Editing Mount Ivy, New York

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| official_name      = Mount Ivy, New York
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| population_total   = 7657
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| postal_code        = 10970
| area_code          = [[Area code 845|845]]
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'''Mount Ivy''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] in the Town  of [[Haverstraw, New York|Haverstraw]], in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is located north of [[New City, New York|New City]], east of [[Pomona, New York|Pomona]], south of [[Thiells, New York|Thiells]], and west of [[Garnerville, New York|Garnerville]]. The population was 6,878 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): Mount Ivy CDP, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref>

==History==

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For many years, the [[Ramapough Mountain Indians]] were the inhabitants of this region.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Deer |first=Ada E. |title=Summary under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Ramapough Mountain Indians, Inc. |publisher=US Department of the Interior |year=1993 |pages=2–4}}</ref>  It was also an important [[Quaker]] settlement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=County of Rockland, New York :: Samuel G. Fisher Environmental Park  |url=http://rocklandgov.com/departments/environmental-resources/county-parks-and-dog-runs/samuel-g-fisher-environmental-park/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=rocklandgov.com}}</ref>

The name Mount Ivy is said to have been given to the locality because of its elevation and ivy swamp.

Mount Ivy is the location where General [[Anthony Wayne|Anthony Wayne's]] troops rested and concealed themselves before the assault of [[Stony Point, New York|Stony Point]] fortress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=The Battle of Stony Point: A Digital Staff Ride |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0d69bf5dd4eb45939aa5c6cf4a000ed4 |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mount Ivy is located at {{Coord|41|11|31|N|74|1|56|W|type:city}} (41.191839, -74.032162).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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 has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.68% is water.

Mount Ivy straddles the border between the towns of [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]] and [[Haverstraw, New York|Haverstraw]], lying within southernmost Haverstraw.  The business center of Mount Ivy is located at the northern terminus of [[New York State Route 45]], at its junction with [[U.S. Route 202 in New York|U.S. Route 202]], approximately ¼ mile east of the Mount Ivy exit of the [[Palisades Interstate Parkway]].

Mount Ivy is primarily served by the Pomona post office. The hamlet is split between the North Rockland School District and The East Ramapo School District.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 7657
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,536 people, 2,693 households, and 1,728 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|4,456.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,761 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,882.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.51% of the population. There were 2,693 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP, the population was 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,935, and the median income for a family was $61,968. Males had a median income of $42,205 versus $38,071 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $25,685. About 6.9% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

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

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Rockland County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Rockland County, New York]]