Granville, New York

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Granville is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,456 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Granville is on the eastern border of the county. Granville is also the name of a village in the town.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Communities and locations in the Town of Granville
5 External links

[edit] History

The town was founded in 1780.

[edit] Geography

The east town line is the border of Vermont.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 145.4 km² (56.1 mi²). 145.2 km² (56.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.05%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 6,456 people, 2,411 households, and 1,668 families residing in the town. The population density was 44.4/km² (115.1/mi²). There were 2,635 housing units at an average density of 18.1/km² (47.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 2,411 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,128, and the median income for a family was $39,486. Males had a median income of $30,177 versus $20,128 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,335. About 8.3% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.