Haverstraw (Town, New York)
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Location in New York
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1616 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Rockland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 12 ′ N , 74 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 12,037 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 209.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 71.0 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 57.4 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 192 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 10927 | ||
| Area code : | +1 845 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-32765 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 979058 | ||
| Website : | www.townofhaverstraw.org | ||
Haverstraw is a town ( Town ) in Rockland County in New York State in the United States with 12,037 inhabitants (2012).
geography
Haverstraw is bounded to the north by Stony Point , to the east by the Hudson River and is approximately 60 kilometers north of central New York City .
history
The name Haverstraw appeared on a map as early as 1616. The place was called Haverstroo by the first Dutch settlers , which means "oat straw" and refers to the oats that often grew wild in this area at the time . In 1666 the Lenni Lenape Indians sold some tracts of land along the Hudson River to settlers, who then founded smaller businesses in the area of what is now Haverstraw.
Between 1771 and 1941 Haverstraw was the largest brick-making center in the United States, as large quantities of the raw material clay were stored on the banks of the Hudson River.
Today Haverstraw is a complex community in which people from Latin America , Russia , India and Pakistan in particular have settled.
Historical buildings
Some historic structures in Haverstraw are on the National Register of Historic Places . These include the US Post Office-Haverstraw , the Kings Daughters Public Library and The Homestead .
US Post Office-Haverstraw
Kings Daughters Public Library
The Homestead
Demographic data
In 2012 a population of 12,037 people was determined, which corresponds to an increase of 19.0% compared to 2000. The average age of 32.5 years in 2012 was well below the value of New York, which was 40.7 years. At 57.5%, Hispanics make up the largest population group.
City personalities
- Walter S. Gurnee (1813–1903), politician
- Ray Heindorf (1908–1980), songwriter, composer, conductor and arranger
- Abram Hewitt (1822–1903), politician
- Scott Stanford (born 1966), news anchor and sports commentator
- The grave of Lotte Lenya (1898–1981) and her husband Kurt Weill (1900–1950) is in the Mount Repose Cemetery .
