Editing Grand View-on-Hudson, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Grand View-on-Hudson, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].

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| subdivision_name1  = [[New York (state)|New York]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Orangetown, New York|Orangetown]]
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| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Lawrence R. Lynn
| leader_title1      = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1       = Joseph Abrams
| leader_title2      = Trustees
| leader_name2       = Jonathan Bell, Jane Lattes, and Catherine Whitney
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| established_date   = 1918

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| population_total   = 246
| population_density_km2 = 544.38
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| elevation_m        = 13
| elevation_ft       = 43
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 10960
| area_code          = [[Area code 845|845]]
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'''Grand View-on-Hudson''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] incorporated in 1918 in the town of [[Orangetown, New York|Orangetown]] in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is located north of [[Piermont, New York|Piermont]], east of [[Orangeburg, New York|Orangeburg]], south of [[South Nyack, New York|South Nyack]], and west of the [[Hudson River]]. The population was 285 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grand View-on-Hudson village, New York |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 2, 2012 }}</ref> The name is derived from the scenic view from its location.

==Geography==
Grand View-on-Hudson is located at {{Coord|41|4|6|N|73|55|17|W|type:city}} (41.068352, -73.921298).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The village lies on the west bank of the [[Hudson River]].

==Demographics==
[[File:GrandViewOnHudsonNY FormerWaysideChapel.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Wayside Chapel]]
{{US Census population
|1910= 368
|1920= 175
|1930= 252
|1940= 588
|1950= 302
|1960= 330
|1970= 325
|1980= 312
|1990= 271
|2000= 284
|2010= 285
|2020= 246
|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|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 284 people, 132 households, and 81 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,699.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 138 housing units at an average density of {{convert|825.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 93.66% White, 0.35% African American, 3.87% Asian, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41%.<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 the 132 households 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 26.5% of households were one person and 13.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.60.

The age distribution was 15.8% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 39.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% 65 or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median household income was $130,747 and the median family income  was $157,500. Males had a median income of $97,269 versus $77,403 for females. The per capita income for the village was $84,707. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Landmark==
* [[Former Wayside Chapel]] Historic Chapel 1867-1869 ([[National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockland County, New York|NRHP]])

== Notable people ==
* [[Stephen Baldwin]]
* [[Thomas Berger (US novelist)|Thomas Berger]]
* [[Betty Friedan]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2011/01/24/110124crbo_books_menand?currentPage=all|title=Books As Bombs|author=Louis Menand|date=January 24, 2011|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Toni Morrison]]
* [[Charles Samuels]]
* [[Matthew Winkler (journalist)|Matthew Winkler]]
* [[Greg Wyatt]]

==In popular culture==
A fictionalized version of the town appeared in the paranormal television series ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'', which aired from 2005 to 2010.  Creator [[John Gray (director)|John Gray]] grew up in Brooklyn, New York, which is not far from the actual Grand View-On-Hudson, west of the Hudson River. Piermont is often referenced in episodes as a neighboring town, which is accurate to real life. In the series, Professor Rick Payne worked at the fictional "Rockland University"; Grand-View-On-Hudson is located in Rockland County, New York.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gvoh-ny.gov Village of Grand View-on-Hudson official website]

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Rockland County, New York]]
[[Category:New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1918]]
[[Category:1918 establishments in New York (state)]]