Orangeburg, New York

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Orangeburg is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York. The population was 3,388 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Orangeburg is located at 41°2′41″N, 73°57′12″W (41.044796, -73.953404)^GR1.

[edit] History

Orangeburg was home to Camp Shanks, “Last Stop USA,” the largest World War II Army embarkation camp, 1.3 million US service personnel enroute to Europe were processed at a sprawling camp that covered most of the town. It is also home to what was once one of the world's largest psychiatric hospitals, Rockland Psychiatric Center, formerly called Rockland State Hospital. Orangeburg Pipe was once manufactured here. Before plastic pipes it was the standard alternative to metal pipes especially for sewer and outdoor drainage applications.

After WWII even through it lies only 19 miles North of New York City, Orangeburg was a very rural place with few residents many of whom lived quite modestly in former soldier housing. That lasted until the late 50's when developers introduced modern suburban housing to young couples who saw them as a great alternative to city living. Today, Orangeburg is a suburb of New York City with housing values that belie its modest past.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,388 people, 1,335 households, and 890 families residing in the villae. The population density was 420.6/km² (1,090.7/mi²). There were 1,350 housing units at an average density of 167.6/km² (434.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.19% White, 2.21% African American, 0.15% Native American, 14.64% Asian, 1.24% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.58% of the population.

There were 1,335 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the community the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the area was $57,000, and the median income for a family was $77,679. Males had a median income of $52,029 versus $40,438 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,097. About 1.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.