Newburgh (City, New York)
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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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