Editing Clarkstown, New York (section)

==Demographics==
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|1830= 2298
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|1860= 3874
|1870= 4137
|1880= 4378
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|1930= 10188
|1940= 12251
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|1970= 61653
|1980= 77091
|1990= 79346
|2000= 82082
|2010= 84187
|2020= 86855
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> 2020<ref name="census.gov">U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/clarkstowntownrocklandcountynewyork</ref>
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As of the 2010 Census, there were 84,187 people, 29,234 households, and 22,186 families residing in the Town of Clarkstown. The population density was 1,800 per square mile. There were 30,314 housing units at an average density of 646.35 per square mile. There were 29,234 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 31.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age of older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28. The median age was 42.8 years. 
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As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 82,082 people, 27,697 households, and 21,991 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|2,129.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 28,220 housing units at an average density of {{convert|732.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 79.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.90% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.99% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.92% of the population.

There were 27,697 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $92,121, and the median income for a family was $104,909.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200212055946/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder - Results|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> Males had a median income of $57,773 versus $40,805 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,430.  About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2020 Census, there were 86,855 people residing in the Town of Clarkstown.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/clarkstowntownrocklandcountynewyork/PST045219 Clarkstown town, Rockland County, New York], Census.gov</ref>

Clarkstown is the most densely populated town in Rockland County and is home to [[New City, New York|New City]], which is the county seat. Clarkstown has more business districts in it than any other town in Rockland County, including the [[Palisades Center]], which is among the largest malls in the world.