Editing Greenwood Lake, New York

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| name               = Greenwood Lake, New York
| official_name      = Village of Greenwood Lake
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| population_total   = 2994
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| postal_code        = 10925
| area_code          = [[Area code 845|845]]
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'''Greenwood Lake''' is a [[Village (New York)|village]] in [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States, in the southern part of the town of [[Warwick (town), New York|Warwick]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the village was 2,994. It is part of the [[Kiryas Joel, New York|Kiryas Joel]]&ndash;[[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]]&ndash;[[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]&ndash;[[Middletown, New York|Middletown]], NY [[Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the larger [[New York City|New York]]&ndash;[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]&ndash;[[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]] [[New York metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
Greenwood Lake was settled by Europeans as a farming community in the 1700s in the area of an earlier village occupied by the Munsee Indians.  The Munsees, considered a branch of the [[Lenape people]] (also known as the Delaware), were Algonquian speakers who called the lake ''Quampium.''

Some of the farms at the head of the lake were purchased by the Morris Canal and Banking Company in 1837, and  portions of these properties were inundated after a dam was built that same year. It greatly increased the size of the lake to its current condition.  The enlarged lake attracted tourists, and a grand hotel operated by Theron Felter was operating within the area of the village by at least 1851. The development of the village dates to 1856, when most of the available land was purchased by Solomon Caldwell. He divided the land for sale as “hotels, villa sites and town lots.”  Subsequent plot plans suggested renaming the community the “town of Avington” in 1884, and “Montelac Park” in 1890, but it remained [[Greenwood Lake]], becoming incorporated as a village in 1924.  In the ensuing years many prominent people, such as baseball star [[Babe Ruth]] and actress [[Greta Garbo]], regularly visited the resort.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Author and composer [[Satella Waterstone]] was born in Greenwood Lake in 1875.

In July 2011, director [[Rob Reiner]]'s movie, ''[[The Magic of Belle Isle]]'' starred [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Virginia Madsen]] and [[Kenan Thompson]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839654/ The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The movie was shot entirely in Greenwood Lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.magpictures.com/resources/presskits/MOBI/MOBIfinalnotes.doc|title=The Magic of Belle Isle - Final Press Notes|last=Magnolia Pictures}}</ref>

==Geography==
Greenwood Lake is located at {{Coord|41.222461|-74.289726|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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|2.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}  (17.07%) is water.

The village is at the northern end of a [[lake]] called [[Greenwood Lake]], which straddles the [[New York (state)|New York]]-[[New Jersey]] border.  The lake is seven miles long.

The northern junction of [[New York State Route 210|NY-210]] (Jersey Avenue/Windemere Avenue) is at [[New York State Route 17A|NY-17A]] in the village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 332
|1940= 483
|1950= 819
|1960= 1236
|1970= 2262
|1980= 2809
|1990= 3208
|2000= 3411
|2010= 3154
|2020= 2994
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 27, 2022 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2020, there were 2,944 people and 1,238 households in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,482|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,534 housing units at an average density of {{convert|750.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 0.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.85% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.04% of the population.

There were 1,332 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2 and the average family size was 3.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $80,805, and the median income for a family was $110,665. Males had a median income of $46,655 versus $37,328 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,454. About 4.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Greenwood Lake has an elementary and a middle school, which is located in [[Monroe, NY]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://green.schoolwires.net/Domain/4|title = Greenwood Lake Union Free School District / Homepage}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenwood Lake Middle School, 1247 Lakes Rd, Monroe, NY 10950, US - MapQuest |url=https://www.mapquest.com/us/new-york/greenwood-lake-middle-school-419270937 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.mapquest.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Most of the village is in the [[Greenwood Lake Union Free School District]].<!--UNI 12960--> A slice of the village is in the [[Tuxedo Union Free School District]].<!--UNI 29190--><ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36071_orange/DC20SD_C36071.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36071_orange/DC20SD_C36071_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.villageofgreenwoodlake.org/ Village site]

==Sources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060217161552/http://www.greenwoodlakeny.org/about.htm "History of Greenwood Lake," Steve Gross]
* [https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3630752 United States Census, Greenwood Lake village, New York profile]

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Orange County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1924]]
[[Category:Warwick, New York]]
[[Category:Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area]]