Marbletown, New York
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Marbletown is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 5,854 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Marbletown in near the center of Ulster County, southwest of the City of Kingston. US Route 209 and NY 213 pass through the town. It is at the western edge of the Catskill State Park.
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[edit] History
The Town of Marbletown was settled around 1669 and but received its patent (to Henry Beekman, Thomas Garton, and Charles Brodhead) only in 1703. The community of Marbletown once served briefly as the state capital.
Part of Marbletown was used in 1823 to form the Town of Olive and another part was used in 1844 to form the Town of Rosendale. The Town of Marbletown was formed in 1844.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 142.9 km² (55.2 mi²). 141.4 km² (54.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.11%) is water.
Esopus Creek flows through the town.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,854 people, 2,386 households, and 1,598 families residing in the town. The population density was 41.4/km² (107.3/mi²). There were 2,846 housing units at an average density of 20.1/km² (52.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.46% White, 1.38% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 2,386 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $54,085. Males had a median income of $40,640 versus $30,130 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,962. About 4.4% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Marbletown
- Atwood -- A hamlet on Route 213, west of Lomontville.
- Kripplebush -- A hamlet near the south town line.
- Lapla -- A hamlet in the northern part of the town.
- Lomontville -- A hamlet west of Marbletown village.
- Lyonsville -- A hamlet near the south town line, west of Kripplebush.
- Marbletown -- The hamlet of Marbletown is located on Route 209.
- Pacama -- A hamlet in the northern part of the town.
- Stone Ridge -- A location south of Marbletown village on Route 209
- The Vly -- A hamlet in the western part of the town.
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| Municipalities and Communities of Ulster County, New York (County seat: Kingston) |
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| Cities | Kingston |
| Villages | Ellenville | New Paltz | Saugerties |
| Towns | Denning | Esopus | Gardiner | Hardenburgh | Hurley | Kingston | Lloyd | Marbletown | Marlborough | New Paltz | Olive | Plattekill | Rochester | Rosendale | Saugerties | Shandaken | Shawangunk | Ulster | Wawarsing | Woodstock |
| Communities/CDPs | Accord | Bearsville | Big Indian | Boiceville | Centerville | Chichester | Clintondale | Cragsmoor | East Kingston | Gardiner | Glasco | High Falls | Highland | Highmount | Hillside | Kerhonkson | Lake Katrine | Lincoln Park | Malden | Marlboro | Milton | Mount Pleasant | Mount Tremper | Napanoch | Olive Bridge | Oliverea | Phoenicia | Pine Hill | Port Ewen | Rifton | Rosendale Village | Saugerties South | Seager | Shady | Shokan | Spring Glen | Stone Ridge | Sundown | Tillson | Veteran | Walker Valley | Wallkill | West Hurley | West Park | West Shokan | Willow | Woodstock | Zena |
