Bloomingburg, New York

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Bloomingburg is a village in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 353 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Bloomingburg is in the Town of Mamakating.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Bloomingburg (or Bloomingburgh) was incorporated in 1833. It was the first county seat of Sullivan County, being located in the original county town of Mamakating.

[edit] Geography

Bloomingburg is located at 41°33′22″N, 74°26′28″W (41.556159, -74.441060)^GR1. The village's eastern boundary is the Shawangunk Kill, also the Orange County line at that point.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 353 people, 146 households, and 94 families residing in the village. The population density was 425.9/km² (1,113.7/mi²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 218.4/km² (571.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.92% White, 2.83% African American, 1.98% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.93% of the population.

There were 146 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,571, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,441. About 17.0% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.