Rockland, New York should not be confused with Rockland County, New York.
Official Name: | Rockland, New York |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 246.75 |
Area Land Km2: | 243.86 |
Area Water Km2: | 2.88 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 95.27 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 94.16 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.11 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 3290 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Elevation M: | 645 |
Elevation Ft: | 2116 |
Coordinates: | 41.9294°N -74.8219°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-63176 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0979428 |
Rockland is a town in the northern part of Sullivan County, New York, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,290.[2]
The town, as with most of this part of New York, was part of the Hardenburgh Patent. The town was first settled circa 1789. The town was established in 1910 from the western part of the town of Neversink.
The northwestern town line is the border of Delaware County, and the northeastern town boundary is the border of Ulster County. Most of the town is within the Catskill Park.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 95.2sqmi, of which 94.3sqmi is land and 1sqmi (1.01%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,913 people, 1,560 households, and 1,040 families residing in the town. The population density was 41.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,475 housing units at an average density of 26.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 91.31% White, 3.19% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 2.71% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.10% of the population.
There were 1,560 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. Of all households 27.8% were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,879, and the median income for a family was $38,629. Males had a median income of $33,370 versus $21,094 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,323. About 11.1% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.