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Watervliet is a city
City

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 in Albany County
Albany County, New York

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, New York
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, United States
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. The population was 10,207 as of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States 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 Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
.

The City of Watervliet is north of Albany, New York
Albany, New York

Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....
 and is at the east border of the Town of Colonie. The city is also known as "the Arsenal City." Watervliet is also the home of Gus' Hot Dogs, a famous local eatery.

explorer Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson was an England sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. After several voyages on behalf of English merchants to explore a prospective Northeast Passage to China, Hudson explored the region around modern New York City while looking for a western route to the Orient under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company....
 arrived in the area of Watervliet around 1609. The area was first settled in 1643 as part of the Rensselaerwyck
Rensselaerwyck

Rensselaerswyck is the name of a colonial estate that was located in what is now New York, USA.The estate was originally deeded by the Dutch West India Company in 1630 to Kiliaen van Rensselaer a Holland merchant and the company's primary investor....
 Patroon
Patroon

A patroon was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America . By charter of 1629, the Dutch West India Company first started to grant this title and land to some of its invested members....
ship (see: Kiliaen Van Rensselaer
Kiliaen van Rensselaer

Kiliaen van Rensselaer , was a Netherlands merchant who was heavily involved in the Colonial America trade market.He was born near Hasselt , the son of Hendrick van Rensselaer and Maria Pafraet, both from Amsterdam....
).

In 1774, the Shakers
Shakers

The United Society of Believers in Christ?s Second Appearing, known as the Shakers, is a Protestant religious denomination.Origins...
 settled in the Watervliet region.






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Watervliet is a city
City

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 in Albany County
Albany County, New York

Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England....
, New York
New York

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, United States
United States

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. The population was 10,207 as of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States 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 Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
.

The City of Watervliet is north of Albany, New York
Albany, New York

Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....
 and is at the east border of the Town of Colonie. The city is also known as "the Arsenal City." Watervliet is also the home of Gus' Hot Dogs, a famous local eatery.

History

The explorer Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson was an England sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. After several voyages on behalf of English merchants to explore a prospective Northeast Passage to China, Hudson explored the region around modern New York City while looking for a western route to the Orient under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company....
 arrived in the area of Watervliet around 1609. The area was first settled in 1643 as part of the Rensselaerwyck
Rensselaerwyck

Rensselaerswyck is the name of a colonial estate that was located in what is now New York, USA.The estate was originally deeded by the Dutch West India Company in 1630 to Kiliaen van Rensselaer a Holland merchant and the company's primary investor....
 Patroon
Patroon

A patroon was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America . By charter of 1629, the Dutch West India Company first started to grant this title and land to some of its invested members....
ship (see: Kiliaen Van Rensselaer
Kiliaen van Rensselaer

Kiliaen van Rensselaer , was a Netherlands merchant who was heavily involved in the Colonial America trade market.He was born near Hasselt , the son of Hendrick van Rensselaer and Maria Pafraet, both from Amsterdam....
).

In 1774, the Shakers
Shakers

The United Society of Believers in Christ?s Second Appearing, known as the Shakers, is a Protestant religious denomination.Origins...
 settled in the Watervliet region. The "Town of Watervliet" was founded in 1788 and included all of the county except Albany
Albany, New York

Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....
. This location of the future city was incorporated as the "Village of Gibbonsville", along with the unincorporated "Village of Port Schuyler" and "Village of West Troy" in 1836. The "City of Watervliet" was incorporated in 1896 after the rest of the town became the Town of Colonie
Colonie (town), New York

Colonie is a town in Albany County, New York, New York, United States . It is the largest suburb of Albany, New York. It is made up of many Colonie,_New_York#Communities_and_locations_in_or_near_town_of_Colonie that make up the town....
 in 1895. Because so many towns had been created from the Town of Watervliet, it is regarded as the "mother of towns" in the county.

The Watervliet Arsenal
Watervliet Arsenal

The Watervliet Arsenal is an arsenal of the United States Army located in Watervliet, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River. It is the oldest continuously active arsenal in the United States, and today produces much of the artillery for the army, as well as gun tubes for cannons, Mortar s, and tanks....
, founded in 1813, is the oldest Federal arsenal
Arsenal

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 in the country; it is the sole manufacturing facility for large caliber cannon
Cannon

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.

The junction of the main route of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a man-made waterway in New York state that runs about 365 miles from Albany on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes....
 to Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo , is the second largest city in the state of New York. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the county seat of Erie County, New York....
 and the Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain

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 branch was in Watervliet, and a weigh station and a center for paying canal boat operators was located there; as a result, it was once famous for gambling, saloons, and prostitution.

The current mayor of Watervliet is Michael Manning, elected to his first term in 2007. Mr. Manning, a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)

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, defeated incumbent mayor Robert Carlson in a rare Democratic primary election in September 2007. Mr. Carlson had served as mayor of Watervliet for ten years.

Notable Residents

Watervliet was the birthplace in 1824 of Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford

Amasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University....
, Governor of California
California

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 and founder of Stanford University
Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
. It is also the birthplace of veteran voice actor Joe Alaskey
Joe Alaskey

Joe Alaskey is an American actor, comedian, and voice artist, credited as one of the successors of Mel Blanc in impersonating the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other characters from Warner Bros....
, as well as Congressional Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest Awards and decorations of the United States military awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action...
 winner Peter J. Dalessondro
Peter J. Dalessondro

Peter J. Dalessondro was United States Army soldier who earned the United States' highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — on December 22, 1944 for action occurring in the European Theatre of World War II during World War II....
.

Geography

Watervliet is located at (42.724628, -73.706162).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 kmē), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.5 kmē) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 kmē) of it (10.07%) is water.

Watervliet is on the west bank of the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 10,207 people, 4,665 households, and 2,547 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

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 was 7,608.0 people per square mile (2,941.0/kmē). There were 5,116 housing units at an average density of 3,813.3/sq mi (1,474.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 92.00% White, 3.87% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.62% of the population.

There were 4,665 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,910, and the median income for a family was $38,735. Males had a median income of $31,656 versus $26,083 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the city was $18,294. About 12.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

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