Hillburn, New York
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Hillburn is a village in Rockland County, New York, United States. The population was 881 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Hillburn, founded in 1893, lies within the Town of Ramapo.
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[edit] Geography
Hillburn is located at (41.124812, -74.165966)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.89%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 881 people, 273 households, and 221 families residing in the village. The population density was 152.5/km² (395.5/mi²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 50.2/km² (130.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 49.04% White, 11.12% African American, 14.42% Native American, 4.31% Asian, 0.68% Pacific Islander, 2.38% from other races, and 18.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population.
There were 273 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.58.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $54,625, and the median income for a family was $56,875. Males had a median income of $36,591 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,516. About 10.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
[edit] 1943
Thurgood Marshall won a disparity case regarding integration of the schools of Hillburn, 11 years before his landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, on behalf of the African-American parents. Black children who lived in Ramapo attended the Brook School in Hillburn, a wood structure that didn't include a gymnasium, library nor indoor bathrooms. Whereas a nearby school attended by white children included a gymnasium, a library and indoor plumbing. The Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center in Pomona, New York has an exhibit which include artifacts and photographs loaned by a student who attended the Brook School and who went on to teach English and History.
[edit] External links
- Hillburn official website
- Hillburn Fire Department
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
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| Towns |
Clarkstown | Haverstraw | Orangetown | Ramapo | Stony Point |
| Villages |
Airmont | Chestnut Ridge | Grand View-on-Hudson | Haverstraw | Hillburn | Kaser | Montebello | New Hempstead | New Square | Nyack | Piermont | Pomona | Sloatsburg | South Nyack | Spring Valley | Suffern | Upper Nyack | Wesley Hills | West Haverstraw |
| Communities and CDPs |
Bardonia | Blauvelt | Central Nyack | Congers | Garnerville | Grassy Point | Hillcrest | Jones Point | Ladentown | Monsey | Mount Ivy | Nanuet | New City | Orangeburg | Palisades | Pearl River | Sparkill | Stony Point | Tappan | Thiells | Tomkins Cove | Valley Cottage | Viola | West Nyack |
