Green Island, New York
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Green Island is a village and a town in Albany County, New York, USA some 8 miles (13 km.) north of the city of Albany. The population was 2,278 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Green Island is also a town, coterminous with the village. Green Island is one of only five such Town-Village amalgams in New York State. The postal code is 12183.
The Town of Green Island is also the smallest town (by area) in New York State. The Town of Green Island covers only 0.7 of a square mile (1.8km²}. The largest town by area in the state is the Town of Webb.
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[edit] History
Green Island was incorporated as a village in 1853. The Town of Green Island was formed in 1896, shortly after the final division of the original "Town of Watervliet" that created the City of Watervliet and the Town of Colonie.
The Ford Motor Company was Green Island's largest employer from 1923, when Henry Ford opened a plant in Green Island, until 1988, when the plant closed.
[edit] Past residents of note
Michael R. McNulty, representing Congressional District 21 of New York, was formerly the mayor of Green Island village and the supervisor of the Town of Green Island.
[edit] Geography
Green Island is located at (42.744178, -73.694219)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (23.91%) is water.
Green Island is located south of where the Mohawk River joins into the Hudson River in Albany County, New York. The community is coterminous with the Town of Green Island. To the west is the Town of Colonie, to the North is the City of Cohoes, the City of Watervliet is to the south-west, and the City of Troy in Rensselaer County is to the east across the Hudson River.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,278 people, 1,073 households, and 580 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,256.5/km² (3,262.1/mi²). There were 1,188 housing units at an average density of 655.3/km² (1,701.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.88% White, 1.32% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 1,073 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $38,011. Males had a median income of $31,403 versus $27,422 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,795. About 10.8% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
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County Seat: Albany |
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| Cities |
Albany | Cohoes | Watervliet |
| Towns |
Berne | Bethlehem | Coeymans | Colonie | Green Island | Guilderland | Knox | New Scotland | Rensselaerville | Westerlo |
| Villages |
Altamont | Colonie | Green Island | Menands | Ravena | Voorheesville |
| CDPs |
Boght Corners | Coeymans | Crescent Station | Delmar | Dunsbach Ferry | Elsmere | Feura Bush | Glenmont | Latham | Loudonville | Medusa | Preston-Potter Hollow | Selkirk | Slingerlands | Verdoy | Westmere |
