Blooming Grove, New York

Blooming Grove, New York
Town
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Blooming Grove, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°26′N 74°10′W / 41.433°N 74.167°W / 41.433; -74.167
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Orange
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Robert A. Fromaget (D)
• Town Council	Members' List • Johanna Kiernan - Deputy Supervisor (D) • Ron Jurain (D) • Mark Levy (R) • George KyDon (R)
Area^[1]
• Total	35.35 sq mi (91.56 km²)
• Land	34.74 sq mi (89.97 km²)
• Water	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km²)
Elevation	374 ft (114 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	18,028
• Estimate (2016)^[2]	17,676
• Density	508.87/sq mi (196.47/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	10914
Area code(s)	845
FIPS code	36-07003
GNIS feature ID	0978739

Blooming Grove is a town in Orange County, New York. The population was 18,028 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Blooming Grove is in the central part of the county, located southwest of Newburgh.

History

Vincent Mathews was likely the earliest settler who purchased the Rip Van Dam Patent in 1721, built a grist mill and named his settlement "Mathewsfield."^[3] He is the father of David Mathews, a Loyalist who was Mayor of New York during the American Revolutionary War, and Fletcher Mathews, also a Loyalist and alleged abettor to schemes against the newly forming republic.

The Town of Blooming Grove was formed from the Town of Cornwall in 1799. In 1830, the Town of Hamptonburgh was established from part of Blooming Grove. Another part of Blooming Grove was taken to form the Town of Chester in 1845.

The Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville is the oldest continuously operating winery in the United States, having been established in 1839.

As of July 2006, legislation has been passed in order to incorporate a southern portion of the town into a separate community known as South Blooming Grove. This legislative action has led to the creation of a new community in Orange County for the first time since the late 1970s. On July 14, 2006, the state of New York incorporated the hamlet of South Blooming Grove into a village. This hamlet is now known as the "Village of South Blooming Grove."

As of December 2016, the Town Board consists of: Supervisor Robert A. Fromaget, Deputy Supervisor Johanna Kiernan, and Councilpersons Ron Jurain, Mark Levy, and George KyDon.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km²), of which, 34.8 square miles (90 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.42%) is water.

Combined New York State Route 17- U.S. Route 6 pass through the south of Blooming Grove.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	2,219		—
1830	2,099		−5.4%
1840	2,396		14.1%
1850	2,184		−8.8%
1860	2,248		2.9%
1870	2,502		11.3%
1880	2,444		−2.3%
1890	2,236		−8.5%
1900	2,188		−2.1%
1910	2,110		−3.6%
1920	1,881		−10.9%
1930	1,922		2.2%
1940	2,312		20.3%
1950	2,410		4.2%
1960	3,777		56.7%
1970	8,813		133.3%
1980	12,339		40.0%
1990	16,673		35.1%
2000	17,351		4.1%
2010	18,028		3.9%
Est. 2016	17,676	^[2]	−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

As of the census of 2010,^[6] there were 18,028 people, 6,284 households, and 4,750 families residing in the town. The population density was 510.7 people per square mile (197/km²). There were 6,954 housing units at an average density of 197 per square mile (76/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.5% White, 6.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15% of the population.

Of the town's 6,284 households, 39.5% contained children under the age of 18, 62% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. Nearly 20% of households had only one member and 6.4% of households consisted only of someone 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.33.

Blooming Grove's population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18 and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. The population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

According to the 2013 American Community Survey,^[7] the median income for a household in the town was $89,327, and the median income for a family was $100,142. Full-time, year-round male workers had a median income of $65,685 versus $50,835 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,472. About 3.2% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

For people 5 years of age and older, an estimated 83.7% spoke only English, 12.1% could speak Spanish and 21.9% spoke English less than "very well." An estimated 93.4% of people aged five years and older were born in the United States while 1.8% are not citizens. The most common ancestry groups were overwhelmingly estimated to be Irish, Italian, German and "American."^[8]

Communities and locations within the Town of Blooming Grove

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blooming Grove, New York.

Beaver Dam Lake – A lake partly inside the northeast corner of Blooming Grove.
Beaverdam Lake – A hamlet that is also located in the Town of New Windsor.
Blooming Grove – The hamlet of Blooming Grove, located on NY-94, south of Washingtonville.
Bull Mine – A hamlet in the south part of town on NY-208.
Craigville – A hamlet south of Blooming Grove village on NY-94.
Mountain Lodge Park – A former summer community located on Schunemunk Mountain.
Oxford – A hamlet in the south part of town by NY-17.
Salisbury Mills – A hamlet by the east town line on NY-94. The hamlet is also located in the Town of Cornwall.
Schunnemunk Mountain – The highest mountain in the county is at the east town line.
South Blooming Grove – The Village of South Blooming Grove.
Tomahawk Lake – A lake by the west boundary of the town.
Washingtonville – The Village of Washingtonville is located at the junction of state highways NY-94 and NY-208.

