Galway (town), New York

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Galway is a small town located in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Galway is a rural community with a mixture of small business, farming, and residential homes. The town of Galway is home to year round and seasonal residents. Galway Lake, located in the western half of town, is a popular summer spot for 774 members of the Galway Lake Camper's Association. Galway Lake is 550 acres and is privately owned. Galway has its own school district, composed of pre-school through 12th grade. The elementary school is called Joseph Henry Elementary, the middle and high school is known as Galway Middle School, and Galway High School. The middle school was built in 1999. The growing population began the expansion of the middle school. The high school was built in 1952. Prior to that, Galway had many one-room school houses scattered throughout the town hi im nicole.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Communities and Locations in the Town of Galway 5 External links

[edit] Geography

The town of Galway is bordered on the west by Town of Perth and Broadalbin in Fulton County, the east by Town of Milton, the north by the Town of Providence, the south by Town of Charlton, in Saratoga County.

[edit] History

The region was first settled in October 1774 on the corner of what is today know as Donnan and Sacandaga Roads in the southern section of town, outside of the village. The Village of Galway was incorporated in 1838. Joseph Henry lived in the town during the years 1809-18. There is a historic marker of his home on East Street. He was one of the famous inventors of the electron magnet at the Smithsonian.
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The town was formed from the Ballston, New York, Town of Ballston in 1792 as the "Town of New Galloway." Other towns were subsequently formed from parts of its territory. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 116.6square kilometer|km² (45.0 square mile|mi²). 114.0 km² (44.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (2.20%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census, of 2000, there were 3,589 people, 1,387 households, and 1,049 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.5/km² (81.5/mi²). There were 1,879 housing units at an average density of 16.5/km² (42.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.30% White (U.S. Census)White, 0.08% African American (U.S. Census) Black or Race (United States Census)|African American, 0.00% Native American (U.S. Census) Native American, 0.31% Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander, 0.53% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino of any race.

There were 1,387 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% are Marriage, married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,155, and the median income for a family was $54,119. Males had a median income of $38,827 versus $28,385 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,425. 6.0% of the population and 5.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.6% of those under the age of 18 and 1.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

[edit] Communities and Locations in the Town of Galway

• Birchton -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
• East Galway -- A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town. It was formerly called "Yorks Corners."
• Fairweather Corners -- A hamlet west of Galway village.
• Galway Village, -- The Village in the center of Galway.
• Galway Lake -- A 550 acre lake in the western part of the town.
• Greens Corners -- A hamlet at the north town line.
• Hooesville -- A hamlet on the west town line.
• Holsapple Corners -- A location near Galway village.
• Kimballs Corners -- A location east of North Galway.
• Mosherville -- A hamlet in the northeast part of the town, located on Route 29.
• North Galway -- A hamlet north of Galway village, located on Route 29.
• O'Brien Corners -- A location near Galway village.
• Parkis Mills -- A hamlet northeast of Galway village.
• Ruback's Grove -- A seasonal and year round community on the east shore of Galway Lake.
• Maywood Grove -- A seasonal and year round community on the south and west shore of Galway Lake
• Weiss Grove -- A seasonal and year round community on the south shore of Galway Lake
• Shuttleworth Corners -- A location south of Galway village.
• South Galway Corner -- A location near Birchton.
• West Galway -- A hamlet on the west town line.
• Whitesides Corners -- A hamlet on the north town line.

[edit] External links

• Galway School District
• Town of Galway
• Early history of the Town of Galway