Rockland County is the southernmost

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on the west side of the

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in the

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of New York. It is part of the

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. It is about from

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at their closest points. The county's population, as of the

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, is 338,329, making it the state's third-most densely populated county outside New York City (after Nassau and neighboring Westchester Counties, respectively). The

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is New City. Rockland County is accessible via the New York State Thruway, which crosses the Hudson to Westchester at the Tappan Zee Bridge ten exits up from the NYC border, as well as the Palisades Parkway five exits up from the

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. The county's name derives from "rocky land", as the area has been aptly described, largely due to the Hudson River Palisades. This county is home to one of the most prominent towns in American history. Congers, NY is home to the stepping grounds of Commander-In-Chief George Washington. Rockland County is the smallest county by area in New York outside New York City. It comprises five towns and nineteen incorporated villages, with numerous unincorporated villages (sixteen) and

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. Rockland County is designated as a Preserve America Community, and nearly a third of the county's area is parkland. The county has the largest

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population percentage of any U.S. county, at 31.4%, or 90,000 residents. Rockland also ranked 31st on the list of highest-income counties by median

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, with a median household income of $82,534 according to the 2010 census.

History

The area that became Rockland County was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Native Americans, including

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s, or

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. The Tappan tribe had a particularly noteworthy presence in the area, extending from present-day Nyack, south to Sparkill and Tappan, down the

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valley through present-day Bergen County, NJ, and also along the Palisades and Hudson shore all the way down to present-day Edgewater, NJ. In 1609,

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was the first major

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explorer to arrive in the area. Hudson, thinking he had found the legendary "

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", sailed on the '' Half Moon'' up the river that would one day bear his name, and sailing through the area that is now

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before exploring north towards what is now Albany. In the years before 1664 when the area was formally a Dutch colony called

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, present-day Rockland did not have formal European settlements. However, individuals did explore the area and made transactions with Tappan tribe for land with the idea that it could have future use. For example, in 1640, Dutch Captain David Pietersz. de Vries purchased from natives the area where the Sparkill Creek flows into the Hudson River. In 1664, the British Crown assumed control of New Netherland from the Dutch. In June 1664, the Berkeley- Carteret land grant established the

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, dividing present-day Rockland and Bergen Counties into separate political areas. The northern border of New Jersey was placed in a straight line from the Delaware River at present-day

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to the Hudson River at 41 degrees even North latitude, where the Palisades Cliffs pause and give way to Sneden's Landing in Orangetown. The state line remains there to this day, though various disagreements along the exact border were had over the years. In the 1670s, permanent Dutch settlers began to arrive with land grants, starting with the Tappan area. These settlers were eager to escape "city life", moving from Manhattan to Rockland. A number of unique, Dutch-style red sandstone houses still stand, and many place names in the county reveal their Dutch origin. In 1683, when the Duke of York (who became King

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) established the first 12 counties of New York, present-day Rockland County was part of Orange County, known then as "Orange County South of the Mountains". Orangetown was created at the same time under a royal grant, originally encompassing all of modern Rockland County. Around this time, as the English began to colonize Nyack and Tappan, the Native Americans began to leave Rockland in search of undisturbed land further north. The natural barrier of the

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and the size of the county made carrying out governmental activities difficult. At one point, two governments were active, one on each side of the Ramapo Mountains, so Rockland split off from Orange in 1798 to form its own county. That same year, the county seat was transferred from Tappan to New City, where a new courthouse was built. Haverstraw was separated from Orangetown in 1719, and became a town in 1788; it included the present-day Clarkstown, Ramapo, and Stony Point. Clarkstown and Ramapo became towns in 1791, followed by Stony Point in 1865. During the

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, when control of the Hudson River was viewed by the

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as strategic to dominating the American territories, Rockland had skirmishes at Haverstraw, Nyack, and Piermont, and significant military engagements at the Battle of Stony Point, where General "Mad"

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earned his nickname.

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had headquarters for a time at John Suffern's tavern, the later site of the village of Suffern. British Major John André met with American traitor Benedict Arnold near Stony Point to buy the plans for the

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s at

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. André was captured with the plans in

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on his way back to the British lines; he was brought to Tappan for trial in the Tappan church, found guilty, hanged, and buried nearby. Still another important chapter in the story of the Revolution was written on May 5, 1783, when General Washington received Sir Guy Carleton at the DeWint House, where they discussed terms of a peace treaty. Two days later, Washington visited Sir Guy aboard a British war vessel H.M.S Perseverance. On this day, the king's navy fired its first salute to the flag of the

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. In the decades following the Revolution, Rockland became popular for its stone and bricks. Many buildings in New York City were built with bricks made in Rockland. These products, however, required quarrying in land that many later believed should be set aside as a preserve. Many unsuccessful efforts were made to turn much of the

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on the northern tip of the county into a forest preserve.

