The Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in Upstate

Upstate New York

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 New York

New York

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, anchored by the city of Glens Falls

Glens Falls, New York

Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 124,345 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 128,774).

Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants

• Glens Falls
  Glens Falls, New York
  Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census...
  
   (Principal city)
• Kingsbury
  Kingsbury, New York
  Kingsbury is a town in western Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 11,171 at the 2000 census.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Queensbury
  Queensbury, New York
  Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, United States. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county. The population was 25,441 at the 2000 census. The town is named in honor of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III of Great Britain and Ireland. It...
  
    (town)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Fort Ann
  Fort Ann (town), New York
  Fort Ann is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 6,417 at the 2000 census...
  
   (town)
• Fort Edward
  Fort Edward (town), New York
  Fort Edward is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 5,892 at the 2000 census....
  
   (town)
• Glens Falls North
  Glens Falls North, New York
  Glens Falls North is a census-designated place in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP population was 8,061 at the 2000 census...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Granville
  Granville, New York
  Granville is a town on the eastern border of Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (town)
• Hudson Falls
  Hudson Falls, New York
  Hudson Falls is a village located in Washington County, New York, USA. The village is in the southwest part of the town of Kingsbury, on US Route 4. Hudson Falls is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 6,927...
  
   (village)
• West Glens Falls
  West Glens Falls, New York
  West Glens Falls is a census-designated place and hamlet in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 6,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
   (census-designated place)

Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Argyle
  Argyle (town), New York
  Argyle is a town in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,688 at the 2000 census...
  
   (town)
• Chester
  Chester, Warren County, New York
  ----Chester is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,614 at the 2000 census...
  
   (town)
• Fort Edward
  Fort Edward (village), New York
  Fort Edward is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 3,141 at the 2000 census...
  
   (village)
• Granville
  Granville (village), New York
  Granville is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 2,644 at the 2000 census....
  
   (village)
• Lake George
  Lake George (town), New York
  Lake George is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. The population was 3,578 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the lake, Lake George. Within the town is a village also named Lake George. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :The lake was...
  
   (town)
• Lake Luzerne
  Lake Luzerne, New York
  Lake Luzerne is a town in southern Warren County, New York, United States. The town is located within the Adirondack Park. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake Luzerne is west of the city of Glens Falls. The town population was 3,219 at the 2000 census.- History...
  
    (town)
• Salem
  Salem (town), New York
  Salem is a town in eastern Washington County, New York. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,702 at the 2000 census. The town of Salem contains a village also named Salem.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Warrensburg
  Warrensburg (town), New York
  Warrensburg is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. It is centrally located in the county, west of Lake George. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 4,255 at the 2000 census. Like the county, the town is named after General Joseph Warren. U.S....
  
   (town)
• White Creek
  White Creek, New York
  White Creek is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,411 at the 2000 census.-History:...
  
   (town)
• Whitehall
  Whitehall (town), New York
  Whitehall is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 4,035 at the 2000 census.The Town of Whitehall contains a village also named Whitehall.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Whitehall
  Whitehall (village), New York
  Whitehall is a village located in the town of Whitehall in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (village)

Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants

• Bolton
  Bolton, New York
  Bolton is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census. Bolton is on the east border of the county.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Cambridge
  Cambridge (town), New York
  Cambridge is a town in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,158 at the 2005 census.The town of Cambridge contains part of a village, also called Cambridge.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Cambridge
  Cambridge (village), New York
  Cambridge is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census. The village of Cambridge is partly in the town of Cambridge and partly in the town of White Creek...
  
   (village)
• Easton
  Easton, New York
  Easton is a town in southwestern Washington County, New York, United States along the county's western boundary. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,259 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Easton, Connecticut...
  
   (town)
• Greenwich
  Greenwich (town), New York
  Greenwich is a town in the southwest part of Washington County, New York, United States. The town is located on the west border of the county. The population was 4,896 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (town)
• Greenwich
  Greenwich (village), New York
  Greenwich is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 1,902 at the 2000 census. Locals pronounce the name as it appears, in contrast to Greenwich , England...
  
   (village)
• Hartford
  Hartford, New York
  Hartford is a town centrally located in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,279 at the 2000 census.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Hebron
  Hebron, New York
  Hebron is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,773 at the 2000 census...
  
   (town)
• Horicon
  Horicon, New York
  Horicon is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Horicon's population was 1,479 at the 2000 census.Horicon is on the county's north border and is inside the Adirondack Park.- History :...
  
    (town)
• Jackson
  Jackson, New York
  Jackson is a town in southeastern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,718 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Andrew Jackson.- History :...
  
   (town)
• Johnsburg
  Johnsburg, New York
  Johnsburg is a town in the northwest corner of Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,450 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Thurman, an early settler and founder. Johnsburg is the largest town in...
  
    (town)
• Lake Luzerne-Hadley
  Lake Luzerne-Hadley, New York
  Lake Luzerne-Hadley is a census-designated place in Saratoga and Warren counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 2,240 at the 2000 census...
  
   (census-designated place; partial)
• Thurman
  Thurman, New York
  Thurman is a town in the western part of Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,199 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Thurman, an early landowner...
  
   (town)

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

• Argyle
  Argyle (village), New York
  Argyle is a village in the town of Argyle in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 289 at the 2000 census...
  
   (village)
• Dresden
  Dresden, Washington County, New York
  Dresden is a town in northern Washington County, New York, U.S. in the United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (town)
• Fort Ann
  Fort Ann (village), New York
  Fort Ann is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 471 at the 2000 census...
  
   (village)
• Hague
  Hague, New York
  Hague is a town in northeastern Warren County, New York, United States located on the scenic Lake George. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 854 at the 2000 census...
  
   (town)
• Hampton
  Hampton, New York
  Hampton is a town in northeastern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 871 at the 2000 census....
  
   (town)
• Lake George
  Lake George (village), New York
  The Village of Lake George is a village within the town of Lake George in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 985 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   (village)
• Putnam
  Putnam, New York
  Putnam is a town in northern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 645 at the 2000 census...
  
   (town)
• Salem
  Salem (village), New York
  Salem is a village located in the town of Salem in Washington County, New York. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 964 at the 2000 census....
  
   (village)
• Stony Creek
  Stony Creek, New York
  Stony Creek is a town in the southwest part of Warren County, New York, United States. It is northwest of the city of Glens Falls and is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 743 at the 2000 census. The town is named for a stream that flows through it...
  
    (town)

Hamlets

• East Greenwich
  East Greenwich (hamlet), New York
  East Greenwich is a hamlet in the Town of Greenwich in Washington County, New York . It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
   (hamlet)
• Chestertown
  Chestertown, New York
  Chestertown is a hamlet in Warren County, New York, United States, in the Adirondack Mountains, in the Town of Chester. The population was 2,187 at the 2000 census. The community is located by the junction of Route 8 and U.S. Route 9....
  
   (hamlet)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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 of 2000, there were 124,345 people, 48,184 households, and 32,843 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 96.25% White, 1.75% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $38,433, and the median income for a family was $45,147. Males had a median income of $32,230 versus $22,220 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the MSA was $19,343.