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Clarkstown is a town in Rockland County,
New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a
total population of 82,082.
The Town of Clarkstown is on the eastern
border of the county. The community of New City in the
town is the seat of town government. It was adjudged
as the second safest city of USA.
Little Known Neighborhoods
In the northern part of New City, close
to exit 12 on the Palisades parkway, there is a rural
area on and around South Mountain Road, a winding, woodsy
surprise in the midst of suburbia. In the early 20th
century, it became home to a number of artists, writers
and performers, and a number of their unique homes remain
today. Alan Jay Lerner wrote Brigadoon while living
in these woods. Playwright Maxwell Anderson penned Hi
Tor here, a successful play that put an end to plans
to mine the back of Hi Tor Mountain.
Congers is a tiny hamlet framed by several
small lakes. There are Victorians, cottages, bungalows,
and colonials as well as more contemporary houses. The
Main Street area is undergoing a facelift, with the
addition of new sidewalks and old-fashioned street lights,
and the old train station is in the midst of being remodeled
into a community center. Rick's Club American, a great
rib place, and The Last Chance Saloon, one of the funkiest
taverns in the area, are located here!
Nanuet is a hamlet located north of Pearl River; south of New City; east of Spring Valley and west of West Nyack. Nanuet has popular shops and its main shopping center, the Nanuet Mall, lies on Route 59, the main thoroughfare. Popular recreational activities include gold panning along the Naurashaun Brook south of Townline Road, exploring the Paleolithic ruins west of the Hackensack River, and fossil and Indian arrowhead collecting west of Sickletown Road. Lake Nanuet is a popular pool in Nanuet.
Clarkstown History
The Town of Clarkstown was created in
1791 in Orange County, before Rockland County was formed.
Clarkstown Geography
The Hudson River defines the eastern
border of the town, which is opposite the Town of Mount
Pleasant in Westchester County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town
has a total area of 46.9 square miles (121.6 km2),
of which, 38.5 square miles (99.8 km2) of
it is land and 8.4 square miles (21.7 km2)
of it (17.87%) is water.
The New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) intersects
the Palisades Parkway and the Garden State Parkway Connector
in the town. These highways are extremely busy and make
the Clarkstown Town Court one of the busiest in the
State.
Clarkstown Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 82,082
people, 27,697 households, and 21,991 families residing
in the town. The population density was 2,129.7 people
per square mile (822.3/km2). There were 28,220
housing units at an average density of 732.2/sq mi (282.7/km2).
The racial makeup of the town was 79.97% White, 7.87%
African American, 0.13% Native American, 7.90% Asian,
0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.99% from other races, and
2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 6.92% of the population.
There were 27,697 households out of
which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living
with them, 67.4% were married couples living together,
9.1% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 20.6% were non-families. 16.9% of all households
were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.90 and the average family size
was 3.27.
In the town the population was spread
out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to
24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3%
who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3
males.
According to a 2006 estimate, the median
income for a household in the town was $84,761, and
the median income for a family was $98,309. Males had
a median income of $57,773 versus $40,805 for females.
The per capita income for the town was $34,430. About
2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below
the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age
18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
CQ Press Crime Ranking
In 2005, it was named by Morgan Quitno the second safest
city in the United States whose population is greater
than 75,000 as well as the second safest overall from
over 369 cities. This was the fifth year in a row in
which Clarkstown made it within the top five and top
ten respectively in these categories.
In 2007, Clarkstown, once again named
the second safest city in the United States in The 14th
annual "City Crime Rankings" published by
CQ Press - formally known as Morgan Quitno, a unit of
Congressional Quarterly Inc. It was based on the FBI's
September 24, 2007 crime statistics report which looked
at 378 municipal areas with at least 75,000 people based
on per-capita rates for homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated
assault, burglary and auto theft.
However, these rankings are highly controversial,
because of their source. In October 2007 The American
Society of Criminology, The U.S. Conference of Mayors,
and The Federal Bureau of Investigation requested that
the publisher reconsider the promotion of the book —
specifically, "their inaccurate and inflammatory
press release labeling cities as 'safest' and 'most
dangerous'" — because the rankings are "baseless
and damaging."
Communities & Locations
In Clarkstown
- Bardonia -- A hamlet east of Spring
Valley.
- Brownsell Corners -- A hamlet in
the north part of the town.
- Centenary -- A hamlet near the north
town line.
- Central Nyack -- A hamlet on the
south town line.
- Congers -- A hamlet in the eastern
part of the town.
- DeForest Lake -- A long lake with
a north-south orientation.
- High Tor State Park -- A state park
along the north town line.
- Germonds -- A location south of New
City.
- Hook Mountain State Park -- A state
park in the east part of the town.
- Lake Lucille -- A location in the
north part of the town.
- Mount Ivy -- A hamlet on the north
town line.
- Nanuet -- A hamlet.
- New City -- A hamlet that is the
county seat.
- New City Park -- A hamlet south of
New City.
- Nyack -- The north part of the Village
of Nyack is at the south town line.
- Nyack Beach State Park -- A state
park near the Hudson River.
- Oakbrook -- A hamlet east of Spring
Valley.
- Rockland Lake -- A hamlet located
west of a lake of the same name.
- Rockland Lake State Park -- A state
park in the eastern part of the town.
- Spring Valley -- The east part of
the Village of Spring Valley.
- Upper Nyack -- The Village of Upper
Nyack.
- Valley Cottage -- A hamlet in the
eastern part of the town.
- West Nyack -- A hamlet west of Nyack
village.
Official Links For Clarkstown
*All information excerpted from Wikipedia.
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