Wright, New York
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Wright is a town in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 1,547 at the 2000 census. The town was named after governor Silas Wright.
The Town of Wright is on the county's eastern border.
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[edit] History
The town was first settled around 1735. Wright was formed from the Town of Schoharie in 1846.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 74.3 km² (28.7 mi²). 74.2 km² (28.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.24%) is water.
The north town line is the border of Schenectady County, New York and the east town line is the border of Albany County, New York.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,547 people, 569 households, and 433 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.9/km² (54.0/mi²). There were 622 housing units at an average density of 8.4/km² (21.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.64% White, 0.39% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 569 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,898, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $32,464 versus $27,171 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,711. About 5.5% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Wright
- Gallupville -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town. It is also the location of the first settlement in the town.
- Shutter Corners -- A hamlet northwest of Gallupville on Route 443.
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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 |
