Baptist Church of Amsterdam
 * First Reformed Church
 * Goddess of Mercy Temple (Buddhist)
 * Iglesia de Dios, Torre Fuerte (Hispanic Pentecostal)
 * Lord of the Harvest Church (Non-denominational)
 * Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Catholic)
 * Pilgrim Holiness Church
 * Salvation Army
 * Segunda Sinagoga (Pentocostal)
 * Seventh-day Adventist Church
 * St. Ann's (Episcopal)
 * St. Luke's (Lutheran)
 * St. Mary's (Roman Catholic)
 * St. Nicholas (Ukrainian Catholic)
 * St. Stanislaus (Roman Catholic)
 * The Time for Truth
 * Trinity Lutheran
 * United Presbyterian Church

Public schools
Elementary
 * William H. Barkley Elementary School
 * William B. Tecler Elementary School (part of the Greater Amsterdam School District, located in the Town of Amsterdam)
 * Marie Curie Elementary School
 * Raphael J. McNulty Elementary School

Secondary
 * Wilbur H. Lynch Literacy Academy
 * Amsterdam High School (part of the Greater Amsterdam School District, located in the Town of Amsterdam)

Private schools

 * St. Mary's Institute

Library
The Amsterdam Free Library at 28 Church Street is a Carnegie library built in 1902-1903 with $25,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It was designed by Albert W. Fuller in the Beaux-Arts style.

Arts
Amsterdam is rich in the Arts. Amsterdam High School is the home of the award-winning Amsterdam Marching Rams, one of the top marching bands in the area. AHS also supports a thriving theater program, with performances housed in the Bert DeRose Theatre. The Marching Rams are directed by Ann Wilary, director, and Cody Chamberlain, assistant director. The Theatre program is led by Chris Stefani.

Amsterdam also has opportunities for music within the community. The Mohawk Valley Choir has three ensembles: one for elementary-aged, one for middle-high school aged, and adults. The Mohawk Valley Chamber Ensembles are an extension of this program, founded and directed by Stephanie Podolec.

Government
Amsterdam's government consists of a city council and a mayor. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The council consists of five members each elected from wards.

Notable people
Notable natives or residents of Amsterdam include:

 * Gary Aldrich, FBI agent assigned to the White House under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Clinton; author of a book about the Clinton administration
 * Bruce Anderson, Medal of Honor recipient, American Civil War soldier
 * Benedict Arnold (1780–1849), United States Congressman from New York
 * Felix Joseph Aulisi, New York Supreme Court Justice, Appellate Division
 * Josh Beekman, former National Football League offensive guard (Chicago Bears)
 * Benjamin Paul Blood, inventor, poet, and philosopher
 * Matthias J. Bovee, United States Congressman from New York
 * Roger Bowman, professional baseball player
 * Lucille Bremer, actress
 * Tim Buckley, musician
 * Dr. Tom Catena, physician, humanitarian
 * Todd Cetnar, played professional basketball in the United Kingdom
 * William B. Charles, former US Congressman
 * Jessica Collins (Birth name: Jessica Capogna), actress
 * Charles Dayan, United States Congressman from New York and former Lieutenant Governor of New York
 * Kirk Douglas, actor
 * W. Barlow Dunlap, lawyer, member of the New York State Assembly, Surrogate of Montgomery County
 * Andre Jackson Jr. Guard, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA
 * Mary Anne Krupsak, New York State Lieutenant Governor
 * John Henry Manny, inventor of the Manny Reaper
 * H. Edmund Machold, Speaker of the New York State Assembly
 * Chris Marcil, television producer, writer, and actor
 * George Miles, Michigan Supreme Court justice
 * Marilyn Hall Patel, federal judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of California, vacated the conviction of Fred Korematsu of the 1944 Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States
 * Rocco Petrone, Apollo program director
 * Todd Pettengill, former professional wrestling show host and announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment.
 * David Pietrusza, author, historian, memoirist
 * Homer P. Snyder, former US Congressman
 * Lewis Strang, racing driver
 * Vernon Tichenor, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
 * Ray Tomlinson, implemented the first person-to-person network email
 * Paul Tonko, Congressional Representative from New York, former New York State Assemblyman
 * Beth Van Duyne, Congressional Representative from Texas, former mayor of Irving, Texas, and former HUD official
 * Samuel Wallin, former US Congressman
 * Willis Wendell, industrialist and New York State Senator
 * Harrison Wilson, Jr., American educator and college basketball coach who served as the second president of Norfolk State University from 1975 to 1997.
 * Ruth Zakarian, Miss New York Teen USA 1983, Miss Teen USA 1983