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president

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, though, donated land and large sums of money for the purchase of properties in the area of Bear Mountain. Bear Mountain/ Harriman State Park became a reality in 1910 when Harriman's widow donated his lands to the state, and by 1914, more than an estimated one million people a year were coming to the park. After

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, Rockland County became the most important sausage-making hub in New York. In 1911,

Letchworth Village Letchworth Village was a residential institution located in Rockland County, New York, in the hamlet of Thiells built for the physically and mentally disabled of all ages, from the newborn to the elderly. Opened in 1911, Letchworth Village at its ...

, an institution for the mentally disabled opened in Rockland County near Thiells. The institution gained national infamy in 1972, when an investigation by Geraldo Rivera revealed the patients there to having been housed in neglectful conditions. Letchworth closed in 1996. Rockland remained semirural until the 1950s, when the

Palisades Interstate Parkway The Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) is a limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New ...

, Tappan Zee Bridge, and other major arteries were built. In the decades that followed, the county became a maturely developed suburb of New York City. As people moved up from the five boroughs (particularly the Bronx in the early years) the population flourished from 89,276 in 1950 to 338,329 in 2020.

Geography

Rockland County lies just north of the New Jersey-New York border, west of Westchester County (across the Hudson River), and south of Orange County. Its east border is formed by the Tappan Zee portion of the Hudson River. The county's terrain ranges from 1,283' (391m) ASL on Rockhouse Mountain (northwest of Lake Welch) to approaching sea level along the Hudson River. According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 199.34 sq mi (516 km²), of which 173.55 sq mi (449.49 km²) are land and 25.79 sqmi (66.80 km²) (13%) are covered by water. It is the state's smallest county outside the five boroughs of New York City. About 30% of Rockland County is devoted to parkland, belonging to either the five towns, incorporated villages, the state, or the county. These parks provide walking and hiking

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s, ballfields, dog runs, historic sites,

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s, streams, salt marshes, and equestrian trails. Some popular state parks include Bear Mountain State Park on the northernmost tip of the county, Harriman State Park, also along the county's northern boundary, and

Nyack Beach State Park Nyack Beach State Park is a state park in Upper Nyack, Rockland County, New York, Rockland County, New York (state), New York. It consists of a small parking lot and a riverfront pathway, the southernmost section of the Hudson River Valley Gree ...

along the Hudson River, with trails connecting to Rockland Lake State Park. The county hosts numerous public and private

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s, with the towns of Orangetown, Ramapo, Stony Point, and Haverstraw all operating public golf courses within their towns. The

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operates two golf courses in Rockland Lake State Park. Notable private courses in the county include

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, Manhattan Woods Golf Course (designed by PGA great

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), and

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(Sparkill).

Adjacent counties

* Orange County - northwest * Putnam County - northeast *

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- east *

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- west * Bergen County, New Jersey - south

Lakes

* Breakneck Pond * Congers Lake * Cranberry Pond *

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* Lake Sebago *

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(part) * Lake Wanoksink * Pine Meadow Lake * Potake Lake (part) * Rockland Lake * Second Reservoir * Lake Welch * Tappan Zee (along east border) * Third Reservoir * Antrim Lake

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

., 338,329 people and 100,438 households were residing in the county. The population density was 1,950/sq mi (753/km²). The 107,002 housing units averaged 617/sq mi (238/km²). Of the 107,002 households, 38% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63% were married couples living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23% were not families. Around 19% of households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.5. The county's age distribution was 28.4% under 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 28% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 12% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women, there were 95 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 91 men. The median income for a household was $93,024 and for a family was $80,000. Males had a median income of $58,000 versus $39,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $39,286. The mean, or average, income for a family in Rockland County is $73,500 according to the 2004 census. About 6% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14% of those under age 18 and 8% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the

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., 286,753 people, 92,675 households, and 70,989 families were residing in the county. The population density was 1,652/sq mi (638/km²). The 94,973 housing units averaged 547/sq mi (211/km²). Residents live closer together than the census numbers indicate, as 30% of the county is reserved as parkland. About 9% of residents reported speaking Spanish at home, 5%

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, 3% French-based creole, 1.5% Italian, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.3%

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, 1.2% French, and 1% Russian. Other languages spoken at home by at least 1000 people include

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, Chinese, German, and Polish.

