Argyle (village), New York

History

The village was eventually formed from lands designated in the Argyle Patent of May 21, 1764, located in Albany County within the British Colonial Province of New York. After the American Revolutionary War Argyle was part of Washington County which had been renamed to honor American General George Washington in the newly established State of New York. The village developed slower than the town of Argyle and was officially established on March 27, 1838.

From 1806 to 1906, the Washington County Clerk's Office, because of Argyle's central location in the county, resided within the Village. From 1870 to 1906 the Clerk's Office was located in the brick building now occupied by the Argyle branch of Arrow Bank.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 mi2, all land.

Argyle is located on NY Route 40; a north–south state highway which runs through both the town and village of Argyle. NY Route 197, an east–west state highway, crosses the Hudson River at nearby Fort Edward and ends in the village at a junction with NY Route 40. The Moses Kill, a stream where early settlers built small mills, flows through the village crossing underneath NY Route 197 before eventually emptying into the Hudson River, south of Fort Edward. [[File:Village of Argyle, New York. July 2022.jpg|thumb|Downtown Argyle business district with Arrow Bank, Argyle Hardware, Stewart's Shop, and Main Street Variety.]]

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 289 people living within the Village of Argyle. The population density was 810.9 /mi2. There were 150 housing units, with 134 occupied, at an average density of 370.4 /mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 91.3% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 6.9% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.

There were 117 households, 45.3% were married couples living together, 38.5% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 6.8% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average family size was 4.0.

In the village the median age was 38.3, with the population spread out, with 32% under the age of 18, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. 10.1% had a disability and 9.6% of the population had no health insurance. 4.8% were veterans.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,500, for a family was $60,625 and for a married couple with family $88,750. About 18.9% of the population was below the poverty line, including 28.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.3% of those 65 or over.

References

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau.
3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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5. ''Gazetteer and Business Directory of Washington County, N.Y. For 1871; Hamilton Child dated 1871.'' Retrieved January 17, 2019.
6. Argyle 1764-2014; Argyle Historian's Office (2013).
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.