Editing Rockland, New York

{{Short description|Town in Sullivan County, New York, US}}
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'''Rockland''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in the northern part of [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,290.<ref name="2020Census">US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Rockland town, Sullivan County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Rockland%20town,%20Sullivan%20County,%20New%20York</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Source is a raw URL to a search result which is likely to not be stable|date=November 2022}}

== History ==

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The town, as with  most of this part of New York, was part of the [[Hardenburgh Patent]]. The town was first settled circa  1789. The town was established in 1910 from the western part of the town of [[Neversink, New York|Neversink]].

==Geography==
The northwestern town line is the border of [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]], and the northeastern town boundary is the border of [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]].  Most of the town is within the [[Catskill Park]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|95.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|94.3|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}  (1.01%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 405
|1830= 547
|1840= 826
|1850= 1175
|1860= 1616
|1870= 1946
|1880= 2481
|1890= 2868
|1900= 3426
|1910= 3455
|1920= 3247
|1930= 3286
|1940= 3375
|1950= 3502
|1960= 4216
|1970= 3919
|1980= 4207
|1990= 4096
|2000= 3913
|2010= 3775
|2020= 3290
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|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>{{failed verification|date=November 2022|reason=No mention of Rockland at the given reference}} 2020<ref name="2020Census"/>
}}

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===2000===
As of the [[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> of 2000, there were 3,913 people, 1,560 households, and 1,040 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|41.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,475 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.10% of the population.

There were 1,560 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. Of all households 27.8% were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,879, and the median income for a family was $38,629. Males had a median income of $33,370 versus $21,094 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,323. About 11.1% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Rockland ==
[[File:Rockland, NY, town hall.jpg|left|thumb|Town Hall, in Livingston Manor|alt=A square-fronted building in gold brick with two central pilasters. "Town of Rockland" is in large letters across the top, with "Livingston Manor National Bank" in small letters close to the ground floor]]

* '''Anderson''': A hamlet near the eastern town line.
* '''Beaverkill''': A hamlet near the northwestern town line. The [[Beaverkill Bridge]] was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
* '''Craigle Clair''': A hamlet in the western part of the town.
* '''[[Debruce, New York|De Bruce]]''': A hamlet five miles east of Livingston Manor; De Bruce, name derived from Land Owner Elias Desbrosses.
* '''Deckertown''': A hamlet north of Livingston Manor.
* '''Grooville''': A hamlet formerly called "Emmonsville." It is in the southeastern part of the town.
* '''Hazel''': A hamlet in the southern part of the town near Route 17.
* '''Joscelyn''': A hamlet in the western part of the town.
* [[Livingston Manor, New York|Livingston Manor]]: A hamlet in the southern part of the town, named after Dr. Edward Livingston.
* [[Lew Beach, New York|Lew Beach]]: A hamlet at the northernmost corner of the town.
* '''Morsston''': A hamlet near the southern town line.
* '''Parkston''': A hamlet east of Livingston Manor.
* '''Rockland''': The hamlet of Rockland is in the western part of the town, north of Roscoe village. The [[Rockland Mill Complex]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.<ref name="nris"/>
* [[Roscoe, New York|Roscoe]]: A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town. It was formerly known as Westfield Flats.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.townofrocklandny.com/ Town website]
* [http://www.sullivancounty.net/townships/rockland.htm  Town of Rockland, NY information]
* [http://www.scnyhistory.org/index.php/history/rockland  Rockland history]

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[[Category:Towns in Sullivan County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]