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Orangetown is a town in southeastern
part of Rockland County, New York. Orangetown has a population of 47,711
living in an area of 31 square miles.
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.
As of the 2000 census, there were
47,711 people, 17,330 households, and
11,940 families residing in 17,827
housing units. Of the 17,330
households, 31% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 57% were
married couples living together.
The median income for a household in
the town was $70,477, and the median
income for a family was $87,341 (these
figures had risen to $91,497 and
$111,742 respectively as of a 2007
estimate). Males had a median income
of $53,596 versus $39,886 for females.
The per capita income for the town was
$33,170. Grand View-on-Hudson, Nyack,
Piermont and South Nyack
Blauvelt – A hamlet in the central
part of the town.
Middletown – A hamlet.
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.
Sickletown – A hamlet.
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.
Upper Grandview – A hamlet south of
the village of South Nyack.
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.Grand View-on-Hudson is a
village in Rockland County north of
Piermont; east of Orangeburg; south of
South Nyack and west of the Hudson
River. The population, one of the most
affluent incorporated communities in
the United States, was 284 at the 2000
census. The name is derived from the
scenic view from its location.
The community counts many notable
residents who take advantage of the
scenic views of the Hudson River,
Clausland Mountain and the Hudson
Palisades.
As of the 2000 census, there were 284
people, 132 households, and 81
families residing in 138 housing
units. Of the 132 households out of
which 24.2% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 53.8% were
married couples living together.
The median income for a household in
the village was $130,747, and the
median income for a family was
$157,500. Males had a median income of
$97,269 versus $77,403 for females.
The per capita income for the village
was $84,707. Nyack is a village in
Orangetown, New York. Nyack is a 20
mile drive north of Manhattan, New
York City. As a inner suburb of New
York City, directly across from
Tarrytown. Tarrytown and Nyack are on
either bank of the largest expanse of
the Tappan Zee, in the lower Hudson
Valley. Nyack had a population of
6,737 as of the 2000 census.
Nyack is one of five villages and
hamlets (Nyack, Central Nyack, South
Nyack, Upper Nyack and West Nyack)
that make up an area of southeastern
Rockland County called The Nyacks. The
village of Nyack takes up
approximately 2 square miles. Nyack
consists mostly of low-rise buildings
that lie along the river's western
shore. In the 1980s, the village
underwent a major urban revitalization
project to commercialize the downtown
area and to expand its economy. The
Helen Hayes Theatre was built and the
downtown area became home to many new
business establishments.
Nyack is on the west bank of the
Hudson River, north of the Tappan Zee
Bridge.
As of the 2000 census, there were
6,737 people, 3,188 households, and
1,511 families residing in 3,288
housing units. Of the 3,188
households, 21% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 32% were
married couples living together.
The median income for a household in
the village was $54,890, and the
median income for a family was
$69,146. Males had a median income of
$50,043 versus $35,202 for females.
The per capita income for the village
was $32,699.
Nyack Public Schools serves Nyack.
Nyack High School, near Nyack, serves
Nyack. Nyack is also home to Nyack
College, a Christian liberal arts
college and one of the four colleges
in the United States affiliated with
the Christian and Missionary Alliance
church.
Historic Nyack New York
First Milestone from Nyack, Route 59
near Mountainview Avenue
Couch Court, 46 South Broadway
Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82
North Broadway
First Reformed Church, 18 South
Broadway
Historic Underground Railroad, 298
Main Street
Historic Underground Railroad, 176
Main Street
Memorial Park, Piermont and DePew
Avenues
Liberty Street School, Cornerstone
Placement, Depew Avenue near Liberty
Street
Nyack First Settlement, 17 South
Broadway
Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway
Oak Hill Cemetery, 140 North Highland
Avenue Piermont is a one square mile
village in Orangetown, Rockland
County, New York. Piermont is located
north of the hamlet of Palisades; east
of Sparkill and south of Grand
View-on-Hudson, on the west bank of
the Hudson River. The population was
2,607 at the 2000 census.
