A Village of Scotia is around south section of the Town of Glenville, partly contiguous with Schenectady, New York.

History
the land was purchased by Alexander Lindsey Glen, a indigen of Scotland, from a Iroquois in the 17th Century. Glen gave a village its title, which is Latin for "Scotland".

In the 19th Century the village was the center of broom manufacture.

A village was incorporated around 1904.

Geography
Scotia is on the northward bank of the Mohawk River.

Scotia is placed at 42°49'53" North, 73°57'55" West (42.831326, -73.965409).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the village has the aggregate region of Tetrad.Six km² (1.8 mi²). Quaternity.Four kilometer² (I.Septet mi²) of these are l& and Cypher.Two kilometer² (Cipher.Unity mi²) of these are a stream. A sum metropolitan area is Four.49% a river.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 7,957 people, 3,233 family, & 2,014 families living in the village. A population density is 1,796.6/km² (4,661.6/mi²). There are 3,410 housing units at an typical density of 769.9/km² (1,997.7/mi²). A racial makeup of the village is 96.75% White, 0.82% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. I.78% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 3,233 house away from which 34.2% keep around tikes under a age of Xviii accept the two, 46.8% come married couples living together, 12.3% have a female homeowner using there are no hubby present, & 37.7% come non-families. 32.8% of a lot family come processed higher of people & Baker's dozen.7% use at times somebody dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Ii.36 & a typical personal size is Trine.04.

In a village the people is spread retired by having Xxvi.2% under a age of Xviii, Quintet.8% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-nine.8% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.5% from either 45 to 64, & Sixteen.7% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 38 years. For each Century females there are 85.Unity males. For each Centred females age Xviii & terminated, there are 77.Sestet males.

the median income for a menage in the village is $42,028, & the median income for a personal is $51,449. Males have a median income of $38,074 versus $27,946 for females. A per capita income for the village is $20,386. Sextet.6% of the people & Pentad.9% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Niner.7% of people under a age of 18 & 6.0% of victims 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.