Crawford, New York

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Crawford is a town in Orange County, New York, USA. The population was 7,875 at the 2000 census.

The hamlet of Pine Bush is in the town's (and the county's) northwest corner.

[edit] Geography

The north town line is the border of Ulster County, New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 104.0 km² (40.2 mi²). 103.9 km² (40.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.10%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,875 people, 2,707 households, and 2,133 families residing in the town. The population density was 75.8/km² (196.3/mi²). There were 2,851 housing units at an average density of 27.4/km² (71.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.59% White, 1.19% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.

There were 2,707 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $57,063, and the median income for a family was $63,722. Males had a median income of $42,200 versus $30,763 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,614. About 2.7% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities and locations in Crawford

  • Bullville -- A hamlet.
  • Collabar --
  • Pine Bush, New York -- A hamlet.
  • Searsville --
  • Thompson Ridge
Municipalities and Communities of Orange County, New York
(County seat: Goshen)
Cities Middletown | Newburgh | Port Jervis
Villages Chester | Cornwall-on-Hudson | Florida | Goshen | Greenwood Lake | Harriman | Highland Falls | Kiryas Joel | Maybrook | Monroe | Montgomery | Otisville | Tuxedo Park | Unionville | Walden | Warwick | Washingtonville | Woodbury
Towns Blooming Grove | Chester | Cornwall | Crawford | Deerpark | Goshen | Greenville | Hamptonburgh | Highlands | Minisink | Monroe | Montgomery | Mount Hope | New Windsor | Newburgh | Tuxedo | Wallkill | Warwick | Wawayanda | Woodbury
Communities/CDPs Arden | Balmville | Beaverdam Lake-Salisbury Mills | Bullville | Campbell Hall | Circleville | Central Valley | Cuddebackville | Firthcliffe | Fort Montgomery | Gardnertown | Highland Mills | Howells | Little Britain | Mechanicstown | New Windsor | Orange Lake | Pine Bush | Rock Tavern | Scotchtown | Slate Hill | Sugar Loaf | Thompson Ridge | Vails Gate | West Point