Orange Lake, New York

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Orange Lake is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 6,085 at the 2000 census.

The community of Orange Lake is in the western part of the Town of Newburgh, located on the east side of a lake also called Orange Lake.

[edit] Geography

Orange Lake is located at 41°31′57″N, 74°5′47″W (41.532593, -74.096388)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²). 13.9 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (10.67%) is water. hi!

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,085 people, 2,016 households, and 1,628 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 438.3/km² (1,134.2/mi²). There were 2,104 housing units at an average density of 151.6/km² (392.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.30% White, 12.56% African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 3.16% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.11% of the population.

There were 2,016 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,321, and the median income for a family was $65,190. Males had a median income of $39,861 versus $30,729 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,351. About 2.1% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

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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