Education

The county is home to several Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award winners, awarded by the

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: * In 2000–2001, Liberty Elementary School in Valley Cottage (semi-finalists in 2004) * In 2007, Strawtown Elementary School in West Nyack * In 2008 & 2014, Franklin Avenue Elementary School in Pearl River * In 2009, George W. Miller Elementary School in Nanuet * In 2011, Pearl River Middle School in Pearl River * In 2013, Cherry Lane Elementary School in Suffern * In 2016, Nanuet Senior High School In Nanuet * In 2018, Clarkstown High School South

School districts

School districts include: * Clarkstown Central School District *

East Ramapo Central School District East Ramapo Central School District is a school district in Ramapo, New York, United States. It is headquartered in the Senator Eugene Levy Dr. Jack R. Anderson Education Center. History 20th century On March 4, 1952, seven school districts me ...

Nanuet Union Free School District Nanuet is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, New York, Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, Rockland County, New York (state), New York, United States. The third largest hamlet in Clarkstown, it is ...

* North Rockland Central School District (Haverstraw-Stony Point) * Nyack Public Schools * Pearl River Union Free School District * South Orangetown Central School District * Suffern Central School District (formerly the Ramapo Central School District)

High schools

Colleges and universities

The county is home to several colleges and universities. - State University of New York (SUNY): - Rockland Community College - Suffern, NY *

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: * Beth Medrash Elyon * Dominican College (Dominican College of Blauvelt) - Orangeburg * Long Island University extension site at Rockland Community College - Suffern *

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's Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory * Nyack College - Nyack * Rabbinical College Beth Shraga -

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* St. Thomas Aquinas College - Sparkill, NY * Yeshiva D'Monsey Rabbinical College - Monsey * Yeshivath Viznitz - Kaser (Monsey)

Transportation

The Tappan Zee Bridge connects South Nyack in Rockland County and

across the Hudson River in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York. The old bridge was replaced with a new span in 2017.

Major highways

The county is served by several major highways, including Interstate 87/ 287 (the

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), opening from Suffern to

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in 1955. The old Tappan Zee Bridge opened the same year, connecting Rockland and Westchester, allowing Rockland County's population to grow rapidly. The Palisades Interstate Parkway, a project of master planner Robert Moses, and built between 1947 and 1958, connects the county directly to the

due south. The

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opened in 1955, connecting New Jersey to I-87/287. * * * * * * * * * * - Originated as the Nyack Turnpike **''Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway'' * * * **''"Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato Memorial Highway"'' * * For further information * List of county routes in Rockland County, New York *

List of county routes in Rockland County, New York (1–38) County routes in Rockland County, New York, are maintained by the Rockland County highway department and signed with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-standard yellow-on-blue pentagon route marker. Most of the routes act as primary road ...

List of county routes in Rockland County, New York (41–75) County routes in Rockland County, New York, are maintained by the Rockland County highway department and signed with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-standard yellow-on-blue pentagon route marker. Most of the routes act as primary road ...

List of county routes in Rockland County, New York (76–118A) County routes in Rockland County, New York, are maintained by the Rockland County highway department and signed with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-standard yellow-on-blue pentagon route marker. Most of the routes act as primary road ...

Bus

The Transport of Rockland operates several local bus routes throughout the county, and the express bus Hudson Link routes to city centers and train stations in Tarrytown and White Plains in Westchester County. TOR provides connections to other neighborhood bus operations – Minitrans and connections to private commuter lines,

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and Short Line providing service to

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and New York City.

Railroad

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/ Metro-North Railroad operates the

Port Jervis Line The Port Jervis Line is a predominantly single-track commuter rail line running between Suffern and Port Jervis, in the U.S. state of New York. At Suffern, the line continues south into New Jersey as NJ Transit's Main Line. The line is operate ...

, which stops at the Suffern Railroad Station and Sloatsburg Station, and the

Pascack Valley Line The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit, in the United States. The line runs north from Hoboken Terminal, through Hudson County and Bergen County in New Jersey, and into Rockland Co ...

