| Official Name: | Mount Ivy, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| 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: | Rockland |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.47 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7657 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2006.28 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5194.71 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 140 |
| Elevation Ft: | 459 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1919°N -74.0322°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 10970 |
| Area Code: | 845 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-48879 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0957849 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Mount Ivy is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Haverstraw, in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of New City, east of Pomona, south of Thiells, and west of Garnerville. The population was 6,878 at the 2010 census.[2]
For many years, the Ramapough Mountain Indians were the inhabitants of this region.[3] It was also an important Quaker settlement.[4]
The name Mount Ivy is said to have been given to the locality because of its elevation and ivy swamp.
Mount Ivy is the location where General Anthony Wayne's troops rested and concealed themselves before the assault of Stony Point fortress.[5]
Mount Ivy is located at (41.191839, -74.032162).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5sqmi, of which 1.5sqmi is land and 0.68% is water.
Mount Ivy straddles the border between the towns of Ramapo and Haverstraw, lying within southernmost Haverstraw. The business center of Mount Ivy is located at the northern terminus of New York State Route 45, at its junction with U.S. Route 202, approximately ¼ mile east of the Mount Ivy exit of the Palisades Interstate Parkway.
Mount Ivy is primarily served by the Pomona post office. The hamlet is split between the North Rockland School District and The East Ramapo School District.
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 6,536 people, 2,693 households, and 1,728 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4456.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,761 housing units at an average density of 1882.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.93% White, 8.48% African American, 0.43% Native American, 4.39% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.44% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.51% of the population. There were 2,693 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the CDP, the population was 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,935, and the median income for a family was $61,968. Males had a median income of $42,205 versus $38,071 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,685. About 6.9% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.