Wesley Hills, New York

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wesley Hills, New York
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Rockland
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area_total_km2 = 8.7
area_land_km2 = 8.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.4
area_land_sq_mi = 3.4
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4848
population_density_km2 = 557.6
population_density_sq_mi = 1444.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 164
elevation_ft = 538
latd = 41 |latm = 9 |lats = 21 |latNS = N
longd = 74 |longm = 4 |longs = 31 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 10952, 10977
area_code = 845
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blank_info = 36-79174GR|2
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Wesley Hills is a village in the Town of Ramapo Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Viola; east of Harriman State Park; south of Pomona and west of New Hempstead. The population was 4,848 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Wesley Hills is located at coor dms|41|9|21|N|74|4|31|W|city (41.155795, -74.075257)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²) of it is land and 0.30% is water.

The current mayor is David Goldsmith. He was elected in March 2008.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,848 people, 1,430 households, and 1,272 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,444.3 people per square mile (557.1/km²). There were 1,474 housing units at an average density of 439.1/sq mi (169.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 88.30% White, 4.95% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.52% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.71% of the population.

There were 1,430 households out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.0% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the village the population was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $91,613, and the median income for a family was $98,102. Males had a median income of $65,764 versus $42,734 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,785. About 3.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

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