| Hillburn, New York | |
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Hillburn, New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rockland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 881 |
| • Density | 395.5/sq mi (152.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10931 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-34660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0952811 |
Hillburn is a village in the Town of Ramapo Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Suffern; east of Orange County, New York; south of Viola and west of Montebello. It is considered to be one of the more rural communities in Rockland County. The population was 881 at the 2000 census.
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Hillburn is located at (41.124812, -74.165966)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.89%) is water.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 881 people, 273 households, and 221 families residing in the village. The population density was 395.5 people per square mile (152.5/km²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 130.2 per square mile (50.2/km²). 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.
The Village of Hillburn was founded in 1893 when the first school in Hillburn was started on a plot of ground donated by J.B. Suffern.
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 the Main school, now the headquarters of the Ramapo central School District, 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. In 2010, May 17 was designated as Thurgood Marshall Day in the state of New York.
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