| Official Name: | Palatine, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Sara Nicoli (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 108.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 106.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.63 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 41.70 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 41.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 3240 |
| Population Density Km2: | 30.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 77.99 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 237 |
| Elevation Ft: | 778 |
| Coordinates: | 42.95°N -74.5628°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-56099 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979337 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 3203 |
Town of Palatine is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It is located on the north side of the Mohawk River in the northwestern part of the county. The population was 3,240 at the 2010 census, the highest since the 1820s. The name is derived from the Palatinate in the Rhineland, the homeland of the Germans who were the earliest European settlers of this region.[2] Administrative offices of the town are located in Palatine Bridge
Settlers in this area in the mid-18th century were primarily Palatines, Germans from the Palatinate. Suffering from French raids in their native territory, they had become refugees. Queen Anne of England arranged for the transport of several thousand Palatines to the colony in 1710 and later; they first worked in camps run by the English along the Hudson River to pay off the cost of passage.
The Palatines built the Palatine Church in 1770, which still holds Lutheran services. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
The Town was formed in 1788 after the American Revolutionary War from the "Palatine District" in the newly organized Montgomery County. In 1797, part of the town was used to form the town of Salisbury (now in Herkimer County). The formation of other towns that eventually were in adjacent counties further reduced Palatine in size. The town of St. Johnsville was also created, in Montgomery County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.7sqmi, of which 41.2sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.25%) is water.
The Mohawk River forms the southern town line, and the northern town boundary is the border of Fulton County, New York.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,070 people, 1,135 households, and 812 families residing in the town. The population density was 74.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of 29.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% White, 0.62% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 1,135 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,415, and the median income for a family was $40,284. Males had a median income of $27,745 versus $22,978 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,416. About 6.9% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.