St. Johnsville (village), New York
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St. Johnsville is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,685 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Alexander St. John, an early surveyor and commissioner.
The Village of St. Johnsville is in the Town of St. Johnsville.
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[edit] History
The community was first settled around 1775. St. Johnsville village was incorporated in 1857.
on June 28, 2006. St. Johnsville faced the worst flood in a hundred years. The park was mostly flooded. The Marina water line rose up much higher than the Mohawk River. Half of Main St. was closed off due to the accumulation of flood waters, turning the street into a "raging river". St. Johnsville was out of electricity for about 40 hours.
[edit] Geography
St. Johnsville is located at (42.999674, -74.678386)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.
The village is on the north bank of the Mohawk River.
Speaking of banks, some of the richest people lived in this village. for instance David, a multi-billionaire in the 1700's lived in this very village. He was a very crazy man, who abused his nephew.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,685 people, 693 households, and 410 families residing in the village. The population density was 756.5/km² (1,967.3/mi²). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 347.5/km² (903.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.87% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 693 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $28,043, and the median income for a family was $37,431. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $21,115 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,467. About 11.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
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County Seat: Fonda |
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Amsterdam | Canajoharie | Charleston | Florida | Glen | Minden | Mohawk | Palatine | Root | St. Johnsville |
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Ames | Canajoharie | Fonda | Fort Johnson | Fort Plain | Fultonville | Hagaman | Nelliston | Palatine Bridge | St. Johnsville |