Additional Published Resources

 * Cinquanti, Michael A Year's Worth of Amsterdam NY Birthdays, Amsterdam (NY): Genium Group.
 * Cinquanti, Michael A Year's Worth of Amsterdam NY Birthdays (2nd edition), Amsterdam (NY): Genium Group, 2016.
 * Cinquanti, Michael Amsterdam NY Top Ten Lists, Amsterdam (NY): Genium Group, 2017.
 * Donlon, Hugh P. Amsterdam, New York: Annals of a Mill Town, Amsterdam (NY): Donlon Associates, 1980.
 * Farquhar, Kelly Yacobucci and Scott G. Haefner Amsterdam, Charleston (SC): Arcadia Publishing, 2006.
 * Going, Robert N. Honor Roll: The World War II Dead of Amsterdam, NY, Amsterdam (NY): George Street Press, 2010.
 * Pietrusza, David Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memory. A Vanished World, Scotia (NY): Church and Reid Books, 2020.

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Canajoharie (village), New York

Canajoharie is a village in the Town of Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 2,229. The name is said to be a Mohawk language term meaning "the pot that washes itself," referring to the "Canajoharie Boiling Pot," a circular gorge in the Canajoharie Creek, just south of the village.

The village of Canajoharie is at the north border of the Town of Canajoharie; it is west of Amsterdam and east of Utica. The village and town name also refer to Canajoharie, a historic Mohawk town that was located west of here, referred to by the English colonists as the "Upper Castle." A church stands at that site from the pre-revolutionary era; the Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.

The village of Canajoharie was home to one of a handful of operating "dummy lights" in the United States, located downtown at the intersection of Church, Mohawk and Montgomery Streets (also known as Wagner Square). It is a traffic signal on a pedestal located in the middle of an intersection; the light was first installed in 1926. After a couple of serious motor vehicle accidents which occurred in 2021, the dummy light was removed from Wagner Square and hasn't been back since due to possible legal risks. Two others are currently located in New York State, in Beacon and Croton-on-Hudson.

The Erie Canal passes the north side of the village.

The village was the headquarters for the manufacturing operations of the Beech-Nut baby food company from its founding in 1891 until the plant was closed in March 2011 with production moving to the town of Florida in the same county, on the south side of the river.

In 2015 most of the village (and a small area to its south) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Canajoharie Historic District, due to its importance as a transportation hub over its existence and the well-preserved architecture from different eras. In addition, the Bragdon-Lipe House, the Van Alstyne Homestead, the West Hill School, and the United States Post Office are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History
The current village is located east of the historic Canajoharie, one of two major towns of the Mohawk nation in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District in the former area contains the Upper Castle Church (1769) and archeological sites related to Mohawk and Iroquois history; it is a National Historic Landmark.

Palatine German settlers, Protestant refugees from religious wars in Europe, were allowed to establish a community in this area in the 1730s. They had earlier lived in work camps along the Hudson River in Dutchess County, to pay off their passage from England, which was paid by Queen Anne's government. Their community was called "Roofville" (according to anglicized spelling) after early inhabitant Johannes Rueff. The village was incorporated in 1829.

During the middle of the 19th century, three fires almost destroyed the village. It was renamed Canajoharie. Because of the losses due to the fires, the village passed an ordinance prohibiting houses to be constructed of wood. Many of the older houses in the town are made of brick or locally quarried stone.

After the Revolutionary War, George Washington visited Canajoharie. He had been in the region to survey damage done to nearby Cherry Valley from a destructive raid by Joseph Brant, a noted Mohawk chief allied with the British, and his forces. Washington stayed the night at Van Alstyne Homestead (sometimes referred to as Fort Rensselaer), a common meeting place.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 km2), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2)  (2.99%) is water.

The village is on the south bank of the Mohawk River.

The New York State Thruway, New York State Route 5S (Erie Boulevard/East Main Street), and New York State Route 10 (Rock Street/Reed Street) pass through the village. On the opposite bank of the Mohawk is the community of Palatine Bridge in the Town of Palatine; both names refer to the colonial German settlers.

