Wallkill, Ulster County, New York

Wallkill is a hamlet (and census-designated place), generally identified as coterminous with ZIP code 12589, telephone exchange 895 in the 845 area code and most of the Wallkill Central School District located mostly in the eastern half of the Town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York but partly spilling over into adjacent regions of the Orange County towns of Newburgh and Montgomery. The population was 2,143 at the 2000 census.

The community is in the Town of Shawangunk. Residents affectionately refer to the town by its unofficial nickname "The Kill" The Wallkill Correctional Facility and Shawangunk Correctional Facility are located in Wallkill. The hamlet's main attractions are the Original Borden Farm, the Wallkill River, the Magnanini Winery and its proximity to the Shawangunk Mountains.

The Watchtower is published in Wallkill among other places.

Geography

Wallkill is located at coor dms|41|36|26|N|74|10|26|W|city (41.607160, -74.173932)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all land.

The Wallkill River flows north past the hamlet.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,143 people, 788 households, and 556 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 697.3 per square mile (269.5/km²). There were 825 housing units at an average density of 268.5/sq mi (103.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.01% White, 2.19% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.15% of the population.

There were 788 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,604, and the median income for a family was $58,704. Males had a median income of $44,792 versus $26,786 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,258. About 3.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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