Monroe (village), New York

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Monroe is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,780 at the 2000 census. The community is named after President James Monroe.

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

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Other villages in the Town of Monroe
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Monroe is located at 41°19′25″N, 74°11′16″W (41.323786, -74.187969)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²). 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,780 people, 2,569 households, and 2,101 families residing in the village. The population density was 875.8/km² (2,269.7/mi²). There were 2,620 housing units at an average density of 294.9/km² (764.3/mi²). 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.

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.

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.

[edit] Other villages in the Town of Monroe

[edit] External links

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	Municipalities and Communities of Orange County, New York (County seat: Goshen)
Cities	Middletown \| Newburgh \| Port Jervis
Villages	Chester \| Cornwall-on-Hudson \| Florida \| Goshen \| Greenwood Lake \| Harriman \| Highland Falls \| Kiryas Joel \| Maybrook \| Monroe \| Montgomery \| Otisville \| Tuxedo Park \| Unionville \| Walden \| Warwick \| Washingtonville \| Woodbury
Towns	Blooming Grove \| Chester \| Cornwall \| Crawford \| Deerpark \| Goshen \| Greenville \| Hamptonburgh \| Highlands \| Minisink \| Monroe \| Montgomery \| Mount Hope \| New Windsor \| Newburgh \| Tuxedo \| Wallkill \| Warwick \| Wawayanda \| Woodbury
Communities/CDPs	Arden \| Balmville \| Beaverdam Lake-Salisbury Mills \| Bullville \| Campbell Hall \| Circleville \| Central Valley \| Cuddebackville \| Firthcliffe \| Fort Montgomery \| Gardnertown \| Highland Mills \| Howells \| Little Britain \| Mechanicstown \| New Windsor \| Orange Lake \| Pine Bush \| Rock Tavern \| Scotchtown \| Slate Hill \| Sugar Loaf \| Thompson Ridge \| Vails Gate \| West Point