Walton Park, New York Explained

Official Name:Walton Park, New York
Settlement Type:CDP
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
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.90
Area Land Km2:7.99
Area Water Km2:0.91
Area Total Sq Mi:3.44
Area Land Sq Mi:3.08
Area Water Sq Mi:0.35
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3907
Population Density Km2:489.06
Population Density Sq Mi:1266.45
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:257
Elevation Ft:843
Coordinates:41.3119°N -74.2239°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-78063[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0968741[3]
Unit Pref:Imperial

Walton Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,907. Walton Park is on the town line separating the towns of Chester and Monroe. Street addresses within Walton Park are usually assigned to Monroe, not Chester.

Geography

Walton Park is located at 41.3119°N -74.2239°W (41.311849, -74.223838).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7sqmi, of which 2.4sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi is water. The total area is 11.57% water.

The community is on the west side of Walton Lake.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,330 people, 776 households, and 637 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 983sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 871 housing units at an average density of 367.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.08% White American, 1.03% African American, 0.90% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.04% of the population.

There were 776 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,938, and the median income for a family was $81,139. Males had a median income of $54,375 versus $34,917 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,463. About 2.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.