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{{Other uses|New Scotland (disambiguation){{!}}New Scotland}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = New Scotland, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Cattery - Houck.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Clarence Houck's Cattery - New Scotland, NY
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = NewScotlandNYseal.png
| image_map          = Albany County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas New Scotland highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 300px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Administrative divisions of New York#County|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Albany County, New York|Albany]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = [[town supervisor|Supervisor]]
| leader_name        = Douglas LaGrange ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
| leader_title1      = [[Town Council]]
| leader_name1       = {{Collapsible list
 |title       = Members' List
 |frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;
 |title_style = <!-- (optional) -->
 |list_style  = text-align:left;display:none;
 |1           = • William Hennessy, Jr.
 |2           = • Daniel Leinung 
 |3           = • Adam Greenberg
 |4           = • Bridgit Burke
}}
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1832

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 150.14
| area_land_km2      = 148.92
| area_water_km2     = 1.21
| area_total_sq_mi   = 57.97
| area_land_sq_mi    = 57.50
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.47

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 9096
| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 203
| elevation_ft       = 666
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|37|16|N|73|56|6|W|region:US-NY|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 12041 ([[Clarksville, New York|Clarksville]])<br/>12067 ([[Feura Bush, New York|Feura Bush]])<br/>12186 ([[Voorheesville, New York|Voorheesville]])<br/>12009 ([[Altamont, New York|Altamont]])<br/>12054 ([[Delmar, New York|Delmar]])<br/>12158 ([[Selkirk, New York|Selkirk]])<br/>12159 ([[Slingerlands, New York|Slingerlands]])<br/>12203 ([[Albany, New York|Albany]])
| area_code          = 
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-001-50672
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0979272
| website            = {{URL|www.townofnewscotland.com}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2016
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
| population_est     = 8760
}}

'''New Scotland''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 9,096 at the 2020 census.

The town is southwest of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[New York (state)|New York]], the state [[capital (political)|capital]]. New Scotland is centrally located in the county.

==History==
The town was settled around 1660. New Scotland was founded in 1832 from the west part of the town of [[Bethlehem, New York|Bethlehem]].

The [[Bennett Hill Farm]], [[Presbyterian Church in New Scotland and the New Scotland Cemetery]], and [[Onesquethaw Valley Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref><ref name="nris1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2010-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=September 11, 2010|work=WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 8/30/10 THROUGH 9/03/10|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|58.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|58.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}  (0.57%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1840= 2912
|1850= 3459
|1860= 3304
|1870= 3411
|1880= 3251
|1890= 3207
|1900= 3058
|1910= 2834
|1920= 2470
|1930= 2841
|1940= 3302
|1950= 3956
|1960= 5818
|1970= 8481
|1980= 8976
|1990= 9139
|2000= 8626
|2010= 8648
|2020= 9096
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 8,626 people, 3,341 households, and 2,509 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|148.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,470 housing units at an average density of {{convert|59.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 3,341 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,956, and the median income for a family was $65,753. Males had a median income of $44,138 versus $33,941 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $29,231. About 2.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in New Scotland==
[[File:ThacherParkPano.jpg|thumb|View of New Scotland and [[Bethlehem, New York|Bethlehem]] from [[Thacher Park]]]]
*'''Camp Pinnacle''' &ndash; A location in the northwestern part of the town.
*'''[[Clarksville, Albany County, New York|Clarksville]]''' &ndash; A [[Political subdivisions of New York State#Hamlet|hamlet]] in the southwestern part of the town on [[New York State Route 443|Route 443]].
*'''[[Feura Bush, New York|Feura Bush]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern section of the town, south of Unionville on County Rt. 32.
*'''Meads Corner''' &ndash; A location southeast of Clarksville.
*'''[[New Salem, New York|New Salem]]''' &ndash; A hamlet west of New Scotland hamlet.
*'''New Scotland''' &ndash; The hamlet of New Scotland is south of Voorheesville.
*'''Tarrytown''' (also ''Onesquethaw'' or ''Oniskethau'', near [[Onesquethaw Creek]]) &ndash; A hamlet south of Clarksville.
*'''Unionville''' &ndash; A hamlet by the eastern town line with Bethlehem
*'''Vly Creek Reservoir''' &ndash; A [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] south of New Salem, now owned by the Town of Bethlehem.
*'''[[Voorheesville, New York|Voorheesville]]''' &ndash; An incorporated village in the northern part of the town.
*'''Wolf Hill''' &ndash; A hamlet at the western town line.

==Town Board==
* '''Supervisor''', Douglas LaGrange, ''Term to: December 31, 2025''
* '''Councilperson''', Daniel Leinung, ''Term to: December 31, 2025''
* '''Councilperson''', Adam Greenberg, ''Term to: December 31, 2025''
* '''Councilperson''', Bridget Burke, ''Term to: December 31, 2027''
* '''Councilperson''', William Hennessy, Jr., ''Term to: December 31, 2027''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Scotland, New York}}
*[http://www.townofnewscotland.com/ New Scotland official website]

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{{Albany County, New York}}
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