Editing Nelsonville, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Nelsonville, New York
| settlement_type                 = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| image_skyline                   = Fish and Fur Club.jpg
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = Village Hall
| image_flag                      = 
| image_seal                      = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                       = Putnam County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Nelsonville highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 260px
| map_caption                     = Location in [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].

<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]]
| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = Board of Trustees
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Chris Winward
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| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 2.68
| area_land_km2                   = 2.68
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi                = 1.03
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 1.03
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 624
| population_density_km2          = 233.04
| population_density_sq_mi        = 603.48

<!-- General information -->| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset                      = −5
| timezone_DST                    = EDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = −4
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 57
| elevation_ft                    = 187
| coordinates                     = {{Coord|41|25|28|N|73|56|39|W|region:US-NY_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code                     = 10516
| area_code                       = [[Area code 845|845]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 36-49781
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 0970401
| website                         = {{URL|http://villageofnelsonville.org/}}
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'''Nelsonville''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] located in the town of [[Philipstown, New York|Philipstown]] in [[Putnam County, New York]], United States. The population was 624 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Nelsonville village, Putnam County, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=June 14, 2012}}</ref>

Nelsonville Lies in the [[Hudson Highlands]]  directly east of the village of [[Cold Spring, New York|Cold Spring]]. On Main Street, the border is roughly demarcated by the western property line of the [[First Baptist Church of Cold Spring (Nelsonville, New York)|Baptist Church]] at the height of land, and by the property line along the rear of the church lot, extending south toward the Cold Spring Cemetery.

Along with its neighbor, Cold Spring, the village is known for being a small, picturesque enclave with a historic housing stock. It is a popular weekend and fall foliage destination for New York City residents, and the origin of several well-known hiking trails that traverse the Hudson Highlands. The village is served by the [[Cold Spring station (Metro-North)|Cold Spring]] [[Metro-North Railroad]] stop on the [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]].

==History==
Nelsonville is named after the Nelson family, early residents in the area. The [[West Point Foundry]] Association's operations supported many of the residents of the settlement, directly or indirectly.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_KgsOFAXmGYC&dq=History+of+Nelsonville%2C+NY&pg=PA150 Blake, William J., ''The History of Putnam County, N.Y.'', Baker & Scribner, Dutchess County, N.Y., 1849]</ref> It was incorporated as a village in 1855.<ref name=von>[http://www.villageofnelsonville.org/ Village of Nelsonville]</ref> The post office opened in 1888.<ref name=Grace>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Xbd-rXKJ2eEC&dq=History+of+Nelsonville%2C+NY&pg=PA127 Grace, Trudie, A., ''Around Cold Spring'', Arcadia Publishing, 2011] {{ISBN|9780738575971}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nelsonville is located at {{Coord|41|25|28|N|73|56|39|W|type:city_region:US-NY}} (41.424550, −73.944170).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

Immediately to the north of Nelsonville is Mount Taurus, known to residents of Nelsonville as [[Bull Hill]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 541
|1900= 624
|1910= 765
|1920= 412
|1930= 470
|1940= 457
|1950= 522
|1960= 555
|1970= 583
|1980= 567
|1990= 585
|2000= 565
|2010= 628
|2020= 624
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 565 people, 222 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|541.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 246 housing units at an average density of {{convert|235.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.72% of the population.

There were 222 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,000, and the median income for a family was $67,778. Males had a median income of $42,206 versus $45,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $24,853. About 3.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is the [[Haldane Central School District]]<!--UNI 13230-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36079_putnam/DC20SD_C36079.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Putnam County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36079_putnam/DC20SD_C36079_SD2MS.txt See text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://villageofnelsonville.org/ Village of Nelsonville]
* [http://www.highlandscurrent.com/ The Highlands Current]

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[[Category:Villages in Putnam County, New York]]