Germantown (CDP), New York

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Germantown is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) in Columbia County, New York, USA. The population was 862 at the 2000 census.

Germantown is a community in the Town of Germantown. It is near the Hudson River.

[edit] Geography

Germantown is located at 42°8′9″N, 73°53′16″W (42.135865, -73.887886)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.74%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 862 people, 351 households, and 236 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 124.7/km² (322.3/mi²). There were 408 housing units at an average density of 59.0/km² (152.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.40% White, 0.93% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 351 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,141, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $40,395 versus $25,563 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,015. About 3.2% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.