Blauvelt, New York | |
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 NY 303 northbound in Blauvelt | |
 Location inRockland County and the state ofNew York. | |
  Blauvelt, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:41°3′52″N73°57′25″W / 41.06444°N 73.95694°W /41.06444; -73.95694 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rockland |
| Town | Orangetown |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.62 sq mi (11.96 km2) |
| • Land | 4.51 sq mi (11.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,548 |
| • Density | 1,230.1/sq mi (474.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 10913 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-06860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0944231 |
Blauvelt (English pronunciation:/ˈblɔːvɛlt/ⓘ) is ahamlet, about 20 miles northwest of New York City. It is acensus-designated place, formerly known asGreenbush and thenBlauveltville, inOrangetown,Rockland County,New York, United States. It is located north ofTappan, east ofNauraushaun andPearl River, south ofCentral Nyack, and west ofOrangeburg. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,689.[2]
Blauvelt is located at41°03′52″N73°57′25″W / 41.064396°N 73.956881°W /41.064396; -73.956881 (41.064396, -73.956881).[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 1.52%, is water.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 5,548 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of thecensus[5] of 2000, there were 5,207 people, 1,564 households, and 1,313 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,144.4 inhabitants per square mile (441.9/km2). There were 1,588 housing units at an average density of 349.0 per square mile (134.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.42%White, 1.56%African American, 0.02%Native American, 7.34%Asian, 1.44% fromother races, and 1.23% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 5.93% of the population.
There were 1,564 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% weremarried couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $103,071, and the median income for a family was $104,944. Males had a median income of $90,125 versus $80,096 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $94,211. About 1.9% of families and 3.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
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 theNetherlands. 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 ofKiliaen van Rensselaer, the first patroon of theManor of Rensselaerswyck near Albany, New York, in 1638.
In 1909, New York State purchased property in Blauvelt to createCamp Bluefields, a large rifle range used to train members of theNew York National Guard prior toWorld War I. The property was later used by theYWCA,ROTC,Columbia University and theU.S. Army for various purposes before being abandoned followingWorld War II.[6] The land is today the site ofBlauvelt State Park.[7]
In 1972, Robert Salvia and Professor Dr. Paul Olson of theLamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, a research unit ofColumbia University located on a 157-acre (0.64 km2) campus inPalisades, New York, discovered several 200-million-year-old dinosaur tracks that were identified as being from thecoelophysis. Some of these tracks were sent to theNew York State Museum inAlbany, New York for identification and preservation. The fossils date from theTriassic period and are claimed to be the only dinosaur tracks ever discovered in the state of New York.[8]
The914 Sound Studios was a musical recording studio in the 1970s. Several albums were recorded in Blauvelt, including the title track ofBruce Springsteen's albumBorn to Run in 1974.[9]
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The Jacob J. Blauvelt house and its four remaining acres of land had been in the Blauvelt family since the time it was built, in 1832, up until when it was acquired by the Historical Society of Rockland County in 1970. The Blauvelt family first arrived in America in 1638, and first arrived in Rockland County in 1683. Their genealogy today contains more than 26,000 names.
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