Stony Creek, New York
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Stony Creek is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 743 at the 2000 census. The town is named for an important stream that flows through it.
The Town of Stony Creek is on the southwest part of the county. Stony Creek is within the Adirondack State Park and is northwest of the City of Glens Falls.
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[edit] History
The town was first settled around 1795. Stony Creek was established as a town in 1852 from a remainder of the Town of Warrensburg called "Athol."
Around 1900, the peak population of 1,250 was attained.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 215.5 km² (83.2 mi²). 213.3 km² (82.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (1.01%) is water.
The south town line is the border of Saratoga County. The east town line is marked by the Hudson River, and the west town line is the border of Hamilton County.
[edit] Adjacent towns and areas
The south town line borders the Towns of Day and Hadley in Saratoga County. The west town line is shared by the Town of Wells in Hamilton County. To the north is Town of Thurman and the east town line is shared with the Town of Warrensburg.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 743 people, 297 households, and 204 families residing in the town. The population density was 3.5/km² (9.0/mi²). There were 513 housing units at an average density of 2.4/km² (6.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.31% White, 0.94% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.
There were 297 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,946, and the median income for a family was $36,111. Males had a median income of $28,393 versus $23,929 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,654. About 10.4% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in Stony Creek
- Bakertown -- A location in the western part of the town.
- Harrisburg -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town on Harrisburg Road and adjacent to Harrisburg Lake.
- Knowelhurst -- A hamlet in the north-central part of the town on Harrisburg Road.
- Stony Creek -- The hamlet of Stony Creek is in the southeast part of the town on Harrisburg Road by a stream called Stony Creek.
- Wilcox Lake -- A lake near the west town line.