, whose stops include

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, Nanuet, and Spring Valley. in their respective hamlets and village of the same name. Connections on this line are available at Secaucus for service to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and service to the

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in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The southern terminus of both lines is

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in New Jersey, where connections can be made to several NJ Transit bus lines, ferries, and PATH trains to New York City. Until 1958, Rockland County's eastern side was served by the

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's passenger service on the

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from Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite midtown Manhattan up through Tappan, West Nyack, Congers, and Haverstraw, on to the West Hudson shore cities of Newburgh, Kingston, and Albany. The service ran to West Haverstraw, in the north of the until 1959. The Erie Railroad ran train service on the

Northern Branch The Northern Branch is a railroad line that runs from Jersey City to Northvale in northeastern New Jersey. The line was constructed in 1859 by the Northern Railroad of New Jersey to connect the New York and Erie Railroad's Piermont Branch te ...

through the southeastern corner of the county to Nyack up to 1966.

Ferry

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operates a ferry service between Haverstraw and Ossining in Westchester County for the

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. Commuters take the Transport of Rockland's Ferry Express route to the Haverstraw ferry terminal for service to Metro-North's Hudson Line service to Grand Central Terminal. Ferry service is typically suspended in the colder months when the Hudson River freezes over, and commuters must take shuttle buses across the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Airports

Nearby airports include: * New York:

John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (colloquially referred to as JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK) is the main international airport serving New York City. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the Avia ...

LaGuardia Airport LaGuardia Airport is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Covering , the facility was established in 1929 and began operating as a public airport in 1939. It is named after former New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia ...

Westchester County Airport Westchester County Airport is a county-owned airport in Westchester County, New York, three miles (6 km) northeast of downtown White Plains, with territory in the towns of North Castle and Harrison, New York, and village of Rye Brook, N ...

, and

Stewart International Airport Stewart International Airport, officially New York Stewart International Airport , is a public/military airport in Orange County, New York, United States. It is in the southern Hudson Valley, west of Newburgh, south of Kingston, and southwest ...

* New Jersey: Newark Liberty International Airport,

Teterboro Airport Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.17th Congressional District, along with central and western Westchester County. The district is represented by Congressman Mike Lawler.
The county of Rockland is represented as follows in the New York State Senate as of 2023:
The county of Rockland is represented as follows in the New York State Assembly as of 2023: Rockland County government is led by a county executive. Republican Ed Day was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 & 2021. The previous county executive was Republican C. Scott Vanderhoef, who was re-elected in 2009 to his fifth four-year term. Day is the third county executive in Rockland history, with Vanderhoef having defeated the incumbent, John T. Grant (D), in 1993. Prior to 1985, Rockland County did not have a county executive. Rockland County has a county legislature made up of 17 members, elected from single-member districts. The Chairman of the Legislature is Democrat Jay Hood Jr. In the November 2019 election Republicans gained one seat, reducing the Democratic majority from 10–7 to 9–8. As of January 2020, the legislators are:

Town governments

The five towns of Rockland County are led by town supervisors and town boards. The villages encompassed in the towns are led by mayors and village trustees.
As of the November 2021 elections, the town supervisors are:

County courts

There are three types of general trial courts in Rockland County: the New York Supreme Court, the County Court, and the

Justice Courts In the New York State Unified Court System, a justice court is a local court that handles traffic tickets, criminal matters, small claims, and local code violations such as zoning. Constitutionally, justice courts are part of the state legal syst ...

. The Supreme Court is the trial level court of the New York State Unified Court System, which presents some confusion as the Supreme Court is the highest

court of appeals A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of ...

in the federal system, as well as in most states (the

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is the highest court in New York). The Supreme Court has broad authority over all categories of cases, both civil and criminal. Generally, the Supreme Court in Rockland County hears civil cases involving claims in excess of $25,000. While the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over criminal cases in most counties, this is handled by the County Courts. In Rockland, however, the Supreme Court does exercise jurisdiction over some criminal cases. The County Court is inferior to the Supreme Court and is authorized to hear criminal cases that have occurred in the county as well as limited jurisdiction over civil cases. The County Court handles

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cases exclusively and shares jurisdiction with the town and village justice courts on misdemeanor cases and other minor offenses and violations. The County Court's jurisdiction on civil cases is limited to those involving less than $25,000. Each of the towns and 15 of the villages have

, which mostly hear routine

traffic ticket A traffic ticket is a notice issued by a law enforcement official to a motorist or other road user, indicating that the user has violated traffic laws. Traffic tickets generally come in two forms, citing a moving violation, such as exceeding ...

cases, especially from the New York State Thruway and the Palisades Interstate Parkway. They also handle drunk driving charges, lower-level criminal misdemeanor matters, and occasionally perform arraignment on

felonies A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie") to describe an offense that resu ...

