Monroe (Village, New York)
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 Downtown Monroe with millpond and park in the foreground |
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Foundation : | 1741 (inc. 1894) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Orange County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 19 ′ N , 74 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,364 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 939.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.1 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 8.9 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 180 m | ||
| Postal code : | 10950 | ||
| Area code : | +1 782 783 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-47988 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2390990 | ||
| Website : | www.villageofmonroe.org | ||
Monroe is a village in Orange County of New York , United States . In 2010 the place had 8,364 inhabitants. The place was named not after the US President James Monroe , but after Peter Jay Munroe , a member of the New York Senate at the beginning of the 19th century.
Almost in the center of the village is a 32-acre Historic District with 36 contributing properties , which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It represents the core of the village of Monroe when the village was grouped around Smith's Mill pond . Most of the buildings date from the 19th century, some of them date back to before independence and survived a fire that almost completely devastated the place in 1892.
geography
Monroe's geographic coordinates are 41 ° 19 ′ N , 74 ° 11 ′ W (41.323786, −74.187969). The place is on the Ramapo River in the northwestern part of the Town of Monroe on New York State Route 17 (the future Interstate 86 ) and on US Highway 6 . The main street of the town is formed by New York State Route 17M .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 9.0 km² , of which 8.9 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 1.44%) is water.
history
The colonization of Monroe began with the arrival of David Smith, a native of Brookhaven on Long Iceland , 1747 under the Cheese Cocks patent a 276 acre (about 110 hectares ) acquired large land on which he had a house built before six years. In 1761 he bought a neighboring property. Both areas together developed into today's village of Monroe.
He built a mill and as a result the settlement was soon named Smith's Mills . The settlement grew and was renamed, first Southfield and then Munroe in 1808. During the presidency of James Monroe, the current spelling finally prevailed.
The construction of the railroads enabled the Monroe Cheese Company to introduce the Velveeta cheese brand in the United States in 1873 .
In 1892, a large part of what was then the center of the village was destroyed by fire. The disaster was one of the reasons for the incorporation as a village in 1893, because the citizens wanted to build a fire brigade and water supply. A horse racing track was in operation from 1908 to 1927.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Monroe inhabited 7,780 people. The population density was 875.8 people per km ². There were 2620 housing units at an average of 294.9 per km ². The Monroe population was 91.03% White , 2.57% Black or African American , 0.40% Native American , 2.34% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 2.28% of other races belong to and 1.38% named two or more races. 8.73% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Monroe were distributed to 2569 households out of which 44.3% were living in children under 18 years. 69.8% of households were married, 8.0% had a female head of household without a husband, and 18.2% were not families. 14.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 5.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35 people.
The population was divided into 29.4% minors, 6.4% 18–24 year olds, 31.0% 25–44 year olds, 23.9% 45–64 year olds and 9.4% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women there were 98.8 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 94.7 men.
The median household income in Monroe was 70,809 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 76,894 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 63,033 compared to $ 33,184 for women. The per capita income was $ 25,614. 4.8% of the population and 4.6% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 3.5% of minors and 5.1% of those aged 65 and over.
22.9% of the population are of Irish descent , 22.4% are descendants of Italians , 6.3% are of Polish and 6.3% are of German origin. 86.9% spoke English , 7.1% Spanish , 2.4% Ukrainian and 1.2% Italian as their mother tongue.
Individual evidence
- ^ John Bonafide: National Register of Historic Places nomination, Village of Monroe Historic District ( English ) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . December 1998. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
