Editing West Sand Lake, New York

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|official_name    = West Sand Lake, New York
|settlement_type  = [[Hamlet (New York)|Hamlet]] and [[census-designated place|CDP]]
|nickname         = Old Best 
|motto            =

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|subdivision_name2    = [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Sand Lake, New York|Sand Lake]]
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|government_type      = Town Board and Council
|leader_title         = Town Supervisor
|leader_name          = Flora Fasoldt (D)
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|area_total_km2       = 12.58
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 2616
|population_density_km2   = 211.81
|population_density_sq_mi = 548.54

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|elevation_m          = 160
|elevation_ft         = 525
|coordinates          = {{coord|42|38|40|N|73|36|21|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code          = 12196
|area_code            = [[Area code 518|518]]
|blank_name           = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info           = 36-80863<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website              = www.TownofSandLake.us
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'''West Sand Lake''' is a [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] within the town of  [[Sand Lake, New York|Sand Lake]] in [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,616 people in 2020.<ref>United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, West Sand Lake CDP, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=West%20Sand%20Lake%20CDP,%20New%20York</ref> The community is located in the northwestern corner of the [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[Sand Lake, New York|Sand Lake]].

==Geography==
West Sand Lake is located at {{Coord|42|38|40|N|73|36|21|W|type:city}} (42.644579, -73.605928).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}  (0.84%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2616
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of 2015, there were 2,845 people living in the town. The [[population density]] was 592.71 per square mile. The racial makeup of West Sand Lake was 95.8% Non Hispanic [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], .6 % [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] were 1.7% of the population. There were 907 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in West Sand Lake was $85,000, and the median income for a family was $92,367. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $36,235 About 5.0% of families and 7.8 of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.

The area has a population density of 592.71 people per sq. mile.

==Notable people==
* [[Douglas Marland]], writer
* [[Edward W. Pattison]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] 1975–1979

==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Rensselaer County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Rensselaer County, New York]]