Staatsburg, NY, located in Dutchess County, is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, it is home to several local religious congregations. The town has multiple churches from different denominations including Presbyterian and Methodist churches. The oldest church in the town is the Staatsburg Presbyterian Church which was founded in 1826 and is still open today providing weekly services and community events to the locals. Other popular churches in the town are St. Margaret's Episcopal Church and Staatsburg United Methodist Church both of which provide various programs for their members as well as outreach activities to their surrounding communities. All of these churches provide a place of worship and fellowship for the citizens of Staatsburg as well as a sense of community pride that many people enjoy being part of.
53.8% of the people in Staatsburg (zip 12580) are religious:
- 0.9% are Baptist
- 1.7% are Episcopalian
- 37.8% are Catholic
- 1.1% are Lutheran
- 2.6% are Methodist
- 1.3% are Pentecostal
- 2.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.7% are another Christian faith
- 0.8% are Judaism
- 0.1% are an eastern faith
- 2.4% affilitates with Islam
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