Middleburgh (village), New York
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| Middleburgh, New York | |
  Middleburgh, New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Schoharie |
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| - Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²) |
| - Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,398 |
| - Density | 1,163.6/sq mi (449.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12122 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-46866 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0957144 |
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| Directors-General of New Netherland: Cornelius Jacobsen Mey (1620-1625) |
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| Influential people Adriaen van der Donck |
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Middleburgh is a village in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Middleburgh is in the southwest part of the Town of Middleburgh and is west of Albany.
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[edit] History
The village is the site where the town was first settled around 1713. It was named after Middelburg, the capital of Zeeland, one of the provinces of the (then) Dutch Republic and the current Netherlands.
The village was incorporated in 1881.
The historic Middleburgh-Schoharie Railroad was half-based in the village.
[edit] Geography
Middleburgh is located at (42.596627, -74.330922)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²).None of the area is covered with water.
The Schoharie Creek passes the village, where it is joined by the Little Schoharie Creek and Stony Creek.
New York State Route 30 (River Street) and New York State Route 145 (Main Street) intersect in the village at the bridge over Schoharie Creek.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 595 households, and 371 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,163.6 people per square mile (449.8/km²). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 555.2/sq mi (214.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.78% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 1.07% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.
There were 595 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,583, and the median income for a family was $44,286. Males had a median income of $31,438 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,948. About 12.2% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Politics
Middleburgh is one of the more prominent villages within Schoharie County and has a Village Board consisting of four trustees and a mayor.
- Mayor - William Ansel-McCabe, elected in 2004 with a three vote victory over Leland Lacy of Grove Street. Mayor McCabe was reelected with 64% of the vote in 2008 over opponent John Shaw, who received 34%. Trustee Matthew Avitabile received 2% of the vote in write-in votes.
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- Butch Ingraham of Lawyer's Lane reelected in 2008 with 36% of the committed vote. Challenger Andrew Adams of Main Street received 27% of the committed vote in the three-way race.
- Gerald Bowman, of Grove Street reelected in 2008 with 37% of the committed vote.
- Bonnie Ingraham, wife of Butch Ingraham who took 70% of the vote running unopposed in 2008. Andrew Adams received 2% of the vote by write-in.
-Matthew Avitabile, of Wells Avenue, elected in March 2007, defeating Mayor McCabe and the Board's endorsed William Milack, of Middlefort Road in a 59%-41% victory.
-Other prominent political figures in the village include former mayor and political activist Gary Hayes, and Dale Nunamann.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Middleburgh (village), New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
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