Pine Hill is a

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(and

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) in the western part of the

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of Shandaken in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 275.

History

Pine Hill became an important tourist community when the Ulster and Delaware Railroad reached it in 1872. It was known as the " Saratoga" of the Catskills due to the local Crystal Springs bottling company. In 1895, Pine Hill became an incorporated

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, but the village voted to dissolve its incorporation in 1985, becoming an unincorporated entity (hamlet). The District School No. 14, Elm Street Stone Arch Bridge, Mill Street Stone Arch Bridge, Morton Memorial Library, Pine Hill Historic District, and Ulster House Hotel are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.47% is

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. The community is inside the Catskill Park.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 275 people comprising 149 households in the CDP. The population density was . There were 330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.6%

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, 1.5%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 5.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 9.0% of the population. There were 149 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were

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living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.7% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.52. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 12.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,969.

Education

The school district is

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References

External links

Morton Memorial Library (Pine Hill)
{{authority control Census-designated places in New York (state) Catskills Census-designated places in Ulster County, New York Populated places disestablished in 1985 Hamlets in New York (state) Former villages in New York (state) Shandaken, New York Hamlets in Ulster County, New York