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

The community of Kingston is the Seat for Ulster County.

Ulster County is one of the original counties of New York and was founded in 1683.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ulster had a population of 177,573 people. This is a decrease of 2.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 182,418 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ulster represented 0.94% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Ulster County:

  • Denning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Denning is located in Ulster County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Ellenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Esopus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Esopus is located in Ulster County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,704 people
  • Gardiner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gardiner is located in Ulster County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Hardenburgh
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardenburgh is located in Ulster County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Hurley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hurley is located in Ulster County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,002 people
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston is located in Ulster County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Lloyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyd is located in Ulster County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,678 people
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    • Marbletown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Marbletown is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,497 people
    • Marlborough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marlborough is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,595 people
    • New Paltz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Olive
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Olive is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,271 people
    • Plattekill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Plattekill is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,188 people
    • Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,202 people
    • Rosendale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rosendale is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,760 people
    • Saugerties
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Shandaken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Shandaken is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Shawangunk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Shawangunk is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,804 people
    • Ulster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ulster is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,708 people
    • Wawarsing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wawarsing is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,535 people
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Ulster County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,756 people

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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.
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