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Halfmoon is a town in Saratoga County, in the Albany metro area.
One tradition says the community was named for Henry Hudson's ship; another says it was named for the shape of the land.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in New York named Halfmoon. For links to other places called Halfmoon, NY, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Halfmoon is 42.827N. The longitude is -73.718W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 282 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 18,474.
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$46,234National
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One of the community's early business leaders was Joshua Anthony, a cousin of suffragist Susan B. Anthony. He built a factory that made baking powder and food flavorings, was instrumental in getting a post office and railroad station for the area, and erected a private telegraph line linking local communities and his factory.
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13% of Halfmoon residents report German ancestry, and 19% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Halfmoon ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Halfmoon was $23,714, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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30% of Halfmoon residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Halfmoon, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $596. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,283.
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Saratoga County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Halfmoon political report.
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The average commute time for Halfmoon workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 7 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Halfmoon between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 3.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.
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