Nelsonville, New York
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Nelsonville is a village located in the Town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York. The population was 565 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Nelsonville is directly east of the Village of Cold Spring.
[edit] Geography
Nelsonville is located at (41.424550, -73.944170)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 565 people, 222 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was 209.8/km² (541.6/mi²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 91.3/km² (235.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.28% White, 1.77% African American, 0.35% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.72% of the population.
There were 222 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $60,000, and the median income for a family was $67,778. Males had a median income of $42,206 versus $45,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,853. About 3.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
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County Seat: Carmel |
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| Towns |
Carmel | Kent | Patterson | Philipstown | Putnam Valley | Southeast |
| Villages |
Brewster | Cold Spring | Nelsonville |
| Communities and CDPs |
Brewster Hill | Carmel | Garrison | Lake Carmel | Mahopac | Peach Lake | Putnam Lake |
