Deerpark, New York
Deerpark |
Town |
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Country |
United States |
State |
New York |
County |
Orange |
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Population |
8,524 (July 2009) |
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Town Supervisor |
Karl A. Brabenec (R, C, I)
- Gary Spears (R, C, I)
- Arthur T. Trovei (R, C, I)
- David M. Dean (R, C, I)
- David M. Hoovler (R, C, I)
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Timezone |
EST |
- summer (DST) |
EDT |
Postal code |
12729, 12746, 12780, 12785 |
Area code |
845 |
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Website: The Town of Deerpark Website |
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Deerpark is a town in the western part of Orange County, New York. The population was 7,858 at the 2000 census. As of July 2009, population at 8,524. The center of population of New York is located in Cuddebackville, a hamlet in Deerpark.[1]
History
Dutch colonists attempted to settle the town in the 17th Century. The town was organized in 1798 after Port Jervis was set apart from the territory. The town was part of a boundary dispute between New York and New Jersey which was not settled until 1874.
The former Delaware and Hudson Canal ran through the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 67.9 square miles (176 km2), of which, 66.4 square miles (172 km2) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it (2.14%) is water. It is considered the seconded largest town in area in Orange County.
The southwest town line is the border of Pennsylvania, marked by the Delaware River. The western and northern town lines are the border of Sullivan County, New York. The Neversink River flows through the town. The city of Port Jervis is located in the southern corner of the town, and a small portion of the town borders on Montague Township, New Jersey.
US Route 209 parallels the course of the Neversink River. The Hawk's Nest scenic overlook along New York State Route 97 offers views of the Delaware River. Interstate 84 passes through the southern portion of town near the New Jersey state line.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 7,858 people, 2,906 households, and 2,115 families residing in the town. The population density was 118.3 people per square mile (45.7/kmΒ²). There were 3,332 housing units at an average density of 50.2 per square mile (19.4/kmΒ²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.52% White, 5.54% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.82% of the population.
There were 2,906 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $49,987. Males had a median income of $40,070 versus $25,642 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,252. About 7.4% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations
- Cahoonzie β A hamlet in the western part of the town on NY-42.
- Cuddebackville β A hamlet at the intersection of US-209 and NY-211, located about ten miles north of Port Jervis.
- Godeffroy β A small hamlet south of Cuddebackville on US-209.
- Huguenot β A hamlet north of Port Jervis on US-209.
- Montague Valley Wildlife Management Area β A conservation area near Cahoonzie.
- Paradise β A hamlet on County Road 7 by the north town line.
- Port Orange β A hamlet north of Cuddebackville on US-209.
- Prospect Hill β A hamlet west of Cuddebackville.
- Rio β A hamlet on NY-42 near the north town line.
- Roses Point β A location south of Cuddebackville on US-209.
- Sparrowbush β A hamlet west of Port Jervis on NY-42 and the Delaware River.
- Westbrookville β A hamlet north of Cuddebackville on US-209
Present and former Supervisors
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- 1st - James Finch, Jr., (1798β1809)
- 2nd - Peter E. Gumaer, (1810β1813)
- 3rd - James Finch, Jr., (1814β1816)
- 4th - Abraham Cuddeback, (1817)
- 5th - James Finch, Jr., (1818β1819)
- 6th - Abraham Cuddeback, (1820β1821)
- 7th - Stephen Farnam, (1822)
- 8th - James Finch, Jr., (1823)
- 9th - David G. Finch, (1824)
- 10th - Peter E. Gumaer, (1825β1826)
- 11th - Phillip Swartwout, (1827β1828)
- 12th - Benjamin Cuddeback, (1829)
- 13th - Levi Van Etten, (1830β1831)
- 14th - Peter E. Gumaer, (1832)
- 15th - Daniel Hilferty, (1833β1834)
- 16th - Lewis Cuddeback, (1835β1836)
- 17th - George Burns, (1837β1838)
- 18th - Levi Van Etten, (1839β1840)
- 19th - Lewis Van Inwegen, (1841β1842)
- 20th - William Cuddeback, (1843β1844)
- 21st - Charles Hardenburgh, (1845β1846)
- 22nd - A.J. Cuddeback, (1847β1848)
- 23rd - David Swartwout, (1849)
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- 24th - Nelson Birdsall, (1850)
- 25th - Samuel Fowler, (1851)
- 26th - Peter P. Swartwout, (1852)
- 27th - E.L. Norris, (1853)
- 28th - James Bennett, (1854)
- 29th - Eli Van Inwegen, (1855β1856)
- 30th - Peter Cuddeback, (1857)
- 31st - John Van Etten, Jr., (1858β1859)
- 32nd - Solomon Van Etten, (1860)
- 33rd - Orville J. Brown, (1861)
- 34th - Franklin R. Broadhead, (1863β1869)
- 35th - Robert W. Palmer, (1870)
- 36th - Peter P. Swartwout, (1871)
- 37th - Charles St. John, Jr., (1872β1873)
- 38th - William H. Nearpass, (1874β1878)
- 39th - Franklin R. Broadhead, (1879)
- 40th - Luke S. Rosencrance, (1880β1888)
- 41st - Francis Marvin, (1889)
- 42nd - Charles F. Van Inwegen, (1890β1891)
- 43rd - William H. Nearpass, (1892β1895)
- 44th - Thomas J. Quick, (1896β1897)
- 45th - William H. Nearpass, (1898β1907)
- 46th - Frank Patterson, (1908β1909)
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- 47th - Abram H. Hoag, (1910β1911)
- 48th - Frank Patterson, (1912β1915)
- 49th - Herbert Senger, (1916β1917)
- 50th - Frank Patterson, (1918β1921)
- 51st - Benjamin C. Swartwout, (1922β1923)
- 52nd - Daniel L. Patterson, Jr., (1924β1933)
- 53rd - Frank Patterson, (1934β1935)
- 54th - Herbert Happ, (1936β1943)
- 55th - Maynard C. Hammond, (1944β1967) (R)
- 56th - Arthur Hoag, (1968β1973) (R)
- 57th - Bernard Johnson, (1974β1975) (D)
- 58th - James F. Garvey, (1976β1979) (R)
- 59th - John Kehlenbeck, (1980β1983) (R)
- 60th - James F. Garvey, (1984β1990) (R)
- 61st - Robert W. Cunningham, (1991β1993) (R)
- 62nd - Wayne Decker, (1994β1995) (D)
- 63rd - Robert W. Cunningham, (1996β1999) (R)
- 64th - James Chandler, (2000β2003) (R)
- 65th - Mark D. House, (2004β2007) (D)
- 66th - Gary W. Flieger, (2008β2009) (R)
- 67th - Karl A. Brabenec, (2010βPresent) (R)
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