Question: What was the population in 2000 of the town in which Hugh White died ? 

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Whitestown, New York: Whitestown is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA.  The population was 18,667 at the 2010 census.  The name is derived from Judge Hugh White, an early settler.

Fred White (marshal): Frederick G. "Fred" White (c. 1849 – October 30, 1880) was a young lawman, the first "town marshal" (equivalent to chief of police) of the new mining boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory.  White was elected to the town police position on January 6, 1880.  At the time, Tombstone was officially still a town, defined as having fewer than 1,000 residents, and did not become an official city, with over 1,000 residents, until a year later.  Before that time, White died in office in a notorious accidental shooting, and was succeeded in office by Virgil Earp.

Whitesboro, New York: Whitesboro is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States.  The population was 3,772 at the 2010 census.  The village is named after Hugh White, an early settler who had been adopted into the Oneida tribe and built the first permanent settlement there in 1784-85.

Hugh Lawson White Mansion: The Hugh Lawson White Mansion (commonly referred to as the Hugh White Mansion) is the historical home of former Governor of Mississippi Hugh L. White.  The mansion is located in Columbia, Mississippi, and is listed as a contributing property to Keys Hill Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Hugh White (strategist): Hugh White (born 1953) is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, long time defence and intelligence analyst, and author who has published works on military strategy and international relations.  He was Deputy Secretary for Strategy and Intelligence in the Australian Department of Defence from 1995 until 2000 and was the inaugural Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).

Hugh White (American football): Hugh White (November 7, 1876 – June 11, 1936) was an American football player.  He played for the University of Michigan from 1898 to 1901, and captained the national championship-winning 1901 team.

Hugh White (New York): Hugh White (December 25, 1798 in Whitestown, Oneida County, New York – October 6, 1870 in Waterford, Saratoga County, New York) was an American businessman and politician from New York.

Joel White: Joel White (1930–1997), the son of author E. B. White and New Yorker Magazine editor Katharine Sergeant Angell White, was a U.S. naval architect known for his classic designs including the W-Class of boats.  Two W boats were posthumously built by Rockport Marine and Brooklin Boat Yard for Donald Tofias.  They were christened "White Wings" and "Wild Horses".  White's life and character were chronicled in the book "A Unit of Water, A Unit of Time" by Douglass Whynott and in "Joel White: Boatbuilder / designer / sailor" by Bill Mayher and Maynard Bray.  White died at the age of 66 in 1997 in Brooklin, Maine of lung cancer.  His widow, Allene White, lives in Brooklin.

Hugh White State Park: Hugh White State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi.  It is located off Mississippi Highway 8 east of Grenada.  It is named after Hugh L. White, a former governor of Mississippi.

Waterford, New York: Waterford is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States.  The population was 8,515 at the 2000 census.  The name of the town is derived from its principal village, also called Waterford.  The town and village are in the southeast corner of Saratoga County, and north-northwest of Troy, New York.  It is located at the junction of the Erie Canal and the Hudson River.

Supporting paragraphs: Hugh White (New York) Waterford, New York
Answer: 8,515