West Sand Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,845 people in 2015. The community is located in the northwestern corner of the town of Sand Lake.

West Sand Lake, New York
Hamlet and CDP
Intersection of NY 43 and NY 150 in West Sand Lake
Nickname:  Old Best
Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York.
West Sand Lake, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°38′40″N 73°36′21″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rensselaer
Town	Sand Lake
Government
• Type	Town Board and Council
• Town Supervisor	Flora Fasoldt (D)
Area [1]
• Total	4.86 sq mi (12.58 km2)
• Land	4.77 sq mi (12.35 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation	525 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,616
• Density	548.54/sq mi (211.81/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12196
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-80863[2]
GNIS feature ID	0970858[3]
Website	www.TownofSandLake.us

Geography

West Sand Lake is located at 42°38′40″N 73°36′21″W (42.644579, -73.605928).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km²), of which 4.7 square miles (12 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.84%) is water.

Demographics

As of 2015, there were 2,845 people living in the town. The population density was 592.71 per square mile. The racial makeup of West Sand Lake was 95.8% Non Hispanic White, 0.2% African American, 0.08% Native American, .6 % Asian, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino were 1.7% of the population. There were 907 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in West Sand Lake was $85,000, and the median income for a family was $92,367. The per capita income for the town was $36,235 About 5.0% of families and 7.8 of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.

The area has a population density of 592.71 people per sq. mile.

Notable people

• Douglas Marland, writer of daytime drama
• Edward W. Pattison, member of the United States House of Representatives 1975–1979

References

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