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Time Zone: Rockland County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of New City is the Seat for Rockland County.

Rockland County was founded in 1798 and was created by taking area from Orange County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Rockland had a population of 326,352 people. This is an increase of 4.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 311,687 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockland represented 1.61% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Rockland County:

  • Airmont
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Chestnut Ridge
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,994 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Clarkstown
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86,000 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Grand View-on-Hudson
  • Haverstraw
  • Hillburn
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Kaser
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
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  • Montebello
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
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    • New Hempstead
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
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    • New Square
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
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    • Nyack
    • Orangetown
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,631 people
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    • Piermont
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
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    • Pomona
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
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    • Ramapo
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,356 people
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    • Sloatsburg
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,089 people
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    • South Nyack
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
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    • Spring Valley
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
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    • Stony Point
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,289 people
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    • Suffern
    • Upper Nyack
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
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    • Wesley Hills
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
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    • West Haverstraw
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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