Marbletown, New York
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Marbletown is a town
in Ulster County
, New York
, United States
. The population was 5,854 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Marbletown is near the center of Ulster County, southwest of the City of Kingston
. US 209 and NY 213
pass through the town. It is at the eastern edge of the Catskill Park.
Part of Marbletown was used in 1823 to form the Town of Olive
and another part was used in 1844 to form the Town of Rosendale
. The Town of Marbletown was formed in 1844.
The Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown, in 1873-74, brought a bastardy suit against a man from Newburgh, Frank Fullerton, which was tried in the Ulster County Court and Court of Sessions and was reported in THE DAILY FREEMAN of Kingston in its March 21, 1874 edition. The complainant was an unmarried girl name Jenny Tenike (more likely, the proper spelling is 'Ten Eyck') of Marlborough. She gave birth to a child in July, 1873 and named the father as Fullerton, since she claimed to have had relations with him in a vacant lot in Newburgh nine months prior to the birth. Another Newburgher named Archibald Wiseman, 22 years old, admitted in court that he had had 'improper relations' with her at a hotel in Fishkill Landing at about the same time. And...another prospective father named George Merritt of Marlborough had fled Marlborough and the state the day after Jennie gave birth. The case against Fullerton was dismissed. (One of Wiseman's...and Fullerton's...friends in Newburgh, "Benny Odell" Benjamin B. Odell, Jr, son of a one-time mayor of Newburgh, was at college at the time of this trial and later became a US Congresssman, and after that, the Governor of New York State for two terms beginning in 1900. Odell was not implicated in any way in this affair, other than for the fact that Archie had written a letter to him at college describing the 'Tenike' incidents, as they related to the TenIke incidents.)
Marbletown was also the birthplace of Leona Helmsley
.
Marbletown is the country residence of actors Willem Dafoe
and Aidan Quinn
, Julia Roberts
, Steve Buscemi
, 'Cousin Brucie' Morrow and Rachel Weisz
.
, the town has a total area of 55.2 square miles (143 km²), of which, 54.6 square miles (141.4 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.11%) is water.
Rondout Creek
and Esopus Creek
flow through the town.
of 2000, there were 5,854 people, 2,386 households, and 1,598 families residing in the town. The population density
was 107.3 people per square mile (41.4/km²). There were 2,846 housing units at an average density of 52.1 per square mile (20.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.46% White, 1.38% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.53% from other races
, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 2,386 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples
living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $54,085. Males had a median income of $40,640 versus $30,130 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $23,962. About 4.4% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Town
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in Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 5,854 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Marbletown is near the center of Ulster County, southwest of the City of Kingston
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
. US 209 and NY 213
New York State Route 213
New York State Route 213 is a state highway located entirely in Ulster County. It runs from the eastern Catskills to downtown Kingston....
pass through the town. It is at the eastern edge of the Catskill Park.
History
The area was settled around 1669 but received its patent (to Henry Beekman, Thomas Garton, and Charles Brodhead) only in 1703. The community of Marbletown once served briefly as the state capital.Part of Marbletown was used in 1823 to form the Town of Olive
Olive, New York
Olive is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 4,579 at the 2000 census.The Town of Olive is an interior town of Ulster County. The town is west of Kingston, New York and is inside the Catskill Park.- History :...
and another part was used in 1844 to form the Town of Rosendale
Rosendale, New York
Rosendale is a town in the center of Ulster County, New York, United States. It once contained a village of the same name, which was dissolved through a vote. The population was 6,075 at the 2010 census.- History :...
. The Town of Marbletown was formed in 1844.
The Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown, in 1873-74, brought a bastardy suit against a man from Newburgh, Frank Fullerton, which was tried in the Ulster County Court and Court of Sessions and was reported in THE DAILY FREEMAN of Kingston in its March 21, 1874 edition. The complainant was an unmarried girl name Jenny Tenike (more likely, the proper spelling is 'Ten Eyck') of Marlborough. She gave birth to a child in July, 1873 and named the father as Fullerton, since she claimed to have had relations with him in a vacant lot in Newburgh nine months prior to the birth. Another Newburgher named Archibald Wiseman, 22 years old, admitted in court that he had had 'improper relations' with her at a hotel in Fishkill Landing at about the same time. And...another prospective father named George Merritt of Marlborough had fled Marlborough and the state the day after Jennie gave birth. The case against Fullerton was dismissed. (One of Wiseman's...and Fullerton's...friends in Newburgh, "Benny Odell" Benjamin B. Odell, Jr, son of a one-time mayor of Newburgh, was at college at the time of this trial and later became a US Congresssman, and after that, the Governor of New York State for two terms beginning in 1900. Odell was not implicated in any way in this affair, other than for the fact that Archie had written a letter to him at college describing the 'Tenike' incidents, as they related to the TenIke incidents.)
Marbletown was also the birthplace of Leona Helmsley
Leona Helmsley
Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley was an American businesswoman and real estate entrepreneur. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname Queen of Mean...
.
Marbletown is the country residence of actors Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group...
and Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
-Early life:Quinn was born in Chicago, Illinois to Irish parents. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and raised in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois, as well as in Dublin and Birr, County Offaly in Ireland. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of...
, Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...
, Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs,...
, 'Cousin Brucie' Morrow and Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz born 7 March 1970)is an English-American film and theatre actress and former fashion model. She started her acting career at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where she co-founded the theatrical group Cambridge Talking Tongues...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 55.2 square miles (143 km²), of which, 54.6 square miles (141.4 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.11%) is water.
Rondout Creek
Rondout Creek
Rondout Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River in Ulster and Sullivan counties, New York, USA. It rises on Rocky Mountain in the eastern Catskills, flows south into Rondout Reservoir, part of New York City's water supply network, then into the valley between the Catskills and the Shawangunk...
and Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains of the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Ulster County to the Hudson at Saugerties. Many tributaries...
flow through the town.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5,854 people, 2,386 households, and 1,598 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 107.3 people per square mile (41.4/km²). There were 2,846 housing units at an average density of 52.1 per square mile (20.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.46% White, 1.38% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.53% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 2,386 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $54,085. Males had a median income of $40,640 versus $30,130 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 town was $23,962. About 4.4% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Marbletown
- Atwood – A hamlet on Route 213, west of Lomontville.
- Kripplebush – A hamlet near the south town line.
- Lapla – A hamlet in the northern part of the town.
- Lomontville – A hamlet west of Marbletown village.
- Lyonsville – A hamlet near the south town line, west of Kripplebush.
- Marbletown – The hamlet of Marbletown is located on Route 209.
- Pacama – A hamlet in the northern part of the town.
- Stone RidgeStone Ridge, New YorkStone Ridge is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,173 at the 2000 census.Stone Ridge is located in the Town of Marbletown, along US 209 where it overlaps NY 213.-Geography:...
– A location south of Marbletown village on Route 209 - The Vly – A hamlet in the western part of the town.