West Sand Lake
| West Sand Lake, New York | |
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| CDP | |
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| Nickname(s): Old Best | |
 Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York. |
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 West Sand Lake, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°38′40″N 73°36′21″W / 42.64444°N 73.60583°WCoordinates: 42°38′40″N 73°36′21″W / 42.64444°N 73.60583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Board and Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Flora Fasoldt (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population (United States Census, 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,660 people |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12196 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-80863 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0970858 |
| Website | www.TownofSandLake.us |
West Sand Lake is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,660 people at the 2010 census. The community is located in the northwest corner of the town of Sand Lake.
West Sand Lake is located at 42°38′40″N 73°36′21″W / 42.64444°N 73.60583°W (42.644579, -73.605928).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), of which, 4.7 square miles (12 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.84%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2660 people residing in the CDP. The population density was 739.1 per square mile (198.7/km²). The racial makeup of West Sand Lake was 95.8% Non Hispanic White, .2% African American, 0.08% Native American, .6 % Asian, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.
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