(most felony proceedings are heard in County Court). These courts generally handle the highest volume of cases.

National politics

Like most of the Hudson Valley, Rockland County historically voted Republican but in recent years narrowly voted Democratic. Between 1892 and 1992, Rockland County only voted Democratic three times–

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's landslide victory of

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, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's landslide victory in

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(in which it was the only New York City suburb to vote Democratic), and

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...

's first campaign in 1912. Rockland shifted Democratic in 1992, and has since voted Republican once, in 2004 for George W. Bush. Despite this shift, national elections have remained close in Rockland County as compared to neighboring

, which has witnessed dependable double-digit Democratic victories since the 1990s. Rockland County hasn't voted for a popular vote loser since 1976, tied for the longest streak in the country with St. Joseph County,

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, and Caddo Parish,

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. In 2016 and 2000, it voted for Hillary Clinton and Al Gore, respectively, both of whom lost the electoral college but won the popular vote. The longest bellwether county for electoral college victors is Clallam County, Washington.

Sports

* The

New York Boulders The New York Boulders are an American independent professional baseball team playing in the Frontier League based in Pomona, Rockland County, New York. The team was founded as a member of the Can-Am League, beginning play in the 2011 season as t ...

(formerly the Rockland Boulders), a member of the

Frontier League The Frontier League is a professional independent baseball league with teams in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada. Formed in 1993, it is the oldest currently running independent league in the United States. The le ...

, was founded in 2011 by former Yankee catcher John Flaherty of Pearl River, Clarkstown resident Michael Aglialoro (president of Clarkstown Education Foundation) and Stephen Mulvey (former part-owner of the Brooklyn-Los Angeles Dodgers). The team, owned by Bottom 9 Baseball, play their home games at the 6,362-seat, 16-suite Clover Stadium. *

is located in

Sparkill, New York Sparkill, formerly known as Tappan Sloat, is a suburban hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Palisades; east of Tappan; south of Piermont and west of the Hudson ...

and features an 18-hole golf course. * The New York Raiders, an American semi-professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

football team based in

Congers, New York Congers is a suburban hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Valley Cottage, east of New City, across Lake DeForest, south of Haverstraw, and west of the H ...

, currently play in the

American National Rugby League The American National Rugby League (AMNRL) was a rugby league organization in the United States that operated from 1997 to 2014. The country's first domestic rugby league competition, it hosted an annual league from 1998 through 2013. Throughout it ...

(AMNRL) competition. Their home games are at Rockland Lake State Park; they partner with the

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of Australia's

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(NRL). *The Nyack Rocklands played minor league baseball in the North Atlantic League from 1946 to 1948. The Rocklands were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics.

Media

* ''The Journal News'' * ''Our Town'' *

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AM 910 * WRCR AM 1700 * ''Left of the Hudson'' * ''Rockland World Radio'' * ''Nyack News and Views'' * ''

Rockland County Times The Rockland County Times' is a weekly newspaper published in Rockland County, New York. The ''Rockland County Times'' began publication in October 1889. In 1998 the paper declared bankruptcy and was purchased by Peter Sluys, a former editor of o ...

'' * ''Rockland Review'' * ''The Hook'' * ''Rockland County's Best Magazine'' * ''Clipper'' * The 2017 CW series, Riverdale - Rockland County mentioned in pilot as site.

Health

According to Scorecard.org, which integrates data from different sources including the

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(EPA), in 2002, Rockland County ranked among the worst 10% in the United States in terms of air releases. Recent EPA statistics show that a total of 66 presently active Rockland County facilities are currently regulated. In Scorecard's list of Top 10 polluters from 2002, the Lovett generating station in Tompkins Cove is the top polluter, releasing 1,523,339 pounds of toxic emissions. Studies were released in 2000 and in 2004 by the Clean Air Task Force to study the impacts of power plant emissions in the United States. This data for Rockland County shows that a total of $2,150,800 was paid in compensation for numerous illnesses caused by power plant pollution, including asthma attacks, heart attacks and death. The Lovett generating station was closed and dismantled prior to 2014. From 2015 to 2018, the Haverstraw Quarry owned and managed by CRH Tilcon and

