| Official Name: | Highland Falls, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Orange |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.86 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.83 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3684 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1300.62 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3367.46 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 44 |
| Elevation Ft: | 144 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3686°N -73.9681°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 10928 |
| Area Code: | 845 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-34495 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0970209 |
Highland Falls, formerly named Buttermilk Falls, is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1906. It is part of the Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York - Newark - Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Highland Falls is in the Town of Highlands and is adjacent to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Highland Falls is located at .[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1sqmi, of which 1.1sqmi is land and 0.89% is water.
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 3,900 people, 1,647 households, and 988 families residing in the village. The population density was 3546.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,793 housing units at an average density of 1630.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 70.4% White, 13.0% African American, 2.3% Asian, 0.8% Native American or Alaskan Native, 9.1% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. 18.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,647 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.The estimated median income for a household in the village was $65,192, and the estimated median income for a family was $73,672. Males had an estimated median income of $47,069 versus $43,654 for females. The estimated per capita income for the village was $29,006. About 11.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Highland Falls is part of the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District.[4] The district has three campuses – Fort Montgomery Elementary School (Grades K-2), Highland Falls Intermediate School (Grades 3-8), and James I. O'Neill High School (Grades 9-12).
There was also a parochial school, Sacred Heart of Jesus School (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York), that served students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight. The school opened in 1930 and closed in 2011.[5] The archdiocese suggested that parents send their children to St. Gregory Barbarigo School in Garnerville.[6]
Ladycliff Academy existed in the Village of Highland Falls from 1900 to 1961. Ladycliff College existed on the same campus from 1933 to 1981. This campus was located on lands formerly known as Cranston's Hotel, and before that Cozzen's Hotel on the east side of the village overlooking the Hudson River.