Editing Washington Heights, New York

{{About|a suburb of Wallkill in Orange County|the neighborhood in New York City|Washington Heights, Manhattan}}
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| population_total         = 2205
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'''Washington Heights''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,205 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Washington Heights is a contiguous suburb of the [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|city of Middletown]]. The community is in the [[Wallkill, Orange County, New York|town of Wallkill]].

==Geography==
Washington Heights is located at {{Coord|41.4671|-74.4112|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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 has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,318 people, 492 households, and 348 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|874.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 510 housing units at an average density of {{convert|338.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.62% of the population.

There were 492 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,981, and the median income for a family was $52,125. Males had a median income of $30,813 versus $26,023 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,929. About 7.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

{{US Census population
|1990= 1159
|2000= 1318
|2010= 1689
|2020= 2205
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<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>
}}

==Education==
The majority of the area is in the [[Middletown City School District]]<!--UNI 19320-->. A small piece is in [[Minisink Valley Central School District]]<!--UNI 19560-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36071_orange/DC20SD_C36071.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-07}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36071_orange/DC20SD_C36071_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

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

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