Beaver Dam Lake is a
census-designated place
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(CDP) in the towns of
New Windsor,
Blooming Grove, and
Cornwall
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in
Orange County,
New York
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, it had a population of 2,609.
The CDP is in eastern Orange County, bordered to the west by the village of
Washingtonville and to the south by
Salisbury Mills. The community surrounds Beaverdam Lake, which drains south to
Moodna Creek
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at Salisbury Mills. Moodna Creek flows into the
Hudson River
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between
New Windsor and
Cornwall-on-Hudson
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New York State Route 94
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forms the southern edge of the CDP. It leads northeast to New Windsor and southwest to
Chester
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.
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is to the northeast, and
Middletown is to the west.
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 2,609 people residing in the area.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (10.95%) is water.
Education
Most of it is in
Washingtonville Central School District while a portion is in
Cornwall Central School District.
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References
Census-designated places in Orange County, New York
Census-designated places in New York (state)
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