Sparkill Creek cuts through the north
end of the Hudson Palisades, providing
easy access to the fertile valley of
the unnavigable upper Hackensack
River.
As of the 2000 census, there were
2,607 people, 1,189 households, and
672 families residing in 1,320 housing
units. Of the 1,189 households, 25%
had children under the age of 18
living with them, 44% were married
couples living together.
The median income for a household in
the village was $61,591, and the
median income for a family was
$89,846. Males had a median income of
$50,659 versus $43,176 for females.
The per capita income for the village
was $43,731.
Late in the 20th century, Piermont
became a modest tourist attraction for
day-trippers from New York City,
particularly those bicycling on Bike
Route 9. South Nyack is a two square
mile village in the town of Orangetown
in Rockland County, New York, located
north of Grand View-on-Hudson;
northeast of Orangeburg; east of
Blauvelt State Park; south of the
village of Nyack and west of the
Hudson River. The population was 3,473
at the 2000 census.
As of the 2000 census, there were
3,473 people, 1,201 households, and
690 families residing in 1,258 housing
units. Of the 1,201 households, 27%
had children under the age of 18
living with them, 45% were married
couples living together.
The median income for a household in
the village was $53,000, and the
median income for a family was
$62,262. Males had a median income of
$45,735 versus $39,850 for females.
The per capita income for the village
was $26,135.
The New York State Thruway (Interstate
87) passes through the village after
passing over the Tappan Zee Bridge.
South Nyack is located adjacent to the
Hudson River. Blauvelt is a hamlet in the
Town of Orangetown Rockland County,
New York, United States located north
of Tappan; east of Nauraushaun and
Pearl River; south of Central Nyack
and west of Orangeburg. As of the 2000
census, the CDP had a population of
5,207.
Based on the US Census Bureau,
Blauvelt has a total area of 5 square
miles
As of the 2000 census, there were
5,207 people, 1,564 households, and
1,313 families residing in 1,588
housing units. Of the 1,564
households, 38% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 72% were
married couples living together.
The median income for a household in
Blauvelt was $103,071, and the median
income for a family was $104,944.
Males had a median income of $90,125
versus $80,096 for females. The per
capita income for the CDP was $94,211. Middletown was a hamlet in the
Town of Orangetown Rockland County,
New York, United States located north
of Nauraushaun; east of the state of
New Jersey; south of Nanuet and west
of Blauvelt.
History: In the early 1870s, Pearl
River was divided in five different
parts: Sickletown Nauraushaun,
Middletown, Pascack and Muddy Brook. Nauraushaun is a hamlet in the
Town of Orangetown Rockland County,
New York, United States located north
of state of New Jersey, along the
northwestern shore of Lake Tappan;
east of Chestnut Ridge; south of Pearl
River and west of Blauvelt.
Nauraushaun, for many years the area
was called Orangeville.
Nauraushaun was the location of
Atlantic Cotton Works, one of the
oldest mills in the county. In the
late 1800s the Nauraushaun school was
the only one available to the children
of Pearl River. In the 1920s, it was
the location of The Cat and Dog
Hospital. Orangeburg hamlet, in the Town
of Orangetown Rockland County, New
York, United States located north of
Tappan; south of Blauvelt; east of
Pearl River and west of Piermont. The
population was 3,388 at the 2000
census. Orangeburg is 20 miles north
of Manhattan, New York City.
As of the 2000 census, there were
3,388 people, 1,335 households, and
890 families residing in 1,350 housing
units.
Of the 1,335 households, 27% had
children under the age of 18 living
with them, 58% were married couples
living together.
The median income for a household in
the area was $66,045, and the median
income for a family was $77,679. Males
had a median income of $52,029 versus
$40,438 for females. The average home
or condo value in 2009 is $497,904
Orangeburg Landmarks and places of
Interest
Camp Shanks Museum and Monument -
Independence Ave - During World War II
over 1.3 million G.I.'s were out
processed from Camp Shanks to Europe
and South Africa. Italian and German
POW's were housed and repatriated
here. Located at Independence Avenue &
Lowe La. off Western Highway. The
museum is located on South Greenbush
Road near the intersection of Routes
303 and 340 and is open on weekends.