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was heavily fined for air and water pollution, including over- blasting, over- excavating, non-viable use of its NESCO unhealthy dust suppression systems and lethal dust & water runoffs into protected waterways. In the period from 2017 to 2020,

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experienced instances of discolored water and odor complaints. During 2020, the Rockland County Health Dept. and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Conservationfound/investigated and informed Suez of untreated polluted water at Tilcon operated discharge points at a stream that flows into

. After discovery, Tilcon stopped pumping the waste. Higher cancer rates in Rockland County as compared to Manhattan associate towards drinking water quality, aging drink water infrastructure/storm drain runoff concerns. Recently,

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was first confirmed to have reached Rockland County on March 6, 2020. After the areas of Spring Valley and Monsey were identified as having the highest infection rates, County Executive Ed Day requested that state emergency management declare those areas a closed containment zone. As of July 4, 2021, there are a total of 47,027 COVID-19 cases and 966 deaths. At 14,450 cases per 100,000, Rockland had the greatest density of COVID-19 cases of any

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. 47% of the population and 58% of the eligible population (aged 12 and over) have been

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. The Orthodox Jewish community, the largest in the country, have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the state; Monsey's is the lowest in the state, at 17.8%, as of June 15, 2021. News reports confirmed that the first known case of

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in the United States in a decade was discovered in Rockland County in July 2022.

Solar field

In 2014, Clarkstown created a first-of-its-kind in New York State 2.3-

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solar system consisting of about 4,300 panels on top of a closed, highly regulated, flat shadeless 13-acre section of the former garbage landfill in West Nyack. The unit is sized to generate 3 million kilowatt-hours annually – enough power to supply about 200 homes, that provides one-third of the electric needs of the Town of Clarkstown government. The Clarkstown solar field project is at the maximum size that is currently allowed by New York State. The installation was projected to save taxpayers as much as $4 million over 30 years by reducing the amount of the town's annual electric bill – which is about $2 million and produce 10 percent of all the electricity that O&R gets through solar power. The project was installed in summer 2014, coming online in October.

Municipalities

Paul W. Adler, the chairperson of the Rockland County's Jewish Community Relations Council, said in a 1997 ''

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'' article that "There are two reasons villages get formed in Rockland. One is to keep the Hasidim out and the other is to keep the Hasidim in."

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There are five towns in Rockland County. The most populous is Ramapo at 148,919, while the least populous is Stony Point, at 14,655, according to the 2020 US Census.
There are eighteen incorporated villages in Rockland County after the April, 2022, dissolution of the Village of South Nyack, twelve of which are located at least partially in the town of Ramapo, and none of which are in Stony Point.
There are seventeen Census-designated places and seven

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within the five towns of Rockland County.

Towns

* Clarkstown (pop. 86,855) *

(pop. 39,087) * Orangetown (pop. 48,655) * Ramapo (pop. 148,919) * Stony Point (pop. 14,655) Clarkstown is divided into 4 wards for the purposes of municipal representation

Villages

* Airmont * Chestnut Ridge * Grand View-on-Hudson *

* Hillburn * Kaser * Montebello * New Hempstead * New Square * Nyack * Piermont * Pomona * Sloatsburg * Spring Valley * Suffern * Upper Nyack * Wesley Hills * West Haverstraw

Census-designated places

* Bardonia * Blauvelt * Congers * Hillcrest * Monsey * Mount Ivy * Nanuet * New City (county seat) * Orangeburg *

* South Nyack * Sparkill * Stony Point * Tappan * Thiells * Valley Cottage *

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* West Nyack

Hamlets

* Central Nyack *

Garnerville Garnerville, previously known as Calicotown, is a hamlet in the town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of New York City; east of Mount Ivy; south of Stony Point and west of West Haverstraw. Most of the hamlet ...

* Jones Point * Palisades * Rockland Lake * Sparkill Previously known as Tappan Sloat * Tallman *

Tomkins Cove Tomkins Cove is a hamlet in the Town of Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of Stony Point; east of Harriman State Park; south of Doodletown and west of the Hudson River. It is located north-northwest of New Yo ...

