Monroe (village), New York

Monroe (village), New York
Monroe
Village
Downtown Monroe, with mill pond and park in foreground
Name origin: From Peter Jay Munroe, state senator
Country United States
State New York
Region Hudson Valley
County Orange
Town Monroe
River Ramapo
Center Smith's Mill
 - elevation 600 ft (183 m)
 - coordinates 41°19′27″N 74°11′13″W / 41.32417°N 74.18694°W / 41.32417; -74.18694
Highest point Bald Hill
 - elevation 890 ft (271 m)
 - coordinates 41°19′50″N 74°10′31″W / 41.33056°N 74.17528°W / 41.33056; -74.17528
Lowest point
 - location Ramapo at eastern boundary
 - elevation 540 ft (165 m)
 - coordinates 41°19′06″N 74°10′05″W / 41.31833°N 74.16806°W / 41.31833; -74.16806
Area 3.5 sq mi (9 km2)
 - land 3.4 sq mi (9 km2)
 - water 0.1 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 7,780 (2000)
Density 2,269.7 / sq mi (876 / km2)
Settled 1741
 - Incorporated 1894
Government
 - location Village Hall
 - elevation 620 ft (189 m)
 - coordinates 41°19′38″N 74°11′15″W / 41.32722°N 74.1875°W / 41.32722; -74.1875
Mayor James C. Purcell
Timezone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 10950
Area code 845
Exchanges 782, 783
FIPS code 36-47988
GNIS feature ID 0957528
Location of Monroe within New York
Wikimedia Commons: Monroe, New York
Website: Village of Monroe

Monroe is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,780 at the 2000 census. It is part of the PoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New YorkNewarkBridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The community is named not after President James Monroe but an early 19th-century New York state senator.

The Village of Monroe is in the northwest part of the Town of Monroe by NY Route 17 (soon to be Interstate 86) and US 6. NY 17M is its main street.

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Geography

Monroe is located at 41°19′25″N 74°11′16″W / 41.32361°N 74.18778°W / 41.32361; -74.18778 (41.323786, -74.187969)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 7,780 people, 2,569 households, and 2,101 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,269.7 people per square mile (875.8/km²). There were 2,620 housing units at an average density of 764.3 per square mile (294.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.03% White, 2.57% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 2.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.73% of the population. 22.9% were of Irish, 22.4% Italian, 6.3% Polish and 6.3% German ancestry according to Census 2000. 86.9% spoke English, 7.1% Spanish, 2.4% Ukrainian and 1.2% Italian as their first language.

There were 2,569 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.

Monroe's village hall, to right of Monroe town hall

In the village the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $70,809, and the median income for a family was $76,894. Males had a median income of $63,033 versus $33,184 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,614. About 4.6% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Other villages in the Town of Monroe

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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