Rockland is a

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in the northern part of Sullivan County,

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, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,290.US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Rockland town, Sullivan County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Rockland%20town,%20Sullivan%20County,%20New%20York

History

The town, as with most of this part of New York, was part of the Hardenburgh Patent. The town was first settled circa 1789. The town was established in 1910 from the western part of the town of Neversink.

Geography

The northwestern town line is the border of Delaware County, and the northeastern town boundary is the border of

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. Most of the town is within the

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. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.01%) is water.

Demographics

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,913 people, 1,560 households, and 1,040 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,475 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 91.31%

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, 3.19%

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, 0.05% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 2.71% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.10% of the population. There were 1,560 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. Of all households 27.8% were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,879, and the median income for a family was $38,629. Males had a median income of $33,370 versus $21,094 for females. The

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for the town was $16,323. About 11.1% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the

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, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Rockland

* Anderson: A hamlet near the eastern town line. * Beaverkill: A hamlet near the northwestern town line. The Beaverkill Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. * Craigle Clair: A hamlet in the western part of the town. * De Bruce: A hamlet five miles east of Livingston Manor; De Bruce, name derived from Land Owner Elias Desbrosses. * Deckertown: A hamlet north of Livingston Manor. * Grooville: A hamlet formerly called "Emmonsville." It is in the southeastern part of the town. * Hazel: A hamlet in the southern part of the town near Route 17. * Joscelyn: A hamlet in the western part of the town. *

Livingston Manor Livingston Manor was a tract of land in the Province of New York granted to Robert Livingston the Elder during the reign of George I of Great Britain. Located between the Hudson River and the Massachusetts border, the Livingston Manor was locate ...

: A hamlet in the southern part of the town, named after Dr. Edward Livingston. * Lew Beach: A hamlet at the northernmost corner of the town. * Morsston: A hamlet near the southern town line. * Parkston: A hamlet east of Livingston Manor. * Rockland: The hamlet of Rockland is in the western part of the town, north of Roscoe village. The Rockland Mill Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. * Roscoe: A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town. It was formerly known as Westfield Flats.

References

External links

Town website

Rockland history
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