Cobleskill (village), New York
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Cobleskill is a village in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 4,533 at the 2000 census. The name of the village has several conflicting explanations.
The Village of Cobleskill is in the Town of Cobleskill.
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[edit] History
The Village was Settled in 1752, and was incorporated in 1868. The annual Sunshine Fair is the village's largest event drawing thousands of people to demolition derbys, tractor pulls, and pony rides. The Sunshine Fair has been held for 130 years and has a rich history of bringing people and farm animals together. A Dutch Grist miller named Jacob Cobus (or Kobus, or Cobel) built a mill on the Creek (that empties into the Schoharie Creek, 10 miles east of the Village). The dutch word for river or creek is Kill, Thus the name Cobleskill, for "Cobel's creek".
[edit] Geography
Cobleskill is located at (42.679164, -74.485654)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. A USGS Benchmark on the side of SE corner of the William H. Golding J-S HS is marked at 1076 feet above sea level. The Valley Cobleskill resides in, is on the boundary of the geologic regions of NY known as the Catskill plateau to the south and the Escarpment region of the Mohawk Valley to the North.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,533 people, 1,537 households, and 754 families residing in the village. The population density was 535.2/km² (1,386.3/mi²). There were 1,706 housing units at an average density of 201.4/km² (521.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.65% White, 2.76% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.60% of the population.
There were 1,537 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.9% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the village the population was spread out with 15.8% under the age of 18, 32.6% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $28,011, and the median income for a family was $43,714. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $29,712 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,213. About 11.3% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.
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Schoharie County, New York |
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| County seat | Schoharie |
| Cities | None |
| Villages | Cobleskill | Esperance | Middleburgh | Richmondville | Schoharie | Sharon Springs |
| Towns | Blenheim | Broome | Carlisle | Cobleskill | Conesville | Esperance | Fulton | Gilboa | Jefferson | Middleburgh | Richmondville | Schoharie | Seward | Sharon | Summit | Wright |
| Hamlets | Gallupville | Livingstonville | Sloansville |
