Orangetown At A Glance
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Location: |
Southeastern corner of Rockland County on the New Jersey border, fifteen miles north of the George Washington Bridge |
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Annual Precipitation: |
4.3 inches per month average |
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Average Temperature: |
85F high, 65F low in warmest month-July
38F high, 23F low in coolest month-January
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Land Area: |
24.1 square miles |
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Population: |
47,711 |
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Villages in town: |
Piermont
Nyack
South Nyack
Grandview
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School Districts: |
Pearl River
South Orangetown
Nyack - Partial
Nanuet - Partial
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Parkland: |
Approximately 2052 acres of State, County and Town parkland. |
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Lakes, Rivers and Creeks: (See Parks Website for Rivers and Creeks) |
Sparkill Creek, Pascack Brook, Muddy Brook, Naurashaun Brook, Hackensack River, Lake Tappan, Cherry Brook |
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Golf Courses |
2 Public – Broadacres, Blue Hill
2 Private – Manhattan Woods, Rockland Country Club
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Hospitals |
Nyack Hospital |
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Colleges |
Dominican College of Blauvelt
Iona College-Rockland Campus
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University
Long Island University – Rockland Campus
New York University – School of Social Work
Nyack College and Alliance Seminary
St. Thomas Aquinas College
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Public Libraries: |
Blauvelt Free Library
Nyack Library
Orangeburg Library
Palisades Free Library
Pearl River Public Library
Piermont Public Library
Tappan Library
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Median Household Income: |
$67,971 |
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Median Family Income |
$78,806 |
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Number of persons 16 years old and over |
38,127 |
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Education Attainment |
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Population 25 and Older |
33,105 |
100% |
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High School Graduate: |
7,215 |
21.8 |
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Bachelor’s Degree: |
8,157 |
24.6 |
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Graduate or Professional degree: |
6,116 |
18.5 |
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Demographic Information |
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Total Population |
47,711 |
100% |
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19 years and under |
12,013 |
25.3 |
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20-59 years |
25,822 |
54.0 |
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60+ years |
9,876 |
20.7 |
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Median age |
39.3 years |
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Race |
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White alone |
40,064 |
84.0 |
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Black or African-American alone |
2,806 |
5.9 |
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American Indian or Alaska Native Alone |
53 |
.1 |
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Asian Alone |
3,064 |
6.4 |
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Some Other Race Alone |
803 |
1.7 |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
2,873 |
6.0 |
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Household by type |
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Total |
17,842 |
100 |
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Average Household size |
2.62 persons |
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Average Family Size |
3.18 persons |
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Homeowners |
10,627 |
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Housing renters |
5,013 |
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All above numbers provided by the United States year 2000 census.