Greene County, New York

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,931. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The county is part of the Capital District region of the state.

History

On March 25, 1800, Greene County was created by the partitioning of Albany (360 square miles) and Ulster (270 square miles) counties, producing a county of .New York. Laws of New York., 1800, 23rd Session, Chapter 51; Page 493

On April 3, 1801, of land was transferred from Delaware and Ulster counties, raising the total area to . This transferred Prattsville, Vly Mountain, Halcott Center, Bushnellsville, Highmount, Shandaken, Lanesville, and Pine Hill within Greene County.New York. Laws of New York., 1801, 24th Session, Chapter 123, Page 290.

On May 26, 1812, Greene County lost to Ulster County, lowering the total area to , reassigning Pine Hill, Highmount, and Shandaken to Ulster County.New York. Laws of New York.1812, 35th Session, Chapter 46, Page 382.

On April 15, 1814, the county borders were re-surveyed, and the line adjusted with no change in area.New York. Laws of New York.1814, 37th Session, Chapter 211, Page 275.

On April 17, 1822, the border was again surveyed, with no change in area, but Palenville was found to be inside Greene County.New York. Laws of New York.1822, 45th Session, Chapter 243, Page 257.

On April 23, 1823, the border was again resurveyed, and the Hudson River border with Columbia County realigned accordingly.New York. Laws of New York.1823, 46th Session, Chapter 251, Page 377.

On March 3, 1836, of area was lost to Schoharie County, reducing the total area to , and reassigning Manorkill, producing the Greene County that exists today.New York. Laws of New York.1836, 59th Session, Chapter 31, Page 33.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.7%) is water. Greene County is located in southeast central New York State, just west of the Hudson River and south of Albany.

The northern and eastern regions are mostly low-lying flatlands. Along the Hudson River the lowest elevation is at sea level. The southern and western areas rise sharply into the Catskill Mountains.

Catskill Park takes up much of the south central region. The park contains some of the tallest peaks south of the Adirondacks. For example, the highest elevation is Hunter Mountain, at approximately above sea level; In addition, there are many picturesque waterfalls in the park such as the famed, Kaaterskill Falls.

The entirety of Greene County is in the 19th Congressional District, and is represented by Democrat Josh Riley.

The county is served by Greene County Transit, based in Catskill.

Adjacent counties Albany County - north Rensselaer County - northeast Columbia County - east Ulster County - south Delaware County - west Schoharie County - northwest

National protected area Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Demographics

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2020 census +Greene County, New York – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)38,90240,90242,64042,85739,49495.21%91.42%88.47%87.07%82.40%Black or African American alone (NH)1,2051,9772,5182,6062,1592.95%4.42%5.22%5.29%4.50%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)671121191221000.16%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.21%Asian alone (NH)651782543825000.16%0.40%0.53%0.78%1.04%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census7153xx0.01%0.03%0.01%Other race alone (NH)6248471032380.15%0.11%0.10%0.21%0.50%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census5357172,328xx1.11%1.46%4.86%Hispanic or Latino (any race)5601,5222,0752,4193,1091.37%3.40%4.31%4.91%6.49%Total40,86144,73948,19549,22147,931 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 48,195 people, 18,256 households, and 12,067 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 26,544 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 90.76% White, 5.53% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 4.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.8% were of Irish, 17.8% Italian, 17.5% German, 8.6% American and 6.9% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.3% spoke English, 2.8% Spanish, 1.5% German and 1.3% Italian as their first language.

There were 18,256 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.00% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,493, and the median income for a family was $43,854. Males had a median income of $35,598 versus $25,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,931. About 8.6% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the county was 90.3% White, 5.7% African American, 0.3% Native American and 0.8% Asian. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.9% of the population.American Fact Finder, U.S. Census, 2010, Greene County, New York, https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF

Politics

Greene County is considered a Republican stronghold. It was one of only eleven counties in New York that did not vote for Bill Clinton in 1996, a strong year for Democrats. It supported John McCain by a margin just under ten points in 2008 over Barack Obama, another Democratic year. In 2012, 54.1 percent of the county's voters chose Republican challenger Mitt Romney, and 43.7 percent chose Democratic incumbent Obama, despite it being again a Democratic year. In 2016, 59 percent of the county's voters chose Donald Trump while 34 percent chose Hillary Clinton. It has not supported a Democrat for president since 1964, and before that it previously did so in 1912.

In some elections, certain towns in Greene County have had a plurality that have voted Democratic, though the county remains very Republican.

Communities Towns

Ashland Athens Cairo Catskill Coxsackie Durham Greenville Halcott Hunter Jewett Lexington New Baltimore Prattsville Windham

Villages Athens Catskill (county seat) Coxsackie Hunter Tannersville

Census-designated places

Cairo Cementon East Durham Greenville Haines Falls Jefferson Heights Leeds New Baltimore Palenville Prattsville Round Top Sleepy Hollow Lake South Cairo West Kill Windham

Hamlets

Acra Cornwallville Climax Earlton Freehold Haines Falls Hannacroix Hensonville Lanesville Maplecrest Oak Hill Surprise

Notable people John Adams, (1778–1854), born in Oak Hill, United States Congressman Levi Hill, claimed early inventor of color photography Jeff "The Drunk" Curro Howard Stern Wack Packer Blossom Dearie, (1924-2009), jazz singer John B. Terry, (1796-1874), pioneer, merchant, soldier, and Wisconsin territorial legislature, born in Coxsackie Thurlow Weed, (1797-1882), born in Acra, NY. Newspaper publisher, politician, and party boss Edwin L. Drake, (1819-1880), invented method to drill oil from the ground, born in Greenville Scott Adams, born and raised in Windham, NY; an American cartoonist, creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation.

Greene County, New York

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