Orangetown, New York

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Orangetown is a town in Rockland County, New York, USA. The population was 47,711 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Orangetown is in the southeast part of the county and is northwest of New York City.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Communities and locations in Orangetown 4.1 Incorporated Villages: 4.2 Unincorporated Hamlets: 4.3 Other notable locations: 5 External links

[edit] History

Orangetown was first settled around 1680. The Town of Orangetown was the first town formed in Rockland County, after the county was established.

During a border dispute with New Jersey, part of the town was lost from New York.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.2 km² (31.4 mi²). 62.6 km² (24.2 mi²) of it is land and 18.6 km² (7.2 mi²) of it (22.92%) is water.

The eastern border is defined by the Hudson River and the south border is New Jersey. The town is bordered to the north by the town of Clarkstown and to the northwest by the town of Ramapo.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 47,711 people, 17,330 households, and 11,940 families residing in the town. The population density was 761.8/km² (1,973.1/mi²). There were 17,827 housing units at an average density of 284.7/km² (737.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.97% White, 5.88% African American, 0.11% Native American, 6.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.66% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.02% of the population.

There were 17,330 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $70,477, and the median income for a family was $87,341. Males had a median income of $53,596 versus $39,886 for females. The per capita income for the town was $33,170. About 2.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities and locations in Orangetown

[edit] Incorporated Villages:

• Grand View-on-Hudson
• Nyack (eastern part)
• Piermont
• South Nyack

[edit] Unincorporated Hamlets:

• Blauvelt -- A hamlet in the central part of the town.
• Nauraushaun -- A hamlet east of Pearl River.
• Orangeburg -- A hamlet in the south part of the town.
• Pearl River -- A hamlet in the west part of the town.
• Palisades -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
• Sparkill -- A hamlet southwest of the village of Piermont.
• Sneden's Landing -- A location on the Hudson River south of the village of Piermont.
• Tappan -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.

[edit] Other notable locations:

• Blauvelt State Park -- A state park northeast of Blauvelt.
• Lake Tappan -- A reservoir running north to south, roughly bisecting the Town, and entering New Jersey at the south town line.
• Tallman Mountain State Park -- A state park in Palisades, south of the village of Piermont.

[edit] External links

• Orangetown official website
• Orangetown Civic Association
• Rockland Magazine
• The Journal News, the local newspaper
• Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives Digital Collections

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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