Orange Town
| Orange Town | |
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 The Michael Salyer Stone House from 1790 |
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| Location of Orangetown in Rockland County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | March 7, 1788 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | new York |
| County : | Rockland County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 4 ′ N , 73 ° 58 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 49,212 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 605.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 81.29 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 29 m |
| Area code : | +1 845 |
| FIPS : | 36-55211 |
| GNIS ID : | 979316 |
| Website : | www.orangetown.com |
Orangetown is a city in southern Rockland County near New York City . The name is derived from Orange County (New York) , which Orangetown used to belong to.
geography
Geographical location
Orangetown lies on the Hudson River and the Hackensack River flows through it. It is bordered to the southwest by New Jersey , to the northwest by Ramapo, to the north by Clarkstown, and to the east by Westchester County .
City structure
The urban area is divided into four villages with their own municipal statute as well as numerous smaller towns. Well-known districts are:
- Nyack ( Village , partially located in Clarkstown )
- South Nyack (Village)
- Blauvelt ( CDP )
- Palisades ( Hamlet )
- Tappan (New York) (CDP)
politics
Orangetown is part of the 38th district of the New York Senate .
Culture and sights
Parks
The Tallman Mountain State Park is located in the municipal area on the banks of the Hudson.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The Tappan Zee Bridge at South Nyack connects the counties Rockland and Westchester. Orangetown is accessed by rail by the Pascack Valley Line of the Metro-North Railroad / New Jersey Transit .
education
Personalities
- Hayden Panettiere (* 1989), actress, voice actress, singer, activist and model, born here
- Robert Clohessy (* 1957 or 1958), actor, grew up here
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gazetteer of New York, 1860 & 1861, page 570. In: gedcomindex.com. P. 570 , accessed June 10, 2014 .