Newburgh (City, New York)
Newburgh City | ||
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View across the Hudson River to Newburgh city center |
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Location in New York | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1709 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | new York | |
County : | Orange County | |
Coordinates : | 41 ° 30 ′ N , 74 ° 1 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 28,866 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 2,915.8 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 12.4 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 9.9 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 66 m | |
Postal code : | 12550 | |
Area code : | +1 845 | |
FIPS : | 36-50034 | |
GNIS ID : | 979258 |
Newburgh is a city in the state of New York founded in 1709 by Joshua Harrsch . The population is 28,866 (as of 2010). It is located on the Hudson River in Orange County .
In addition to Newburgh as a city, there is also a town of the same name .
sons and daughters of the town
- Charles Downing (1802–1885), gardener, pomologist and author
- Archibald C. Niven (1803–1882), lawyer and politician
- William S. Hart (1864–1946), film actor, director, screenwriter and film producer of the silent film era
- Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015), painter and sculptor
- Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), politician
- James Patterson (born 1947), crime writer
- Saul Williams (* 1972), author, poet, actor, rapper, singer and musician in the hip-hop scene
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