Fishkill, New York
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Fishkill is a village within the Town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 1,735 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Fishkill is in the northeast part of the town on US Route 9. It is north of Interstate 84.
The town hosts the Hudson Valley Renegades baseball club of the New York-Penn League.
History
Fishkill was settled around 1714.
During the Revolutionary War, the New York Congress and the Committee of Safety for the State of New York met in Fishkill.New York Secretary of State, The Documentary History of the State of New-York (Albany: Weed, Parsons & co, 1849), 944, 1073-1074.
The village was incorporated in 1899.
The Name
In 1996 the animal rights group, PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, requested that the town change its name, claiming it suggests cruelty to fish. The kill part in the name is actually the Dutch word for stream or creek and is common in the names of many communities in the area, such as Casperkill and Walkill which were settled by the Dutch in the early 1600s.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,735 people, 965 households, and 400 families residing in the village. The population density was 761.2/km² (1,978.8/mi²). There were 1,011 housing units at an average density of 443.6 persons/km² (1,153.0 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.72% White, 2.77% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 6.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 965 households out of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were married couples living together, 6.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 58.5% were non-families. 53.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 32.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.80 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the village the population was spread out with 14.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 30.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 74.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,344, and the median income for a family was $59,737. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $31,898 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,504. 8.4% of the population and 4.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.8% are under the age of 18 and 8.9% are 65 or older.
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