Editing Highland Mills, New York

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'''Highland Mills''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York (state)#Hamlet|hamlet]] and former [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 3,468 at the 2000 census. It is part of the [[Kiryas Joel, New York|Kiryas Joel]]&ndash;[[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]]&ndash;[[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]], 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]], NY-[[New Jersey|NJ]]-[[Connecticut|CT]]-[[Pennsylvania|PA]] [[New York metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

Highland Mills is in the town and village of [[Woodbury, Orange County, New York|Woodbury]] adjacent to the [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]]). The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] ceased counting Highland Mills as a separate designated place when the town of Woodbury incorporated as a village.

==Geography==
Highland Mills is located at {{Coord|41|21|5|N|74|7|40|W|type:city}} (41.351299, -74.127810).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}}  is land and 0.58% is water. Highland Mills is located in the southeastern corner of New York State, approximately one hour north-northwest of [[New York City]].

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,468 people, 1,196 households, and 955 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,007.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of {{convert|740.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.17% [[white (U.S. Census)|white]], 5.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], .14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], .06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.05% of the population.

There were 1,196 households, out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% 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 3.3.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $80,581, and the median income for a family was $84,249. Males had a median income of $62,281 versus $37,857 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $30,257. About 1.7% of families and 3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.thephoto-news.com The Photo News (local area newspaper)]
* [http://www.mattstevensmagic.com Highland Mills magician Matt Stevens]
* http://www.theroyalpiper.com Highland Mills musician Al Gonzales/The RoyalPiper

{{Orange County, New York}}
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[[Category:Hamlets in Orange County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in New York (state)]]