Gallatin is a

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in Columbia County,

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, United States. The population at 2020 was 1,628,US Census Bureau, 2020 census, Gallatin town, Columbia County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Gallatin%20town,%20Columbia%20County,%20New%20York down from 1,668 at the 2010 census. Gallatin is on the southern border of Columbia County and located north of

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History

The region was part of

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. The town was formed in 1830 from part of the town of Ancram. It is named for

Albert Gallatin Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan-American politician, diplomat, ethnologist, and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years ...

. It is one of five towns in the Roe Jan region and was the largest settlement in the early Roe Jan towns with a railroad station, a hotel, stores, a grist mill, a plaster mill, two blacksmith shops, a post office, and about a dozen houses by the 19th century.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.31%, is water. Most of the town drains to the

Roeliff Jansen Kill The Roeliff Jansen Kill is a major tributary to the Hudson River. Roeliff Jansen Kill was the traditional boundary between the Native American Mahican and Wappinger tribes. Its source is in the town of Austerlitz, New York, and its mouth is at ...

, a tributary of the

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. A small portion of the northeastern corner of the town drains via Suydam Creek to Taghkanic Creek, then via Claverack Creek to the Hudson River, north of the city of

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. The southern town line is the border of

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. The Taconic State Parkway crosses the town.

Demographics

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,499 people, 609 households, and 414 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 913 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.60%

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, 0.47%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population. There were 609 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $42,454, and the median income for a family was $48,393. Males had a median income of $35,500 versus $23,375 for females. The

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for the town was $21,041. About 2.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and location in Gallatin

* Elizaville – A hamlet at the western town line. *Gallatinville – A hamlet in the eastern part of town on County Road 7. *Jacksons Corners – A location at the southern town line, near the Taconic Parkway. * Lake Taghkanic State Park – Surrounding Lake Taghkanic near the northern town line. *Mount Ross – A hamlet at the town line on the Roeliff Jansen Kill. * Silvernails – A hamlet south of Gallatinville. *Snyderville – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town. The William and Victoria Pulver House and Snyderville Schoolhouse are listed on the

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. *Spaulding Furnace – A hamlet southwest of Gallatinville.

References

External links

Town of Gallatin official website

Lake Taghkanic State Park

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