Round Lake, New York

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Round Lake is a village in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 604 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a circular lake adjacent to the village.

The Village of Round Lake is in the Town of Malta.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The village began in 1869 as a summer camp meeting locale for groups of Methodists. At first visitors lived in tents and wagons, but by 1872 more permanent structures appeared. After the original association that governed the community was dissolved, the village was incorporated in 1969.

[edit] Geography

The village is located on the west side of a lake called Round Lake.

Round Lake is located at 42°56′12″N, 73°47′37″W (42.936784, -73.793661)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.69%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 604 people, 257 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density was 215.9/km² (558.7/mi²). There were 280 housing units at an average density of 100.1/km² (259.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.19% White, 0.50% African American, 0.83% Native American, 1.16% Asian, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 257 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,409, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $35,859 versus $30,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,320. About 1.3% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 42.936784° -73.793661°
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	Municipalities and Communities of Saratoga County, New York (County seat: Ballston Spa)
Cities	Mechanicville \| Saratoga Springs
Villages	Ballston Spa \| Corinth \| Galway \| Round Lake \| Schuylerville \| South Glens Falls \| Stillwater \| Victory \| Waterford
Towns	Ballston \| Charlton \| Clifton Park \| Corinth \| Day \| Edinburg \| Galway \| Greenfield \| Hadley \| Halfmoon Malta \| Moreau \| Northumberland \| Providence \| Saratoga \| Stillwater \| Waterford \| Wilton
Hamlets	Ballston Lake \| Burnt Hills \| Country Knolls \| Crescent \| Gansevoort \| Rexford