Editing Stockport, New York

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[[File:Stockport, New York (408874434).jpg|thumb|right|220px|Stockport, New York]]
'''Stockport''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,670 at the 2020 census,<ref name="census.gov">US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Stockport town, Columbia County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Stockport%20town,%20Columbia%20County,%20New%20York Accessed December 27, 2022</ref> down from 2,815 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602171443| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212155149/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602171443| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stockport town, Columbia County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>

Stockport is in the northwestern part of the county, along the [[Hudson River]].

== History ==
The region was settled around 1657 and the [[Staats House (Stockport, New York)|Staats House]] dates from this early period.

Stockport was created in 1833 from parts of the towns of [[Ghent, New York|Ghent]] and [[Stuyvesant, New York|Stuyvesant]] and the city of [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]]. The [[Church of St. John the Evangelist (Stockport, New York)|Church of St. John the Evangelist]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|34.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|30.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 11.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The western town line is defined by the center of the [[Hudson River]], which marks the border of [[Greene County, New York|Greene County]]. [[Stockport Creek]] is a tributary of the Hudson that is formed near the center of the town by the junction of [[Kinderhook Creek|Kinderhook]] and [[Claverack Creek|Claverack creeks]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1815
|1850= 1655
|1860= 1445
|1870= 1438
|1880= 1980
|1890= 2345
|1900= 2719
|1910= 2506
|1920= 1909
|1930= 2422
|1940= 2229
|1950= 2054
|1960= 2025
|1970= 2324
|1980= 2847
|1990= 3085
|2000= 2933
|2010= 2815
|2020= 2670
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|estref= 
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> 2020<ref name="census.gov">US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Stockport town, Columbia County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Stockport%20town,%20Columbia%20County,%20New%20York Accessed December 27, 2022</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,933 people, 1,116 households, and 805 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|251.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,204 housing units at an average density of {{convert|103.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.81% of the population.

There were 1,116 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,107, and the median income for a family was $46,857. Males had a median income of $33,664 versus $25,959 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,137.  About 10.0% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Stockport ==
*'''[[Columbiaville, New York|Columbiaville]]''' &ndash; A hamlet near the geographic center of town, north of Stockport Creek on [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|U.S. Route 9]].
*'''Rossman''' &ndash; A hamlet northeast of Columbiaville by Kinderhook Creek.
*'''Stockport''' &ndash; The hamlet of Stockport is south of Stockport Creek on Route 9.
*'''[[Stottville, New York|Stottville]]''' &ndash; A hamlet near the southern town line.

Stockport is served by two volunteer fire companies, the Stockport Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccnyfireapparatus.net/id44.html |title=STOCKPORT FIRE CO. NO. 1 |website=www.ccnyfireapparatus.net |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005005532/http://www.ccnyfireapparatus.net/id44.html |archive-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> and the Stottville Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2.

==Notable person==
*[[Wilfred Holmes|Jasper Holmes]] (1900–1986), US Navy Intelligence Analyst

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://townofstockport.org Town of Stockport official website]
* [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/columbia/stock/index_stock.htm  Historical information about Stockport]

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[[Category:Towns in Columbia County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River]]