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Clarkstown, New York
Summary
Clarkstown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. The town is on the eastern border of the county, located north of the town of Orangetown, east of the town of Ramapo, south of the town of Haverstraw, and west of the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 86,855. The hamlet of New City, the county seat of Rockland County, is also the seat of town government and of the Clarkstown Police Department, the county sheriff's office, and the county correctional facility. New City makes up about 41.47% of the town's population.
In 2008, Clarkstown became one of 600 municipalities nationwide to sign the United States Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 7 percent below the 1990 levels by 2012.
The town of Clarkstown was created in 1791 from the town of Haverstraw in Orange County, before Rockland County was formed.
The Hudson River defines the eastern border of the town, which is opposite the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (17.87%) is water.
The New York State Thruway (Interstate 87/Interstate 287) intersects the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town.
As of the 2010 Census, there were 84,187 people, 29,234 households, and 22,186 families residing in the Town of Clarkstown. The population density was 1,800 per square mile. There were 30,314 housing units at an average density of 646.35 per square mile. There were 29,234 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 31.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age of older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28. The median age was 42.8 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 82,082 people, 27,697 households, and 21,991 families residing in the town.
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