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State Police revise cause of fatal crash

SCHENECTADY -- Mary Ann Bowers finds solace in knowing people realize her husband was always careful while riding his ......

Teen stabbed in Schenectady

Schenectady Police are looking for suspects in the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy early Saturday morning. Police say they were called to the scene of a fight...

A Bombers in Troy? It's far from a done deal

Local news organizations received a tip Wednesday that a Bombers Burrito Bar was being planned for River Street in Troy. Unlike the Bombers in Schenectady ......

Weekly Review & Preview

The Rensselaer Athletic teams kick-off the 2010-11 campaign this week, as four teams are in action, beginning with the women's soccer on the road on ......

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FETCH! Lab: Go Fly a Kite @ Schenectady Museum
Hang on to your hats! Build an indoor kite and learn what makes it fly at the...
2010-09-09 00:00:00 at Schenectady Museum And Suits-Bueche Planetarium
Weekly Storytime
Weekly Storytime Storytime, Children's Event Children's Sep 09, 2010 10:00 AM ...
2010-09-09 10:00:00 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Niskayuna
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Schenectady, NY Demographics

Schenectady, New York Population (2007) :61531
Population (2000 census)61821
Median household income in 199929378
Per capita income in 199917076
Median year structure built1939
Median gross rent548
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199927.7
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses69200
Median real estate taxes2662
Racial breakdown
White alone74.61
Black or African American alone13.50
Hispanic or Latino:5.72
Two or more races3.06
Asian alone2.14
Some other race alone0.45
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.44
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.04