Kinderhook (village), New York

Kinderhook is a village located in the Town of Kinderhook in Columbia County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,275.

The Village of Kinderhook is located in the southeast part of the town on US Route 9.

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History

United States President Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, and was known as "Old Kinderhook" which was sometimes abbreviated as "O.K.", thus some sources attribute the use of the phrase "OK" to Van Buren and his supporters.

The area was named by Henry Hudson in 1609 as "Kinderhoeck" (Dutch for children's hook because he had seen native American children frequently playing on a hook extending into the Hudson River. Kinderhook no longer reaches the Hudson River, but this hook was very likely Nutten Hook in Stuyvesant New York, which split off of Kinderhook). First settled by the Dutch around 1640, although the area was part of that surrenderd to the British in 1664. In 1686 the area was granted the Great Kinderhook Patent and organized into one township.

Much of the area's growth did not occur until the 19th century - in 1813 the village had only twenty dwellings. By 1843, the number had grown to 86 and just seven years later there were about 200 buildings and 1400 inhabitants. The size of the village has remained steady since then.

Geography

Kinderhook is located at 42°23'37" North, 73°42'18" West (42.393707, -73.705094)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 1,275 people, 546 households, and 361 families residing in the village. The population density is 257.7/km² (667.7/mi²). There are 576 housing units at an average density of 116.4/km² (301.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.12% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 546 households out of which 29.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% are married couples living together, 6.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% are non-families. 29.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.34 and the average family size is 2.91.

In the village the population is spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village is $57,500, and the median income for a family is $69,115. Males have a median income of $46,827 versus $29,545 for females. The per capita income for the village is $29,047. 2.3% of the population and 0.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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