Westerlo, New York
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State Route 32 - Westerlo, NY
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 Location in Albany County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°30′41″N 74°2′46″W / 42.51139°N 74.04611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Albany |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Supervisor | Richard H. Rapp (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 58.6 sq mi (151.6 km2) |
| • Land | 57.9 sq mi (149.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,361 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 12055, 12193 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-79851 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979619 |
Westerlo is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,361 at the 2010 census.
The town is on the south border of Albany County.
Westerlo was formed from parts of the Towns of Coeymans and Rensselaerville in 1815. It is named after Rev. Eilardus Westerlo (1738–1790), who was minister of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church (now called The First Church) in Albany, NY, from 1760 to 1790.It was originally named Chestertown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 58.5 square miles (152 km2), of which, 57.9 square miles (150 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (1.14%) is water. It was originally named Chestertown.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,466 people, 1,326 households, and 970 families residing in the town. The population density was 59.9 people per square mile (23.1/km²). There were 1,537 housing units at an average density of 26.6 per square mile (10.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.27% White, 0.55% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 1,326 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.06.
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