Wintergreen Park is one mile from the village downtown and offers views of the Canajoharie Gorge and the Canajoharie Falls.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,229 people, 929 households, and 567 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,741.5 PD/sqmi. There were 1,037 housing units at an average density of 777.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95% White, 2.2% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 929 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,169, and the median income for a family was $46,544. Males had a median income of $39,833 versus $36,394 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,486. About 13.0% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Susan B. Anthony, women's rights pioneer, taught school here.
 * Joseph Brant, Mohawk chief.
 * Molly Brant, Mohawk leader.
 * Chad Michael Collins, actor
 * Alfred Conkling, was a lawyer, statesman, and jurist.
 * Frederick Conkling, son of Alfred Conkling and brother of Roscoe Conkling. He became a US Representative for the state of New York.
 * Josiah Failing, fourth mayor of Portland, Oregon. He gained much of his wealth, as an entrepreneur through general merchandise.
 * Bernhard Gillam, a political cartoonist. He died of typhoid in Canajoharie, New York.
 * Myron Grimshaw, major league baseball player. A right fielder for the Boston Red Sox for three seasons, 1905-1907.
 * Thomas James, a former slave who became a minister in upstate New York, and published a well-regarded memoir.
 * Jacob Klock, was the colonel of the 2nd regiment of the Tryon County militia during the American Revolutionary War.
 * Sean MacFarland, Lieut. Gen., Commanding General of US Army's 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Texas, later Commanding General of US Army's III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas
 * Charles McVean, US Representative for the state of New York. While in Canajoharie, he was the editor of the towns newspaper.
 * Ots-Toch, 17th-century Mohawk woman from Canajoharie who married the Dutch trader Cornelius Anthonisse Van Slyck; together they founded the Van Slyck family in New Netherland.
 * Edwin M. Randall, Chief Justice for the state of Florida.
 * Hendrick Theyanoguin, Mohawk leader.
 * Benjamin Van Alstyne, was head coach of Michigan State University basketball team from, (1927–1949).
 * Rebecca Winters, Mormon pioneer.

title: Canajoharie (village), New York


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Canajoharie, New York

Canajoharie is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 3,730 in 2010. Canajoharie is located south of the Mohawk River on the southern border of the county. The Erie Canal passes along the northern town line. There is also a village of Canajoharie in the town. Both are east of Utica and west of Amsterdam.

These were settled as European-American jurisdictions, named for the historic Mohawk village of the same name, which was also known as the Mohawk Upper Castle.

History
The town is near the former site of Canajoharie, an important village of the Mohawk nation that also became known as the Upper Castle. The Mohawk had as their territory most of the central area of present-day New York, from the Hudson River west to where Oneida territory started. They also used the St. Lawrence River valley as hunting grounds after 1601. They dominated the fur trade with the French based in central Quebec, and with Dutch and later English in eastern New York. French, Dutch and later English trappers and traders came to this Mohawk village to trade. Both the French and Dutch married or had unions with Mohawk women, increasing their ties with the people. Their mixed-race children married into the Dutch and later English communities. Many of their sons also became interpreters or traders.

Anglo-Europeans began settling in the area c.1737, and the Mohawk gradually adopted certain English customs in their village. Because the Mohawk and three other Iroquois nations were allied with the British during the Revolutionary War, they were forced to cede most of their lands in New York after the United States' victory. The state sold millions of acres of land to speculators and private owners.

The town of Canajoharie was consumed by fire twice, causing an ordinance to be passed prohibiting homes to be constructed of wood. Therefore, many of the older homes in the town are made of brick or locally quarried stone.

After the Revolutionary War, George Washington visited Canajoharie after surveying the damage to nearby Cherry Valley. He stayed the night at the Van Alstyne home, a common meeting place. The Van Alstyne house has long been referred to by some as Ft. Rensselaer; the actual Ft. Rensselaer (destroyed sometime before the French-Indian War) was in nearby Fort Plain.

The modern town was formed in 1788, but was reduced in size to create the towns of Minden (1797) and Root (in part, 1822). While the Mohawk Valley developed with the completion of the Erie Canal, the project also enabled considerable migration from New York to the Midwest. The population of the town in 1865 was 4,248.

Beech-Nut, the baby food producer, was founded in Canajoharie in 1890 during the period of early industrialization in the river valley. It served as the largest employer in the town for more than a century. In March 2011, the Beech-Nut factory moved out of Canajoharie, relocating to a new factory in the nearby town of Florida, near Amsterdam on the south side of the river, still in Montgomery County.

