Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, United States.[5] The town is located in the southeastern part of the county. The population was 25,441 at the 2000 census.[4] The town is named in honor of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III of Great Britain and Ireland.[2] It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.[6] Although mostly north of the city of Glens Falls, Queensbury surrounds the city on three sides.[7]
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, a Six Flags theme park, is located in northwest Queensbury. West Mountain, a downhill skiing area, is located in the southwestern part of town.[7]
History
Major efforts at settlement began with the Queensbury Patent in 1762, which enticed Quaker settlers to move into the area known as the "Township of Queensbury" the next year. The Quakers left during the Revolutionary War and returned in 1783 when hostilities ended in the area.[2]
In 1786, the town was re-established as the town of Queensbury. In 1788, the town included all of what is today Warren County.[2] It lost territory in 1792 when the town of Fairfield (Lake Luzerne) was formed and again in 1810 to form part of the town of Caldwell (Lake George). In 1908, the then largest village within Queensbury, Glens Falls, incorporated as a city and became a separate municipality.[2][8] The town of Queensbury surpasses the city of Glens Falls in population.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.81 square miles (167.9 km²), of which, 63.01 square miles (163.2 km²) of it is land and 1.80 square miles (4.7 km²) of it (2.78%) is water.[3]
The south town line is defined by the border with the city of Glens Falls and the Hudson River, across which lies Saratoga County, New York. The east town line is the border of Washington County, New York. The northern border is defined by the town of Lake George and the body of water, Lake George, itself. The west town line is the border with the town of Lake Luzerne. Parts of western and northern Queensbury are within the Adirondack Park.[9]
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,441 people, 9,948 households, and 7,162 families residing in the town. The population density was 403.8 people per square mile (155.9/km²). There were 11,223 housing units at an average density of 178.1/sq mi (68.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.54% White, 0.55% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.[4]
There were 9,948 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.[4]
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.[4]
The median income for a household in the town was $47,225, and the median income for a family was $54,880. Males had a median income of $39,260 versus $25,036 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,096. About 3.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.[4]
Government
Queensbury is a town of the first class, and as such has a town board with a town supervisor and four councilmen[1]. The town established a ward system in 1985, whereby the town was divided into four wards. While the supervisor is elected by the entire town electorate, each councilman is elected by only the electorate of the ward he or she will be representing. The town also has an ethics board, planning board, and zoning board of appeals.[10] At the county level, Queensbury is entitled to five of the 20 seats on the Warren County Board of Supervisors. Glens Falls also gets five seats, whereas the remaining ten towns in the county receive one seat each.[11]
Education
Public School Districts
The town of Queensbury falls within four public school districts:[12]
- Glens Falls City School District
- Hudson Falls Central School District
- Lake George Central School District
- Queensbury Union Free School District
Post Secondary Education
Communities and locations in Queensbury
- Assembly Point – A hamlet located on a peninsula by the same name.[14]
- Brayton – A hamlet[15] in the northeastern part of town.[16]
- Cleverdale – A hamlet located on Ripley Point, a peninsula.[14]
- East Lake George – A hamlet in the northern part of the town and including part of the town of Fort Ann. The hamlet has been attempting to incorporate into a village since 2005.[17]
- Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL) – An airport, also known as the Warren County Airport, in the southeastern part of the town.[14]
- French Mountain – A hamlet[15] northwest of Glen Lake that shares its name with the mountain to its northeast.
- Glen Lake – A lake and hamlet north of Glens Falls North.
- Glens Falls North – a census-designated place along the northern borders of Glens Falls and West Glens Falls.[18]
- Harrisena – A hamlet[15] roughly following State Route 9L in the northern section of the town which borders Lake George. Granted to American Revolutionary War spy Moses Harris for his service in the war.[19]
- Jenkinsville – A hamlet located in the east part of the town near the Queensbury-Kingsbury-Fort Ann town lines. Denoted on some maps as "Queensbury".[14][15]
- Kattskill Bay – A hamlet in the northeastern-most area of the town.[14]
- Lake Sunnyside – A small lake and hamlet in the east-central portion of the town.
- Oneida Corners – A hamlet at the modern junction of Sunnyside Road and State Route 9L.[15]
- Paradise Beach – A hamlet in the vicinity of The Great Escape and Round Pond on County Route 17.[20]
- Rockhurst – A hamlet in the vicinity of Sheldon Point, a peninsula.[14]
- West Glens Falls – A hamlet[15] and census-designated place bordering the west side of the city of Glens Falls.[18]
- Other hamlets: South Queensbury, Top O' the World, West Mountain[15]
References
- ^ a b "Town Government". http://www.queensbury.net/Supervisor/government.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ a b c d e VanDyke, Marilyn. "Brief History of Queensbury, NY". Historian, Town of Queensbury. http://www.queensbury.net/Historian/TOQHistory.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ a b "New York by Place and County Subdivision". American FactFinder. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US36&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ZI1&-format=ST-7&-_sse=on. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/99mfips.txt. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ a b "Recreational Opportunities". Department of Community Development, Town of Queensbury. http://www.queensbury.net/GIS/rec_ops.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ Glens Falls Historical Association (1978). Bridging The Years: Glens Falls, New York 1763-1978. Glens Falls, NY: Glens Falls Historical Association. ISBN 0-8081-3885-5.
- ^ a b "(Map of Queensbury)". Town of Queensbury Community Development Department. http://www.queensbury.net/GIS/town_map.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ "Boards and Committees - Town of Queensbury". http://www.queensbury.net/Boards.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Warren County". EDC Warren County. http://www.edcwc.org/regional.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "(Map of Queensbury School Districts)". Town of Queensbury Community Development Department. http://www.queensbury.net/GIS/school_dist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "SUNY: Complete Campus List". The State University of New York. http://www.suny.edu/student/campuses_complete_list.cfm. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ a b c d e f JIMAPCO, Inc.. Warren County; Glens Falls Queensbury Lake George; New York State [map], 8th edition. (1996)
- ^ a b c d e f g VanDyke, Marilyn. "Oneida Hamlet". http://www.queensbury.net/Historian/Oneida/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ New York State Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Clearinghouse. NYS Department of Transportation Raster Quadrangle M49 [map], 1992 edition. Retrieved on 2009-05-13.
- ^ "(Village of East Lake George) Home Page". http://www.villageofeastlakegeorge.org/. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ a b "Urbanized Area Outline Map (Census 2000); Glens Falls, NY". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/urbanarea/uaoutline/UA2000/ua33598/ua33598_01.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ History of Warren County, H. P. Smith - Chapter XXV: History of the Patent and Town of Queensbury - Part 4
- ^ New York State Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Clearinghouse. NYS Department of Transportation Raster Quadrangle N49 [map], 1992 edition. Retrieved on 2009-05-13.
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