Orangeburg Commuter Transportation -
Orangeburg can be reached from the
Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown
Manhattan on Coach USA Rockland
Coaches bus route #20. The #20 bus
travels through Orangeburg along
Western Highway, where there are stops
on Highview Avenue and Orangeburg
Road. Additionally, Transport of
Rockland (TOR) Bus #92 offers service
to Artopee Way in Nyack and to the
Spring Valley Transit Center, and TOR
Bus #97 offers service from Orangeburg
Road and New York State Route 303 to
Oak Tree Road in Tappan, New York and
to the Park and Ride on Highway 9W in
Stony Point, New York. Pearl River is a hamlet in the
Town of Orangetown, New York. Pearl
River is a hamlet in 7 square miles
and a 2000 population of 15,553. Pearl
River is 20 miles north of midtown
Manhattan, and north of the New Jersey
border.
As of the 2000 census, there were
21,042 people, 5,539 households, and
4,209 families residing in 5,636
housing units. Of the 5,539
households, 34% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were
married couples.
The median income for a household in
the CDP was $76,692, and the median
income for a family was $91,618. Males
had a median income of $58,966 versus
$39,452 for females. The per capita
income for the CDP was $31,417.
Pearl River is well-known for its
large Irish community and hosts under
the auspices of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians the second largest Saint
Patrick's Day parade in New York
state, typically on the Sunday
following St. Patrick's Day. This
large Irish and Irish American
population also supports the largest
youth Gaelic Athletic Football team in
the United States. Palisades is a hamlet in the
Town of Orangetown in Rockland County.
The hamlet has no mayor, nor any
official legislative bodies. It does,
however, have its own library, and
post office with the zip code 10964.
It is almost entirely residential with
the exception of a small industrial
area section on the Tappan border. Sickletown was a hamlet in
Rockland County, New York. Sickletown
was a hamlet named after the Sickles
family located along the east and west
side of Sickletown Road, also named
after them. A few of the sandstone
homes, mostly Pre-Revolutionary, built
by the members of the Sickles family
remain.
In the early 1870s, Pearl River was
divided in five different parts:
Sickletown, Nauraushaun, Middletown
Pascack and Muddy Brook. Sparkill is an affluent,
suburban hamlet in Orangetown, New
York.
Numerous celebrities, such as Al
Pacino, Rosie O'Donnell, Larry Mullen
Jr., and Hayden Panettiere, have homes
in Orangetown, the town in which
Sparkill is located. According to
trulia.com, currently listed homes in
Orangetown reach up to around
$10,000,000; as of June 20, 2011, the
average listing price for a home in
Sparkill is approximately $833,000.
Many residents admire Sparkill for its
verdant, small-town, and old-fashioned
characteristics, retained even with
its conveniently close proximity to
New York City. Residents are included
in the South Orangetown Central School
District public school system.
Sparkill
Landmarks and places of Interest
Hopson-Swan Estate - 1850
John Moore's Mill - Site on Sparkill
Creek below Route 9W Viaduct, Sparkill-In
early 19th century John Moore, a black
American, operated a saw and grist
mill and from 1810–15, a caning mill.
A person of many skills. he is
regarded as having made some of the
finest millwheels in Rockland County.
Rockland Cemetery - 201 Kings Highway
- The cemetery was created in 1847, by
Eleazar Lord, author, educator and
first president of the Erie Railroad.
Buried here are veterans of the
American Civil War and later wars;
John Charles Frémont, the Pathfinder;
engineer Henry Honychurch Gorringe,
and local physician Dr. George A.
Leitner.
Saint Charles A.M.E. Zion Church - 432
Valentine Avenue - Built in 1965.
