Editing Medusa, New York

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| name                     = Medusa, New York
| settlement_type          = [[Hamlet (New York)|Hamlet]]
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| subdivision_name1        = [[New York (state)|New York]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Rensselaerville, New York|Rensselaerville]]
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| population_total         = 376
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| postal_code              = 12120
| area_code                = [[Area code 518|518]]
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'''Medusa''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] in the [[Rensselaerville, New York|Town of Rensselaerville]], in [[Albany County, New York]], United States. The population was 376 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], which listed the community as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP),<ref name="2000 Census Gazetteer">
  {{cite web
 |url=https://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/places2k.txt
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021217013043/http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/places2k.txt
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=December 17, 2002
 |title=Places
 |work=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files
 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |accessdate=January 13, 2013
}}
</ref> but it was not included as a CDP in the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="2010 Census Gazetteer">
  {{cite web
  |url= https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/2010_place_list_36.txt
  |title= Places: New York
  |work= Census 2010 Gazetteer Files
  |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]]
  |accessdate = January 13, 2013
  }}
</ref><ref>
  {{cite web
  | url = https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-34.pdf
  | title = New York: 2010, Population and Housing Unit County, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-34)
  | date = June 2012
  | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]
  | accessdate = January 13, 2013
  | quote = Deleted CDPs: Coeymans (part annexed to Ravena village), Delmar, and Medusa.
  }}
</ref>

==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 Church of Great Britain|Methodist Episcopal]] and a "Christian" Church, a hotel, two stores, two [[Gristmill|mills for grain]], [[Woodturning|turning]] works, an [[evaporator]], [[paper mill]], [[Carpentry|carpenter's shop]], and two [[Blacksmith|Blacksmith's]] shops.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6UdbEIAEit8C&q=Medusa&pg=PA917 Google Books] Bicentennial History of Albany: History of Albany County.. Vol.4, pg 914. Retrieved from Google Books July 1, 2010.</ref>

==Geography==
Medusa is located at {{coord|42|26|12|N|074|07|48|W|region:US-NY_type:city|display=inline}} (42.4367469, -74.1301365) and its [[elevation]] is {{convert|804|ft|0}}.<ref name="GNIS"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.86|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.79|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|km2}}  (1.02%) is water.<ref name="2000 Census Gazetteer"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 376 people, 147 households, and 104 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|55.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 183 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rensselaerville.com/ Town of Rensselaerville], official website

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[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Albany County, New York]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in New York (state)]]