Newburgh (town), New York
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Newburgh is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 27,568 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Newburgh is in the northeast corner of the county and abuts the City of Newburgh.
Stewart International Airport is located in Newburgh, which helps decongest the major airports of New York City.
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[edit] Geography
The north town line is the border of Ulster County, New York, and the east town line, marked by the Hudson River, is the border of Dutchess County, New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 121.7 km² (47.0 mi²). 113.2 km² (43.7 mi²) of it is land and 8.6 km² (3.3 mi²) of it (7.04%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 27,568 people, 9,765 households, and 7,519 families residing in the town. The population density was 243.6/km² (631.0/mi²). There were 10,122 housing units at an average density of 89.5/km² (231.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.08% White, 7.56% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.07% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.59% of the population.
There were 9,765 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,017, and the median income for a family was $66,706. Males had a median income of $45,398 versus $32,432 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,749. About 2.4% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Famous residents
- Margaret Leech (1893-1974), winner of two Pulitzer Prize awards for history, was born and raised in Newburgh.
[edit] American Choppers OCC
Will be the new home of Orange County Choppers.
[edit] Communities and locations in the Town of Newburgh
- Balmville -- A hamlet in the northeast part of the town. Overlooks the Hudson River. Known to be a wealthy, white area.
- Chadwick Lake -- A lake in the northwestern part of the town. Big playground off the lake.
- Cronomer Valley -- adjacent to Fostertown.
- East Coldenham -- A hamlet and the site of the East Coldenham Elementary School disaster in 1989. Residents of this community do not attend NFA, but Valley Central High School.
- Fostertown -- An area, based around Fostertown Road, which is connected to Route 9W. There are numerous housing developments, like the "States" development, off Brewer road, Arrowhead Court, and others farther up Fostertown Road.
- Gardnertown -- A hamlet.
- Glenwood Park --
- Leptondale --
- Newburgh -- The City of Newburgh.
- Meadow Hill -- Largest development within the town boundaries and continually growing. Divided into North, South, East and West quadrants.
- Middle Hope -- A hamlet in the northeast part of the town, bordering Ulster and Dutchess counties, a part of the Marlboro School District.
- Orange Lake -- A lake in the western part of the town.
- Orange Lake -- A hamlet east of Orange Lake.
- Roseton --
- Rossville --
- Savilton --
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County Seat: Goshen (village) |
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Blooming Grove | Chester | Cornwall | Crawford | Deerpark | Goshen | Greenville | Hamptonburgh | Highlands | Minisink | Monroe | Montgomery | Mount Hope | New Windsor | Newburgh | Tuxedo | Wallkill | Warwick | Wawayanda | Woodbury |
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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 |
