Balmville
| Balmville | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Location in New York
|
|||
| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Orange County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 32 ′ N , 74 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,178 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 577.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
||
| Height : | 86 m | ||
| Postal code : | 12550 | ||
| Area code : | +1 845 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-04286 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2389171 | ||
 The Balmville Tree is the smallest state forest in New York State. |
|||
Balmville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County , New York . In 2010, Balmville had 3,178 residents. Balmville is home to the Balmville Tree , New York's smallest state forest. The tree is one of three individual trees protected by the National Park Service in the United States. With Maple Lawn , a neo-Gothic residential building, there is another property registered in the National Register of Historic Places in Balmville .
geography
Balmville is a settlement in the eastern part of the Town of Newburgh , which is north of the City of Newburgh . Balmville's geographic coordinates are 41 ° 32 ' N , 74 ° 1' W (41.527893, −74.024426).
According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.5 km², all of which is land.
Interstate 84 and US Route 9W pass through Balville .
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Balmville was inhabited by 3,339 people. The population density was 608.1 people per km ². There were 1288 housing units at an average of 234.6 per km ². The population of Balmville was 79.66% White , 9.46% Black or African American , 0.03% Native American , 3.05% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 4.88% said other races belong to and 2.79% named two or more races. 10.03% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Balmville distributed to 1257 households out of which 31.4% were living in children under 18 years. 61.1% of households were married, 10.5% had a female head of household without a husband, and 24.7% were not families. 19.9% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 8.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.
The population was divided into 23.0% minors, 7.2% 18–24 year olds, 27.3% 25–44 year olds, 26.2% 45–64 year olds and 16.3% aged 65 and over or more. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were 91.6 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 90.4 men.
The median household income in Balmville was 66,979 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 72,925 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 50,426, compared with $ 38,884 for women. The per capita income was $ 30,646. 2.2% of the population and 1.0% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 1.8% of minors and 1.5% of those aged 65 and over.
Balmville Elementary School
Since 1963, Balmville has been part of the then-formed Newburgh Enlarged City School District . The original Balmvilles schoolhouse was replaced in 1897 with a building on the northeast corner of the intersection of US-9W and Forstertown Road. The property was made available by Warren Delano, the financing is provided by his daughter Annie Delano-Hitch. Hitch was a resident of the city and the aunt of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt . This building still exists today. Between 1953 and 1954, a new building was built directly opposite at the southeast corner of the intersection, which has since been expanded several times. From 1954, the lessons were mostly held in the new premises, but until the mid-1970s, isolated lessons were held in the old school building. It was used for administrative purposes until the 1980s and then as a warehouse.
After a report found that the building, which dates from the end of the 19th century, was unstable and posed a risk even to passers-by on the street, the school administration initially decided in 2007 to demolish it. Resistance from citizens and historians arose against this intention and finally two local contractors offered to purchase the building, renovate it and rent it back to the school. The project envisaged accommodating rooms for offices and administration in the old school building and using the vacant rooms in the new school building to expand the school library.
Newburgh – Beacon Bridge and Interstate 84
The western end of the Newburgh – Beacon Bridge is in Balmville. The overlying Interstate 84 cuts Balmville south of the Powelton Club. The bridge is maintained by the New York State Bridge Authority .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article by Michael Randall, The Middletown (New York) Times Herald Record , October 17, 27, and 31, 2007