Middleburgh (town), New York
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Middleburgh is a town in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 3,515 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Middleburgh has a village called Middleburgh. The town is on the county's east border.
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[edit] History
Settlement occurred around 1713 near Middleburgh village. The town was formed along with the county in 1797 and is one of the original towns of Schoharie County.
[edit] Former residents of note
Hometown of MADtv and Clone High alumn Nicole Sullivan [1]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 127.6 km² (49.3 mi²). 127.4 km² (49.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water.
The east town line is the border of Albany County, New York.
The Schoharie Creek flows through the central part of the town.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,515 people, 1,383 households, and 945 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.6/km² (71.4/mi²). There were 1,676 housing units at an average density of 13.2/km² (34.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.75% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.
There were 1,383 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 27.2% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,063, and the median income for a family was $42,056. Males had a median income of $30,203 versus $23,448 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,560. About 11.5% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of Middleburgh
- East Cobleskill -- A hamlet on the town line in the northwest part of the town.
- Huntersland -- A hamlet in the southeast part of the town. It was first called Huntersville.
- Middleburgh -- The Village of Middleburgh is in the southwest part of the town.
- West Middleburgh -- A hamlet by the southwest town line.
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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 |
