What is the population of Blauvelt, New York?

Blauvelt has a population of approximately 5,406 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Blauvelt, New York located?

Blauvelt is located in New York, United States, at approximate coordinates 41.0682°, -73.9549°.

What is the median household income in Blauvelt?

The median household income in Blauvelt is approximately $174,255 based on the most recent open data.

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Blauvelt

Total population

5,406

Median home value

$644,600

55.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$174,255

Blauvelt$174k

National$74k

Elevation61 m

Land area11.93 km²

Weather80°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates41.07°, -73.95°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

61 m

Area

11.93 km²

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Overview

Blauvelt is a hamlet, about 20 miles northwest of New York City. It is a census-designated place, formerly known as Greenbush and then Blauveltville, in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Tappan, east of Nauraushaun and Pearl River, south of Central Nyack, and west of Orangeburg. As of the 2020 census, Blauvelt had a population of 5,548.

History & geography

History

The name "Blauvelt", of Dutch origin, is that of a prominent family that settled in the area in the 17th century. The etymology of the name probably comes from the coat of arms adopted by the first Blauvelt, Pieter Blauwveld, a prominent trader in the Netherlands. Literally, it means "blue-field", or "blue pasture fields", likely a reference to the blue and yellow shields hung on Blauwveld's ships (a common 14th century Dutch method of identifying the owner). The first Blauvelt in America was a peasant farmer who cultivated tobacco on the estate of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the first patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck near Albany, New York, in 1638. In 1909, New York State purchased property in Blauvelt to create Camp Bluefields, a large rifle range used to train members of the New York National Guard prior to World War I. The property was later used by the YWCA, ROTC, Columbia University and the U.S. Army for various purposes before being abandoned following World War II. The land is today the site of Blauvelt State Park. In 1972, Robert Salvia and Professor Dr. Paul Olson of the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, a research unit of Columbia University located on a campus in Palisades, New York, discovered several 200-million-year-old dinosaur tracks that were identified as being from the coelophysis. Some of these tracks were sent to the New York State Museum in Albany, New York for identification and preservation. The fossils date from the Triassic period and are claimed to be the only dinosaur tracks ever discovered in the state of New York. The 914 Sound Studios was a musical recording studio in the 1970s. Several albums were recorded in Blauvelt, including the title track of Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run in 1974.

Geography

Blauvelt is located at (41.064396, -73.956881). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.52%, is water.

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