Fultonville, New York

Fultonville is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 784 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.The Village of Fultonville is on the south bank of the Mohawk River in the Town of Glen. It is west of Amsterdam, NY.HistoryThe first settlement on the site was made around 1750, and was called "Van Epps Swamp" due to the swampland by the river. Homes located here were burned during the American Revolution.The village was founded around 1824 in anticipation of the opening of the Erie Canal.Fultonville was incorporated as a village August 9, 1848. The original board of Trustees was: Howland Fish - PresidentAndrew J YatesWilliam B WempleThomas R HortonDelancey D Starin Current Trustees Linda Denton Linda Petterson Lou Romano Robyn Rose Mayors of Fultonville John Synder George Wadsworth Daniel Szabo Robert Headwell George Donaldson (Interim) Ryan B. Weitz Linda Petterson-Law Mayoral Elections: 1995: Daniel Szabo 1999: Daniel Szabo 2000: Robert Headwell 2003: Robert Headwell 2007: Robert Headwell 2011: Robert Headwell 2015: Robert Headwell 2017: Ryan Weitz (R) 2016 US presidential Election Results Clinton(D)-144 27.61%Trump(R)-352 66.88%Johnson(L)-18 3.42%Stein(G)-11 2.09% At the time of incorporation, the village's population numbered 630. In 1875, the population had increased to 1220.