Tallman Mountain State Park - Route 9W
The Christ Episcopal Church of
Piermont - 416 Valentine Avenue - This
stone church was built in 1865. It is
Rockland’s first established Episcopal
Church. The first service was held in
1847 in a converted warehouse. Christ
Church was designed by the Rev.
Charles Babcock, one of the preeminent
architects in America at that time,
and a founder of the American
Institute of Architects provided the
plans for the church at no charge. The
church with its Gothic Revival
architecture and Norman-influenced
interior, Christ Episcopal Church is
quite similar to the many small
"chapel-churches" found in the English
or Irish countryside. It retains an
original chapel altar installed in
1898, and its stone façade is accented
by a stained-glass rose window. The
window was obtained by the church in
1938 from the Former Wayside Chapel in
Grand View-on-Hudson when the chapel
was converted to a private residence.
Rockland Country Club
St. Thomas Aquinas College Tappan is a hamlet in
Orangetown, New York. Tappan is 3
square miles and as of 2000 had a
population of 6,757.
As of the 2000 census, there were
6,757 people, 2,261 households, and
1,887 families residing in 2,294
housing units. Of the 2,261
households, 38% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 74% were
married couples living together.
The median income for a household in
the area was $86,435, and the median
income for a family was $91,827. Males
had a median income of $57,750 versus
$40,707 for females. The per capita
income for the CDP was $32,811.
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Grand View-on-Hudson is a
village in Rockland County north of
Piermont; east of Orangeburg; south of
South Nyack and west of the Hudson
River. The population, one of the most
affluent incorporated communities in
the United States, was 284 at the 2000
census. The name is derived from the
scenic view from its location.
Nyack is one of five villages and
hamlets (Nyack, Central Nyack, South
Nyack, Upper Nyack and West Nyack)
that make up an area of southeastern
Rockland County called The Nyacks. The
village of Nyack takes up
approximately 2 square miles. Nyack
consists mostly of low-rise buildings
that lie along the river's western
shore. In the 1980s, the village
underwent a major urban revitalization
project to commercialize the downtown
area and to expand its economy. The
Helen Hayes Theatre was built and the
downtown area became home to many new
business establishments.
Sparkill Creek cuts through the north
end of the Hudson Palisades, providing
easy access to the fertile valley of
the unnavigable upper Hackensack
River. 
South Nyack is a two square
mile village in the town of Orangetown
in Rockland County, New York, located
north of Grand View-on-Hudson;
northeast of Orangeburg; east of
Blauvelt State Park; south of the
village of Nyack and west of the
Hudson River. The population was 3,473
at the 2000 census.
Blauvelt is a hamlet in the
Town of Orangetown Rockland County,
New York, United States located north
of Tappan; east of Nauraushaun and
Pearl River; south of Central Nyack
and west of Orangeburg. As of the 2000
census, the CDP had a population of
5,207.
Orangeburg hamlet, in the Town
of Orangetown Rockland County, New
York, United States located north of
Tappan; south of Blauvelt; east of
Pearl River and west of Piermont. The
population was 3,388 at the 2000
census. Orangeburg is 20 miles north
of Manhattan, New York City.
Pearl River is a hamlet in the
Town of Orangetown, New York. Pearl
River is a hamlet in 7 square miles
and a 2000 population of 15,553. Pearl
River is 20 miles north of midtown
Manhattan, and north of the New Jersey
border.
Sparkill is an affluent,
suburban hamlet in Orangetown, New
York.
Numerous celebrities, such as Al
Pacino, Rosie O'Donnell, Larry Mullen
Jr., and Hayden Panettiere, have homes
in Orangetown, the town in which
Sparkill is located. According to
trulia.com, currently listed homes in
Orangetown reach up to around
$10,000,000; as of June 20, 2011, the
average listing price for a home in
Sparkill is approximately $833,000.
Tappan is a hamlet in
Orangetown, New York. Tappan is 3
square miles and as of 2000 had a
population of 6,757.