Princetown, New York

Princetown, New York
Town
Location in Schenectady County and the state of New York.
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Schenectady
Area
• Total	24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2)
• Land	23.9 sq mi (62.0 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,115
• Density	87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12056
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-59861
GNIS feature ID	0979399
Website	www.princetown.net

Princetown is a town in Schenectady County, New York, United States. The population was 2,115 at the 2010 census. It is in the central part of the county, west of the town of Rotterdam.

Geography

The north town line is the border of Montgomery County, and the south town line is the border of Albany County. The town of Rotterdam is to the east, and the town of Duanesburg is to the west. The center of Princetown is 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Schenectady.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.2 square miles (62.7 km²), of which 23.9 square miles (62.0 km²) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km²), or 1.18%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1820	1,075		—
1830	819		−23.8%
1840	1,201		46.6%
1850	1,031		−14.2%
1860	996		−3.4%
1870	846		−15.1%
1880	826		−2.4%
1890	732		−11.4%
1900	694		−5.2%
1910	684		−1.4%
1920	487		−28.8%
1930	472		−3.1%
1940	553		17.2%
1950	774		40.0%
1960	912		17.8%
1970	1,405		54.1%
1980	1,804		28.4%
1990	2,031		12.6%
2000	2,132		5.0%
2010	2,115		−0.8%
2014 (est.)	2,136		1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

In the 2000 census, there were 2,132 people, 797 households, and 611 families residing in the town. The population density was 88.7 people per square mile (34.2/km²). There were 835 housing units at an average density of 34.7 per square mile (13.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.69% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 797 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% 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 41 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $57,250, and the median income for a family was $63,077. Males had a median income of $45,750 versus $28,362 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,292. About 1.6% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Princetown

• Pattersonville – A hamlet partly in the northern part of the town.
• Princetown – A hamlet in the south part of the town.

External links

• Town of Princetown official website