Washington County, New York

Washington County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of the, the population was 61,042. It was named for the general (and later ). The is.

History
When counties were established in New York State in, the present Washington County was part of. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of and, in theory, extending westward to the. This county was reduced in size on  by the creation of, and further on   by the creation of , both containing territory now in Vermont.

On, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. The other two were called (later renamed ) and.

In, the name "Charlotte County" was changed to honor , the general and later.

In, was split off from Washington County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State.

In, the was transferred from Albany County to Washington County.

In, was split off from Washington County.

In, with the completion of the new municipal center, the county seat was moved from Hudson Falls to Fort Edward.

Notable Natives/Residents

 * , American painter and centenarian


 * Don Warren, a luthier (guitar maker); the owner and creator of Warren Guitars. Several guitar legends such as Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult, Dan Toler, (former member of The Allman Brothers Band) and Marc Colombo, (offensive line player for The Dallas Cowboys) have used or are currently using, Warren Guitars. A Warren Guitar can be heard during the video game "SpiderMan 3".

Geography
Washington County is located in the northeastern section of the State. The eastern boundary of Washington County is the - border, part of which is.

According to the, the county has a total area of 2,191 (846 ). 2,164 km² (835 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.23%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 61,042 people, 22,458 households, and 15,787 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (73/sq mi). There were 26,794 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.97%, 2.92% or , 0.20% , 0.28% , 0.01% , 0.84% from , and 0.77% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,458 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,668, and the median income for a family was $43,500. Males had a median income of $31,537 versus $22,160 for females. The for the county was $17,958. About 6.80% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

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