Palatine Bridge, New York

For the bridge in Greater Manchester, see Palatine Bridge, Salford.

Palatine Bridge, New York
Village
Palatine Bridge, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Montgomery
Area
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	344 ft (105 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	737
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13428
Area code(s)	518
FIPS code	36-56110
GNIS feature ID	0959768

Palatine Bridge is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. The basis of the name is the community's location in a region settled by Palatine Germans. The Village of Palatine Bridge is in the Town of Palatine. The community is in the western part of the county, west of Amsterdam.

History

Palatine Bridge was settled in 1723.

A bridge across the Mohawk River here built in 1798 gave the community its name.

The village was incorporated in 1867.

The Frey House, Palatine Bridge Freight House, and Webster Wagner House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable people

• Eli Cook, former Mayor of Buffalo, New York
• John G. McMynn, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, educator
• Webster Wagner, local postmaster, state politician, and railroad inventor

Geography

Palatine Bridge is located at (42.910890, -74.574827).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (6.32%) is water.

The village is on the north side of the Mohawk River across from the Village of Canajoharie and the New York State Thruway.

New York State Route 5 (Grand Street) passes through Palatine Bridge, where it intersects with New York State Route 10 (Lafayette Street).

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	493		—
1880	332		−32.7%
1900	360		—
1910	392		8.9%
1920	443		13.0%
1930	503		13.5%
1940	585		16.3%
1950	592		1.2%
1960	578		−2.4%
1970	601		4.0%
1980	604		0.5%
1990	520		−13.9%
2000	706		35.8%
2010	737		4.4%
Est. 2014	762		3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 706 people, 276 households, and 179 families residing in the village. The population density was 795.2 people per square mile (306.3/km²). There were 306 housing units at an average density of 344.6 per square mile (132.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.30% White, 0.14% African American, 1.27% Asian, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 276 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 34.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,361, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $30,125 versus $22,014 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,285. About 8.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Canajoharie/Palatine Bridge information