Defunct communities

* Doodletown * Grassy Point * Johnsontown * Ladentown * Middletown * Nauraushaun * St John's in the Wilderness * Tappan Sloat * Sandyfield * Sickletown * Sterlington

Points of interest

Educational and cultural

* Major John Andre Monument -

Tappan, New York Tappan ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York. It is located northwest of Alpine, New Jersey, north of Northvale, New Jersey and Rockleigh, New Jersey, northeast of Old Tappan, Ne ...

. Represents British army officer John André, put to death for assisting Benedict Arnold in his attempted surrender in

during the

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. *

Camp Shanks Camp Shanks was a United States Army installation in the Orangetown, New York area. Named after Major General David C. Shanks, it was situated near the juncture of the Erie Railroad and the Hudson River. The camp was the largest U.S. Army embarka ...

Orangetown, New York Orangetown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States, located in the southeastern part of the county. It is northwest of New York City, north of New Jersey, east of the town of Ramapo, south of the town of Clarkstown, and west of th ...

. A museum in a former military camp, named for Major General David Carey Shanks (1861–1940). * Edward Hopper Birthplace and Boyhood Home-

Nyack, New York Nyack () is a village located primarily in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. Incorporated in 1872, it retains a very small western section in Clarkstown. It is a suburb of New York City lying approximately no ...

. The home of American realism painter

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, now an art center. *

Mount Moor African-American Cemetery Mount Moor African-American Cemetery, also known as Mount Moor Cemetery, is a historic African American cemetery located at Palisades Center, West Nyack in Rockland County, New York. It was established in 1849 and contains approximately 90 known ...

- Established in 1849 and contains approximately 90 known graves and is located at Palisades Center, West Nyack. *

The Old 76 House The '76 House, also known as the ''Old '76 House'', is a Colonial-era structure built as a home and tavern in Tappan, New York, in 1754 by Casparus Mabie, a merchant and tavern-keeper. History Origin In spite of local claims of much earlier con ...

. One of the oldest bars in America, a meeting place for Patriots during the Revolutionary War, headquarters of Nathaniel Greene. *

Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle The Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument is located at the junction of that street and Lafayette Avenue ( NY 59) in the village of Suffern, New York, United States. It sits on a small piece of land in the middle of the street known locally as the T ...

Suffern, New York Suffern is a village that was incorporated in 1796 in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. Suffern is located 31 miles northwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 census, Suffern's population was 10,723.George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...

and Rochambeau, where they encamped during the

Commercial and entertainment

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- Pearl River, New York. 21-story office tower and an eight-story office building on 90-acres of landscaped and wooded property. * Clover Stadium -

Ramapo, New York Ramapo is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. It was originally formed as New Hampstead, in 1791, and became Ramapo in 1828."Ramapo", in Peter R. Eisenstadt and Laura-Eve Moss (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of New York State'. Syr ...

. A baseball stadium home to the

and the St. Thomas Aquinas College baseball team. * Lafayette Theatre - A movie palace in downtown

Suffern, New York Suffern is a village that was incorporated in 1796 in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. Suffern is located 31 miles northwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 census, Suffern's population was 10,723.Palisades Center - West Nyack, New York. Opened in 1998, one of America's largest shopping malls. *

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Nanuet, New York Nanuet is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States. The third largest hamlet in Clarkstown, it is located north of Pearl River, south of New City, east of Spring Valley, and west o ...

. Opened in 1986, Rockland's biggest bakery, delivering bread and other baked products as far as

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and

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.Rockland Bakery. (n.d.). Our History. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from www.rocklandbakery.com
/ref> * The Shops at Nanuet -

. Opened in 1969 as Nanuet Mall. It was the site of the notorious 1981 Brinks Robbery.

Parks

* Bear Mountain State Park -

Stony Point, New York Stony Point is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. The town is located north of the town of Haverstraw, New York, Haverstraw, east and ...

* Blauvelt State Park -

Blauvelt, New York Blauvelt is a hamlet and census-designated place, formerly known as Greenbush and then Blauveltville, in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Tappan, east of Nauraushaun and Pearl River, south ...

* Harriman State Park (bordered between Rockland and Orange County, New York) * High Tor State Park -

Clarkstown, New York 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 Ri ...

* Hook Mountain State Park - Clarkstown, New York *

- Upper Nyack, New York * Rockland Lake State Park -

* Tallman Mountain State Park -

References

External links

*
The Historical Society of Rockland County

Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rockland County, New York

Journal-News Rockland

''Rockland Review'' weekly newspaper
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