Editing Pine Hill, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Pine Hill
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| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place|CDP]] and [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]]
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| image_skyline           = Downtown Pine Hill, NY.jpg
| image_caption           = Main Street in Pine Hill
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2       = Region
| subdivision_name2       = [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]]
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| image_map               = Ulster County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Pine Hill highlighted.svg
| map_caption             = Location in [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].
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| coordinates             = {{coord|42|8|3|N|74|28|41|W|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date        = 1895
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| area_total_km2          = 5.40
| area_total_sq_mi        = 2.08
| area_land_km2           = 5.38
| area_land_sq_mi         = 2.08
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.01
| area_water_km2          = 0.03
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| elevation_ft            = 1499
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total        = 275
| population_density_km2  = 51.16
| population_density_sq_mi = 132.53
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| timezone1               = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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| postal_code_type        = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code             = 12465
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| area_code               = [[Area code 845|845]]
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| blank_info               = 36-58057
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'''Pine Hill''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and [[census-designated place]]) in the western part of the [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[Shandaken, New York|Shandaken]] in [[Ulster County, New York]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the CDP had a total population of 275.

== History ==
Pine Hill became an important tourist community when the [[Ulster and Delaware Railroad]] reached it in 1872.<ref name=DelHistCentury>{{cite book|last1=Murray|first1=David|title=Delaware County, New York; History of the Century, 1797-1897|year=1898|publisher=William Clark|page=[https://archive.org/details/delawarecountyne00murr/page/118 118]|url=https://archive.org/details/delawarecountyne00murr|access-date=23 July 2014}}</ref> It was known as the "[[Saratoga Springs|Saratoga]]" of the Catskills due to the local Crystal Springs bottling company.<ref name=WTimes-Historic>{{cite web|last1=Snow|first1=Violet|title=Declaring Pine Hill 'historic'|url=http://www.woodstockx.com/2012/03/15/declaring-pine-hill-historic/|website=Woodstock Times|publisher=Ulster Publishing|access-date=23 July 2014}}</ref> In 1895, Pine Hill became an incorporated [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]], but the village voted to dissolve its [[Municipal corporation|incorporation]] in 1985, becoming an unincorporated entity (hamlet).<ref name=CatskillArchive>{{cite web|title=Pine Hill - hamlet in Shandaken, Ulster County, NY|url=http://www.catskillarchive.com/gazetteer/Pine%20Hill/index.htm|access-date=23 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="dissolve">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf#page=77
 |title       = Local Government Handbook
 |pages       = Page 77, Table 13
 |format      = PDF
 |publisher   = New York State Department of State
 |year        = 2008
 |edition     = 5th
 |access-date  = 2009-06-06
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100215150221/http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/handbook.pdf#page=77
 |archive-date = 2010-02-15
}}</ref>

The [[District School No. 14]], [[Elm Street Stone Arch Bridge]], [[Mill Street Stone Arch Bridge]], [[Morton Memorial Library (Pine Hill, New York)|Morton Memorial Library]], [[Pine Hill Historic District]], and [[Ulster House Hotel]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120824.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2012-08-24|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/13/12 through 8/17/12 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}  is land and 0.47% is [[water]].

The community is inside the [[Catskill Park]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 275
|2020= 275
|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=2019-03-23|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 275 people comprising 149 households in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|130|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 330 housing units at an average density of {{convert|157|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.0% of the population.

There were 149 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.7% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.52.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 12.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,969.

==Education==
The school district is [[Onteora Central School District]].<!--UNI 21840--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36111_ulster/DC20SD_C36111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ulster County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36111_ulster/DC20SD_C36111_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
| title        = Historic and historically notable buildings and structures in Pine Hill
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| footer       = Original building names are used. Many have since changed use.
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| File:District School Number 14, Pine Hill, NY.jpg
 | alt1= District School Number 14
 | District School Number 14
| File:Morton Memorial Library, Pine Hill, NY.jpg
 | alt2= Morton Memorial Library
 | Morton Memorial Library
| File: Ulster House Hotel, Pine Hill, NY.jpg
 | alt3= Ulster House Hotel
 | Ulster House Hotel (now private residence)
| File: Elm Street Stone Arch Bridge, Pine Hill, NY.jpg
 | alt4= Elm Street Stone Arch Bridge
 | Elm Street Stone Arch Bridge
| File:Mill Street Stone Arch Bridge, Pine Hill, NY.jpg
 | alt5= Mill Street Stone Arch Bridge
 | Mill Street Stone Arch Bridge
| File:OldPineHillFDBuilding.jpg
 | alt6= Old Pine Hill FD Building
 | Pine Hill Fire Department (now private residence)
| File:SmithBrothersDruggists.jpg
 | alt7= Smith Brothers Druggists Building
 | Smith Brothers Druggists
| File:Orchard Park House.jpg
 | alt8= Orchard Park House
 | Orchard Park House
| File:PineHillEntranceSign.jpg
 | alt9= Main entrance sign and garden
 | Main entrance sign and garden
}}

==References==
{{Portal|Hudson Valley|New York (state)}}
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==External links==
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*[http://morton.pinehill.lib.ny.us/ Morton Memorial Library (Pine Hill)]
{{Ulster County, New York}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Catskills]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Ulster County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 1985]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Former villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Shandaken, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Ulster County, New York]]