Essex County, New York

Essex County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 38,851. Its name is from the county of. Its is. Along with, Essex is entirely within the.

History
When counties were established in New York State in, the present Essex 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. One of the other pieces,, contained the eastern portion.

In, the name "Charlotte County" was changed to 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. (near Clunes)

Essex County was split from Clinton County in.

Notable people, past and present

 * (1825-1888), a successful Nineteenth-century artist and humanitarian, was born in Bloomingdale.
 * (1818-1895), a successful Nineteenth-century architect, was born in Bloomingdale.
 * (1932-  ), Pitcher for Brooklyn Dodgers and 1955 World Series MVP, was born in Witherbee.

Geography
Essex County is in the northeastern part of New York State, just west of along the eastern boundary of the State. The eastern boundary of Essex County is, which serves as the - border. The highest point in New York, is in the Town of.

The forms a partial northern boundary for the county.

According to the, the county has a total area of 4,964 (1,916 ). 4,654 km² (1,797 sq mi) of it is land and 310 km² (120 sq mi) of it (6.25%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,851 people, 15,028 households, and 9,828 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (22/sq mi). There were 23,115 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.84%, 2.81% or , 0.31% , 0.41% , 0.07% , 0.69% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,028 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,823, and the median income for a family was $41,927. Males had a median income of $30,952 versus $22,205 for females. The for the county was $18,194. 11.60% of the population and 7.80% of families were below the. 14.50% of those under the age of 18 and 8.60% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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Education

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