Medusa, New York

Medusa, New York
—  CDP  —
Medusa, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°26′4″N 74°7′38″W / 42.43444°N 74.12722°W / 42.43444; -74.12722Coordinates: 42°26′4″N 74°7′38″W / 42.43444°N 74.12722°W / 42.43444; -74.12722
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Albany
Area
- Total	6.9 sq mi (17.8 km2)
- Land	6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	376
- Density	55.4/sq mi (21.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	12120
Area code(s)	518
FIPS code	36-46426
GNIS feature ID	0956907

Medusa is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Albany County, New York in the United States. The population was 376 at the 2000 census.

Medusa is a community in the Town of Rensselaerville.

Geography

Medusa is located at 42°26′4″N 74°7′38″W / 42.43444°N 74.12722°W / 42.43444; -74.12722 (42.434449, -74.127248)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (18 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (1.02%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 376 people, 147 households, and 104 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 55.4 per square mile (21.4/km²). There were 183 housing units at an average density of 27.0/sq mi (10.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.20% White, 0.27% Native American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 147 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,688, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,716. About 4.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

First settled in 1786 by Uriah Hall and his son Joshua. Medusa's first name was Hall's Mills after those first settlers. In 1850 the name of the village was changed to Medusa, at that time the village contained a Methodist Episcopal and a "Christian" Church, a hotel, two stores, two mills for grain, turning works, an evaporator, paper mill, carpenter's shop, and two Blacksmith's shops. ^[3]

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Google Books Bicentennial History of Albany: History of Albany County.. Vol.4, pg 914. Retrieved from Google Books July 1, 2010.