Notable people

 * Susan B. Anthony, women's rights pioneer, taught school here
 * Levi S. Backus (1803–1869), Deaf teacher and newspaper editor
 * Frank Barbour, football player, coach, and businessman
 * Joseph Brant (1743–1807), Mohawk chief
 * Molly Brant (1736–1796), Mohawk leader
 * Thomas Burdick, leader in early Latter Day Saint movement, Mormon pioneer, politician in California
 * Chad Michael Collins (b. 1979), actor
 * Alfred Conkling, lawyer, statesman, and jurist
 * Frederick Conkling, son of Alfred Conkling and brother of Roscoe Conkling; became congressman for state of New York
 * Josiah Failing, 4th Mayor of Portland, Oregon; gained wealth as entrepreneur through general merchandise
 * Bernhard Gillam, political cartoonist; died of typhoid in Canajoharie
 * Myron Grimshaw, Major League Baseball player; right fielder for Boston Red Sox 1905–1907
 * Dan Hunt, football head coach, Colgate University
 * Thomas James, former slave of Asa Kimball who became minister in upstate New York
 * John Keyes, first Adjutant General of Connecticut
 * Jacob Klock, colonel of 2nd regiment of Tryon County militia during Revolutionary War
 * James Knox, U.S. Representative from Illinois
 * Mary Anne Krupsak, lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York 1975–78
 * Sean MacFarland, Lieutenant General, Army, Commanding General of 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Texas, later Commanding General of III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas
 * Charles McVean, Congressman for New York; while in Canajoharie, was editor of town's newspaper
 * George A. Mitchell, founder of Cadillac, Michigan
 * Ots-Toch, 17th Century Mohawk woman from Canajoharie who married Dutch trader Cornelius Anthonisse Van Slyck, founding Van Slyck family in New Netherland
 * Hendrick Theyanoguin (1692–1755), Mohawk leader
 * Benjamin Van Alstyne, head coach of Michigan State University basketball team 1927–1949
 * Amy Vedder, ecologist and primatologist involved in conservation work with mountain gorillas
 * Rebecca Winters, Mormon pioneer

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 111.7 sqkm, of which 110.4 sqkm is land and 1.3 sqkm, or 1.16%, is water.

The southern town line is the border of Schoharie County, while the northern town boundary is defined by the Mohawk River.

The New York State Thruway crosses the northern part of the town, following the river. New York State Route 5S parallels the Thruway. New York State Route 10 is a north–south highway, intersecting the Thruway and NY-5S at Canajoharie village.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,797 people, 1,492 households, and 1,026 families residing in the town. The population density was 88.5 PD/sqmi. There were 1,637 housing units at an average density of 38.2 /mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 97.02% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 1,492 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,701, and the median income for a family was $39,646. Males had a median income of $29,107 versus $22,617 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,702. About 11.0% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the town

 * Ames – A village in the southern section of the town on NY-10.
 * Bowmans Creek – A stream in the southern part of the town.
 * Budd Hill – A location at the southern town line, south of Ames.
 * Buel – A hamlet in the southwestern section of the town, on Bowmans Creek. The community and much of the southern part of Canajoharie were once called Bowmans Creek, after early settler Jacob Bowman.
 * Canajoharie – A village in the northern part of the town, on the Mohawk River and NY-10.
 * Canajoharie Creek – A stream in the south central part of the town.
 * Canajoharie Falls – A waterfall located south of the Village of Canajoharie.
 * Fort Plain – A village that is partly in the town at the western town line.
 * Maple Hill – A location east of Marshville.
 * Mapletown – A location near the eastern town line, named after local trees.
 * Marshville – A hamlet south of Canajoharie village on NY-10.
 * Sprout Brook – A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town, on Bowmans Creek.
 * Van Deusenville – A hamlet near the town line in the southwestern section of the town.
 * Waterville – A hamlet northeast of Ames.

References in popular culture

 * They Might Be Giants featured a song titled "Canajoharie" on their 2011 album Join Us (2011).
 * Canajoharie is the title of a melancholic, Pop inspired piano piece at the album Mia Brentano’s Hidden Sea: 20 Songs for 2 Pianos by Benyamin Nuss & Max Nyberg (2018).

title: Canajoharie, New York


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St. Johnsville (village), New York

St. Johnsville is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,732 at the 2010 census. Accounts vary as to the etymology of the name, but most of these  credit Alexander St. John, an early surveyor and commissioner, while still others credit an early name for the area, St. John's Church.

The Village of St. Johnsville is in the southern part of the Town of St. Johnsville and lies between Utica and Amsterdam. In 2019, almost the entire village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the St. Johnsville Historic District.

History
The area was within the territory of the Mohawk tribe when Europeans first entered the Mohawk Valley. Palatine Germans began settling the area in the early 18th century.

The community was first settled circa 1775.

A small battle was fought during the American Revolution in 1780 near Fort Klock, which lies to the east of St. Johnsville.

St. Johnsville village was incorporated in 1857.

