Greenville, Orange County, New York
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Greenville is a town
in Orange County
, New York
, United States
. The population was 4,616 at the 2010 census.
The town of Greenville is located along the south county line, which is also the state line.
Unique among Orange County towns, Greenville has neither cities nor villages, and most of the communities are small clusters of houses. (Residents of the town get their mail through the Port Jervis
or Middletown
post office.) There is periodic talk of designating Greenville as a hamlet. Greenville is near Exit 2 off Interstate 84
, which features the town's firehouse, a deli and a few other businesses.
, the town has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79 km²), of which 30.3 square miles (78.5 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), or 0.85%, is water.
US 6
, the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is an important east-west highway. Interstate 84
parallels US 6 across the town.
The southern town line is the state line of New Jersey
.
of 2000, there were 3,800 people, 1,243 households, and 1,024 families residing in the town. The population density
was 125.6 people per square mile (48.5/km²). There were 1,365 housing units at an average density of 45.1 per square mile (17.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.13% White, 1.26% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races
, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.47% of the population.
There were 1,243 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples
living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,260, and the median income for a family was $65,257. Males had a median income of $45,847 versus $28,672 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $23,090. About 3.8% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Town
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in Orange County
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 4,616 at the 2010 census.
The town of Greenville is located along the south county line, which is also the state line.
Unique among Orange County towns, Greenville has neither cities nor villages, and most of the communities are small clusters of houses. (Residents of the town get their mail through the Port Jervis
Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis is a city on the Delaware River in western Orange County, New York, with a population of 8,860 at the 2000 census. The communities of Deerpark, Huguenot, Sparrowbush, and Greenville are adjacent to Port Jervis, and the towns of Montague, New Jersey and Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the...
or Middletown
Middletown, Orange County, New York
Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...
post office.) There is periodic talk of designating Greenville as a hamlet. Greenville is near Exit 2 off Interstate 84
Interstate 84 (east)
Interstate 84 is an Interstate Highway extending from Dunmore, Pennsylvania at an interchange with Interstate 81 to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, at an interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike . I-84 has mile-log junction numbering in Pennsylvania; otherwise, exit numbers are roughly sequential...
, which features the town's firehouse, a deli and a few other businesses.
History
The oldest settlement in Greenville is Smiths Corners, named after Elijah Smith, and founded at the end of the Revolutionary War. The town was first established in 1750 as semi-Colonial. Building began again 1754 then ceased when money from the Crown was revoked. Building did not begin again until the late 1790s. Greenville, though an American semi-colonial town, has historically been considered as being located in Black foote/Cherokee territory.Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79 km²), of which 30.3 square miles (78.5 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), or 0.85%, is water.
US 6
U.S. Route 6 in New York
U.S. Route 6 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Bishop, California, to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In New York, US 6 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Port Jervis to the Connecticut state line east of Brewster...
, the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is an important east-west highway. Interstate 84
Interstate 84 in New York
Interstate 84 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Dunmore, Pennsylvania, to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, in the Eastern United States. In New York, I-84 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Port Jervis to the Connecticut state line east of Brewster...
parallels US 6 across the town.
The southern town line is the state line of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,800 people, 1,243 households, and 1,024 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 125.6 people per square mile (48.5/km²). There were 1,365 housing units at an average density of 45.1 per square mile (17.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.13% White, 1.26% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.47% of the population.
There were 1,243 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,260, and the median income for a family was $65,257. Males had a median income of $45,847 versus $28,672 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $23,090. About 3.8% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Greenville
- Bushville – A hamlet on US-6, east of Greenville village.
- Greenville (formerly "Minisink") – The hamlet of Greenville is located south of Smiths Corners and the US-6 and Interstate 84 junction.
- Lake Hathorne – A small lake north of Smiths Corners.
- Logtown – A hamlet southeast of Greenville village.
- Smiths Corners – A hamlet near the intersection of Interstate 84 and US-6.