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New Scotland, New York

New Scotland is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 8,626 at the 2000 census.

The Town of New Scotland is southwest of Albany, New York, the state capital. New Scotland is centrally located in the county.

History
Geography
Demographics
Communities and locations in New Scotland
References
External links

History

The town was settled around 1660. The Town of New Scotland was founded in 1832 from the west part of Town of Bethlehem.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 58.4 square miles (151.3 km²), of which, 58.1 square miles (150.4 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.57%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,626 people, 3,341 households, and 2,509 families residing in the town. The population density was 148.6 people per square mile (57.4/km²). There were 3,470 housing units at an average density of 59.8/sq mi (23.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.17% White, 0.28% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 3,341 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.1% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,956, and the median income for a family was $65,753. Males had a median income of $44,138 versus $33,941 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,231. About 2.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in New Scotland

Camp Pinnacle -- A location in the northwest part of the town.
Clarksville -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town on Route 443.
Feura Bush -- A hamlet in the southeast part of the town, south of Unionville.
Meads Corner -- A location south of Clarksville.
New Salem -- A hamlet west of New Scotland village.
New Scotland -- The hamlet of New Scotland is south of Voorheesville.
Tarrytown (formerly "Oniskethan") -- A hamlet southeast of Clarksville.
Unionville -- A hamlet by the east town line.
Vly Creek Reservoir -- A reservoir south of New Salem.
Voorheesville -- The Village of Voorheesville is in the northwestern part of the town.
Wolf Hill -- A hamlet at the west town line.
Salem Hills -- a development built in the 1960's located in the Village with approximately 270 homes (http://www.salemhills.org).