On October 12, 1914, former President Theodore Roosevelt arrived from the west by auto caravan at Allter’s corner in St. Johnsville (where Stewart’s is today). He spoke from an auto on behalf of the candidacy of Progressive Party candidate for governor, Frederick Davenport. Local residents surrounded his car on all sides. Roosevelt’s theme was that people should be wary of the old political parties and get rid of Albany party bosses Barnes and Murphy, who were in collusion with one another. The Enterprise said that Davenport was the more impressive speaker as Roosevelt “is evidently unable to cope with outdoor activities at the present time.” The auto caravan moved on, heading for Albany. Davenport lost in November, Roosevelt chose not to run for President in 1916, and the Progressive Party faded away. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped his car there (the old store had been razed by then) in the fall of 1930 and made a brief address about farm relief and the need for a $50 million bond issue for prisons and to care for the insane. Future Governor Herbert Lehman also spoke to the crowd. Future Governor Thomas Dewey stopped at the Shell station in June 1941, and then visited Pietrocini’s barber shop.

On June 28, 2006, St. Johnsville faced its worst flood in one hundred years.

The Bates-Englehardt Mansion, Stone Grist Mill Complex, and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Margaret Reaney Memorial Library was added in 2012.

In 2016, St. Johnsville's first organic chicken farm, Simple Coop Organics, opened. Simple Coop invested in the community with scenic rental properties.

Geography
St. Johnsville is located at 42.99944°N, -74.67833°W (42.999674, -74.678386).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square mile (2.2 km2), all land.

The village is on the north bank of the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal. Zimmermann Creek, a tributary of the Mohawk, flows through the village.

New York State Route 5 passes through the village as Main Street.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,685 people, 693 households, and 410 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,967.3 PD/sqmi. There were 774 housing units at an average density of 903.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.87% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 693 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,043, and the median income for a family was $37,431. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $21,115 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,467. About 11.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

title: St. Johnsville (village), New York


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St. Johnsville, New York

St. Johnsville is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 2,631 at the 2010 census. Accounts vary as to the etymology of St. Johnsville, but most of them state that the town and its village are named after an early surveyor and commissioner, Alexander St. John. Still others credit the naming of St. Johnsville to a former name for the area, St. John's Church.

The Town of St. Johnsville is in the northwestern part of the county. The town contains a village, also called St. Johnsville. Both town and village are approximately halfway between Utica and Amsterdam.

The Erie Canal, as part of the Mohawk River, is at the town's southern border.

History
The town was first settled around 1725. The territory was part of the Palatine District.

In 1769, Sir William Johnson built a church in the town for the benefit of his Indian allies.

A brief skirmish was fought in the town in 1780 near Fort Klock, a fortified house.

The Town of St. Johnsville was formed in 1838 from the Town of Oppenheim ( which then became part of the newly created Fulton County ).

In 1857, the community of St. Johnsville set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village.

According to the Enterprise and News, November 17, 1937, by 1934, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Reaney had given 120 acres of land to the Village of Saint Johnsville. This land was named Klock Park after Dr. Charles M. Klock, a highly regarded local physician. Today the H.C Smith Benefit Club utilizes the building to host many community events.

The First Methodist Episcopal Church of St. Johnsville, Fort Klock, Enlarged Double Lock No. 33 Old Erie Canal, Nellis Tavern, and Margaret Reaney Memorial Library are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45.0 km2), of which 16.8 square miles (43.6 km2) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.4 km2)  (3.11%) is water.

The Mohawk River forms the southern town line. The northern town boundary is the border of Fulton County, and the western town line is the border of Herkimer County, marked by East Canada Creek.

St. Johnsville is the smallest town in the county (by area).

NY-5 is an east-west highway in the southern part of the town. The western terminus of NY-67 is at NY-5, east of St. Johnsville village. The southern terminus of NY-331 is near the northwestern part of the town.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,565 people, 1,043 households, and 658 families residing in the town. The population density was 152.4 PD/sqmi. There were 1,170 housing units at an average density of 69.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 1,043 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,719, and the median income for a family was $39,830. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $21,010 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,116. About 9.5% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of St. Johnsville

 * East Canada Creek – A stream defining the western town line.
 * Fort Klock – A historic fortified house, built by Johannes Klock in 1750, located east of St Johnsville village on the south side of NY-5. The property also contains other re-constructed or re-located historic structures.
 * Klock Park – A park northwest of St. Johnsville village, named after Dr.Charles M.Klock.
 * St. Johnsville – The Village of St. Johnsville is on the north shore of the Mohawk River on NY-5.
 * West St. Johnsville (or Upper St. Johnsville) – A hamlet west of St. Johnsville village on NY-5.

title: St. Johnsville, New York