Greenville is a town on the northern border of Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 3,741 at the 2020 census. The town contains a hamlet also named Greenville.
History.
The area of the town was first settled "circa" 1774. The town was established in 1803 as "Greenfield" from the towns of Coxsackie and Durham. The adjoining town is "Freehold", just south of Greenville.
In 1810, the Greenville town population was 2,300, but by 1900 that figure had fallen to 1,362.
Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.49%, is water.
The northern town line is the border of Albany County. The town is partly in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
Demographics.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 3,316 people, 1,345 households, and 918 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.95% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
There were 1,345 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,423, and the median income for a family was $45,880. Males had a median income of $35,217 versus $25,216 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,113. About 6.2% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.