Hillburn, New York
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Hillburn is a village in the Town of Ramapo
Rockland County
, New York
, United States
located north of Suffern
; east of Orange County, New York
; south of Viola
and west of Montebello
. It is considered to be one of the more rural communities in Rockland County. The population was 881 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.89%) is water.
of 2000, there were 881 people, 273 households, and 221 families residing in the village. The population density
was 395.5 people per square mile (152.5/km²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 130.2 per square mile (50.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 49.04% White, 11.12% African American, 14.42% Native American, 4.31% Asian, 0.68% Pacific Islander, 2.38% from other races
, and 18.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population.
There were 273 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples
living together, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.58.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $54,625, and the median income for a family was $56,875. Males had a median income of $36,591 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $17,516. About 10.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.
The Village of Hillburn was founded in 1893 when the first school in Hillburn was started on a plot of ground donated by J.B. Suffern.
Thurgood Marshall
won a disparity case regarding integration of the schools of Hillburn, 11 years before his landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education
, on behalf of the African-American
parents. Black children who lived in Ramapo attended the Brook School in Hillburn, a wood structure that didn't include a gymnasium, library nor indoor bathrooms. Whereas the Main school, now the headquarters of the Ramapo central School District, attended by white children included a gymnasium, a library and indoor plumbing. The Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center in Pomona, New York
has an exhibit which include artifacts and photographs loaned by a student who attended the Brook School and who went on to teach English and History. In 2010, May 17 was designated as Thurgood Marshall Day in the state of New York.
Ramapo, New York
Ramapo , formerly known as New Hempstead and then Hampstead, is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of New Jersey; southeast of Orange County, New York; south of the Town of Haverstraw and west of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Orangetown...
Rockland County
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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located north of Suffern
Suffern, New York
Suffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont...
; east of Orange County, New York
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...
; south of Viola
Viola, New York
Viola is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Airmont; east of Montebello; south of Wesley Hills and west of Hillcrest...
and west of Montebello
Montebello, New York
Montebello is a village in the town of Ramapo Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Suffern, east of Hillburn, south of Wesley Hills and west of Airmont...
. It is considered to be one of the more rural communities in Rockland County. The population was 881 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Hillburn is located at 41°7′29"N 74°9′57"W (41.124812, -74.165966).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.89%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 881 people, 273 households, and 221 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 395.5 people per square mile (152.5/km²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 130.2 per square mile (50.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 49.04% White, 11.12% African American, 14.42% Native American, 4.31% Asian, 0.68% Pacific Islander, 2.38% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 18.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population.
There were 273 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% 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, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.58.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $54,625, and the median income for a family was $56,875. Males had a median income of $36,591 versus $30,000 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 village was $17,516. About 10.7% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.
History
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from October 1967 until October 1991...
won a disparity case regarding integration of the schools of Hillburn, 11 years before his landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which...
, on behalf of the African-American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
parents. Black children who lived in Ramapo attended the Brook School in Hillburn, a wood structure that didn't include a gymnasium, library nor indoor bathrooms. Whereas the Main school, now the headquarters of the Ramapo central School District, attended by white children included a gymnasium, a library and indoor plumbing. The Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center in Pomona, New York
Pomona, New York
Pomona is a village partly in the Town of Ramapo and partly in the Town of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of New Hempstead, east of Harriman State Park, north of Monsey and west of Mount Ivy. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 3,103, a 13 percent...
has an exhibit which include artifacts and photographs loaned by a student who attended the Brook School and who went on to teach English and History. In 2010, May 17 was designated as Thurgood Marshall Day in the state of New York.
Historical markers
- Post at Ramapough/Sidman’s Bridge - Route 17
- Site of Camp Ramapaugh and Intrenchments - Torne Valley Road
- Site of Kellogg & Maurice Railroad Bridge - Route 59
- Thurgood Marshall - 45 Mountain Avenue
- William W. Snow House, Fourth Street & Terrace Avenue
Landmarks and places of interest
- Brook ChapelBrook ChapelBrook Chapel is a historic chapel located at Hillburn in Rockland County, New York. It was built in 1893 and is a light frame "L" shaped, gable roofed structure expanded to its current size in the first half of the 20th century. At the time of the expansion, it acquired its Gothic Revival style. ...
- Historic Chapel 1893 (NRHP)