References

↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 5, 2017.
1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
↑ Headley, Russell, editor. The History of Orange County, New York, 1908
↑ "Town of Blooming Grove Town Board". Retrieved December 28, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ . United States Census Bureau https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082905/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ . United States Census Bureau https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082905/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES - 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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Town of Blooming Grove

Coordinates: 41°26′N 74°10′W / 41.433°N 74.167°W / 41.433; -74.167

Municipalities and communities of Orange County, New York, United States
County seat: Goshen
Cities	Middletown Newburgh Port Jervis
Towns	Blooming Grove Chester Cornwall Crawford Deerpark Goshen Greenville Hamptonburgh Highlands Minisink Monroe Montgomery Mount Hope New Windsor Newburgh Tuxedo Wallkill Warwick Wawayanda Woodbury
Villages	Chester Cornwall-on-Hudson Florida Goshen Greenwood Lake Harriman Highland Falls Kiryas Joel Maybrook Monroe Montgomery Otisville South Blooming Grove Tuxedo Park Unionville Walden Warwick Washingtonville Woodbury
CDPs	Balmville Beaver Dam Lake Central Valley Firthcliffe Fort Montgomery Gardnertown Highland Mills Mechanicstown Mountain Lodge Park New Windsor Orange Lake Pine Bush Salisbury Mills Scotchtown Vails Gate Walton Park Washington Heights West Point
Other hamlets	Amity Arden Bellvale Bullville Carpenter's Point Circleville Howells Little Britain Michigan Corners Mountainville New Hampton Pine Island Ridgebury Slate Hill Sugar Loaf Thompson Ridge Westbrookville

Hudson River watershed
Tributaries	Batten Kill Black Meadow Creek Bowery Creek Breakneck Brook Canajoharie Creek Caroga Creek Casperkill Catskill Creek Cayadutta Creek Cedar River Claverack Creek Clove Brook Cobleskill Creek Coeymans Creek Coxsackie Creek Cross River Croton River East Branch Croton River East Branch Sacandaga River East Canada Creek Eightmile Creek Esopus Creek Fall Kill Fishkill Creek Fonteyn Kill Fulmer Creek Hannacrois Creek Honnedaga Brook Hoosic River Jackson Creek Jan De Bakkers Kill Kaaterskill Creek Kayaderosseras Kinderhook Creek Kisco River Lake Creek Little Shawangunk Kill Maritje Kill Miami River Mill Creek Mohawk River Moodna Creek Moordener Kill Moyer Creek Muddy Kill Neepaulakating Creek Normans Kill Nowadaga Creek Onesquethaw Creek Oriskany Creek Otsquago Creek Otter Kill Papakating Creek Peekskill Hollow Creek Pocantico River Pochuck Creek Poesten Kill Potic Creek Quassaick Creek Roeliff Jansen Kill Rondout Creek Sacandaga River Sauquoit Creek Saw Kill Saw Mill River Sawyer Kill Schoharie Creek Schroon River Shawangunk Kill Sparkill Creek Sprout Creek Steele Creek Stockport Creek Stony Clove Creek Taghkanic Creek Tenmile Creek Tin Brook Titicus River Verkeerder Kill Vloman Kill Wallkill River Walloomsac River Wappinger Creek Wawayanda Creek West Branch Papakating Creek West Branch Sacandaga River West Canada Creek Wynants Kill
Lakes	Alcove Reservoir Ashokan Reservoir Basic Creek Reservoir Beacon Reservoir Bog Brook Reservoir Cedar Lake Chadwick Lake Chub Lake Cross River Reservoir Croton Falls Reservoir Dyken Pond East Branch Reservoir East Caroga Lake Fall Lake Franklinton Vlaie Garnet Lake Glenmere Lake Great Sacandaga Lake Great Vlaie Henderson Lake Honnedaga Lake Indian Lake Lizard Pond Lake Maratanza Muscoot Reservoir Lake Neepaulin New Croton Reservoir Notch Lake Piseco Lake Lake Pleasant Queechy Lake Rondout Reservoir Sacandaga Lake Saratoga Lake Sturgeon Pool Surprise Lake Sylvan Lake Lake Tear of the Clouds Thompson Pond Titicus Reservoir Trout Lake West Caroga Lake Whaley Lake Winnisook Lake
Towns	Albany Alpine Amsterdam Bayonne Beacon Bedford Beekman Bennington Bethlehem Blooming Grove Carmel Catskill Cliffside Park Clifton Park Cohoes Colonie Cortlandt East Fishkill East Greenbush Edgewater Englewood Cliffs Fishkill Fort Lee Glenville Gloversville Greenburgh Guilderland Halfmoon Herkimer Hoboken Hyde Park Jersey City Kingston Kirkland LaGrange Lloyd Malta Middletown Milton Monroe Montgomery Moreau Mount Pleasant New Castle New Hartford New Paltz New Windsor New York City Newburgh Niskayuna North Adams North Bergen Ossining Peekskill Plattekill Poughkeepsie Queensbury Rome Rotterdam Saugerties Schenectady Shawangunk Somers Southeast Sparta Tenafly Troy Utica Vernon Wallkill Wappinger Warwick Weehawken West New York Whitestown Wilton Yonkers Yorktown
Landmarks	Adirondack Mountains Adirondack Park Ashokan Bridge Blenheim Bridge Buskirk Bridge Catskill Mountains Champlain Canal Cohoes Falls Copeland Bridge Delaware and Hudson Canal Eagleville Bridge East River Erie Canal George Washington Bridge Harlem River Helderberg Escarpment Hudson Highlands State Park Kaaterskill Clove Kaaterskill Falls Kill Van Kull Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge Mid-Hudson Bridge Newburgh–Beacon Bridge The Palisades Perrine's Bridge Plotter Kill Preserve Pollepel Island Popolopen Rexleigh Bridge Rip Van Winkle Bridge Salisbury Center Bridge Schoharie Bridge Shushan Bridge Sleepy Hollow Statue of Liberty Taconic Mountains Tappan Zee Bridge Verkeerderkill Falls Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Walkway over the Hudson Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge West Canada Lake Wilderness Area West Point

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