Editing Kaser, New York

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'''Kaser''' (from {{langx|yi|כּתר|keser|crown}}) is a [[Political subdivisions of New York State#Village|village]] in the [[Ramapo, New York|town of Ramapo]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The village is completely surrounded by the hamlet of [[Monsey, New York|Monsey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the village population was 5,491.

Kaser is a village with a population consisting almost entirely of [[Hasidic Jews]] of the [[Viznitz (Hasidic dynasty)|Viznitz]] denomination. A total of 4% of Kaser's population claims Romanian ancestry, making Kaser the most Romanian census place in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ancestry Search - Genealogy by City - ePodunk.com |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Romanian.html |website=www.epodunk.com |access-date=December 23, 2011}}</ref>

The village is the most densely populated municipality in New York State according to the 2010 census, being the only incorporated place in the state with a higher population density than [[New York City]], and the [[List of United States cities by population density|5th most in the United States]].

==History==
Members of [[Viznitz]], a Hasidic denomination, established Kaser in 1990 so they could build denser housing.<ref name="Growing3">Berger, Joseph. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/13/nyregion/growing-pains-for-a-rural-hasidic-enclave.html Growing Pains for a Rural Hasidic Enclave]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. January 13, 1997.</ref> Herbert Reisman, the supervisor of the town of Ramapo, cooperated in the creation of Kaser because the town leaders also wanted to create more housing.<ref name="Growing3" />

==Geography==
The village of Kaser is on [[New York State Route 306|NY&nbsp;306]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 3316
|2010= 4724
|2020= 5491
|estyear=2023
|estimate=5699
|estref= 
|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><br />2023 estimate<ref name="qf" />
}}

As of [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], 99.5% of the population was white.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaser, NY Population - Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer |url=http://censusviewer.com/city/NY/Kaser |website=censusviewer.com |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517012335/http://censusviewer.com/city/NY/Kaser |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 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> there were 3,314 people, 1647 households, and 1617 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|19,342.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 678 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,954.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the village was 98.61% white, .24% [[African Americans|African American]], .45% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], .03% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], and .66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were .54% of the population.

There were 1647 households, out of which 79.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 90.9% were married couples living together, 3.7% were female households with no husband present, and 4.5% were non-families. 3.2% of all households were individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.89 and the average family size was 5.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 53.4% under the age of 18, 18.2% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 6.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 16 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $13,125, and the median income for a family was $13,191. Males had a median income of $20,500 versus $19,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $5,147. About 65.0% of families and 66.4% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold]], including 68.9% of those under age 18 and 43.4% of those age 65 or over. The village population grew by 43% from 2000 to 2010.

==Government==
As of 1997, the town of Ramapo provides police.
As of 2022, the village of Kaser provides garbage pickup services for Kaser residents.

==Notable people==
* Rabbi [[Mordechai Hager]], leader of Viznitz (1965−2018)
* [[Isaac Hager]], Brooklyn real estate developer (born in Kaser)

==See also==
* [[New Square, New York]] − an all-Hasidic village in the same county.
* [[Kiryas Joel, New York]] − an all-Hasidic [[Coterminous municipality|coterminous]] town-village in neighboring [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]].

==References==
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{{Rockland County, New York}}

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[[Category:1990 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hasidic Judaism in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Orthodox Jewish communities]]
[[Category:Romanian-Jewish culture in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Rockland County, New York]]
[[Category:Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1990]]
[[Category:Populated places established by Hasidim]]
[[Category:Jewish communities in the United States]]
[[Category:Intentional communities in New York (state)]]