Editing Providence, New York

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|official_name            = Town of Providence
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'''Providence''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.
The town is on the county's western border, northwest of [[Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs]]. More than half the town is located within the [[Adirondack Park]], and the town also borders the [[Great Sacandaga Lake]].<ref name="archive.org">cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofstate04fren/page/590/mode/2up|name= Gazetter of the State of New York</ref>

== History ==
The area was settled before 1786, but that was the year of any definite settlement, located by Hagedorns Mills.

The town was formed from part of the [[Galway (town), New York|Town of Galway]] in 1796.  The early economy was based on forestry with the harvesting of lumber, and the manufacture of pulpwood being important.

It is currently under consideration for a municipal wireless broadband network to be built in it.

The [[Packer Farm and Barkersville Store]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2013.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130906.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=September 6, 2013|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|45.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|44.0|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}  (2.35%) is water.

The western town line is the border of [[Fulton County, New York|Fulton County]], [[New York (state)|New York]].  The northern part of the town is in the [[Adirondack Park]], and part of the western town line is the shore of [[Great Sacandaga Lake]].

The town is covered in rolling hills, and has many small streams and lakes.<ref name="archive.org"/> Several reservoirs are located in the northeast of the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1515
|1830= 1579
|1840= 1507
|1850= 1458
|1860= 1443
|1870= 1155
|1880= 994
|1890= 874
|1900= 607
|1910= 520
|1920= 462
|1930= 470
|1940= 409
|1950= 369
|1960= 556
|1970= 803
|1980= 1210
|1990= 1360
|2000= 1841
|2010= 1995
|2020= 2075
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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>
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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 1,841 people, 666 households, and 508 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|41.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 909 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 666 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,194, and the median income for a family was $45,202. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $22,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,853.  About 5.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Providence ==
*Barkersville &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] in the southern part of the town on County Road 16.
*Fayville &ndash; A hamlet on the shore of Great Sacandaga Lake on County Road 13 in the northwestern section of town.
*Glenwild &ndash; A hamlet in the northern part of the town, north of Barkersville, and inside the Adirondack Park.
*Green Corners &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town, east of Hagedorns Mills.
*Hagedorns Mills &ndash; A hamlet north of Whiteside Corners on County Road 14.
*Lake Desolation &ndash; A small [[lake]] partly in the town at the eastern town line and County Road 12. Please note the lake is predominantly in [[Greenfield, New York|Greenfield]] and can be found there along with the community of the same name.
*Lake Nancy &ndash; A small lake north of Wiley Corners.
*Long Corners &ndash; A location east of Skinner Corners on County Road 13.
*Shaw Corners &ndash; A hamlet in the southern section of the town on County Road 16.
*Skinner Corners &ndash; A location in the southeastern part of the town on County Road 13.
*Whiteside Mills &ndash; A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town.
*Wiley Corners &ndash; A location in the northeastern part of the town on County Road 16.

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== External links ==
*{{official website|https://townprovidence.digitaltowpath.org:10105/content/}}
{{Saratoga County, New York}}

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[[Category:Towns in Saratoga County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]