Editing Wesley Hills, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Wesley Hills, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|Village]]
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Marshall Katz
| leader_title1      = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1       = Milton Schwartz
| leader_title2      = Trustees
| leader_name2       = Yisroel Cherns, Yossi Mause and Tova Krull
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = December 7, 1982

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| population_total   = 6116
| population_density_km2 = 704.44
| population_density_sq_mi = 1824.58

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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 164
| elevation_ft       = 538
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|9|21|N|74|4|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code        = 10901, 10952, 10977
| area_code          = [[Area code 845|845]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-79174<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>
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| website            = http://www.wesleyhills.org/
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'''Wesley Hills''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in the town of [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is located north of [[Viola, New York|Viola]], east of [[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman State Park]], south of [[Pomona, New York|Pomona]], and west of [[New Hempstead, New York|New Hempstead]]. The population was 5,628 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): Wesley Hills village, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref>

Joseph Berger of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said in a 1997 article that Wesley Hills was one of several Ramapo villages formed by non-[[Jews]] and [[Jewish secularism|secular Jews]] "to preserve the sparse [[Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Homes and Garden]]{{sic}}<!--It was printed as such, so please do not change it!--> ambiance that attracted them to Rockland County."<ref>Berger, Joseph. "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E3D61238F930A25752C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Growing Pains for a Rural Hasidic Enclave]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. January 13, 1997.</ref>

Mayor Marshall Katz was appointed by the village board after Mayor David Goldsmith resigned in August 2014 citing "increased responsibilities at my day job and some health issues." After finishing the remainder of the term, Mayor Katz ran unopposed in March 2015.

==Geography==
Wesley Hills is located at {{Coord|41|9|21|N|74|4|31|W|type:city}} (41.155795, -74.075257).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.30% is water.

==Demographics==
[[File:GURNEEY SHERWOOD HOUSE, WESLEY HILLS, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Gurneey Sherwood House]]
{{US Census population
|1990= 4305
|2000= 4848
|2010= 5628
|2020= 6116
|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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,848 people, 1,430 households, and 1,272 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,444.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,474 housing units at an average density of {{convert|439.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 88.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 4.95% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], .06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], .17% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and .95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.71% of the population.

There were 1,430 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.0% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $91,613, and the median income for a family was $98,102. Males had a median income of $65,764 versus $42,734 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $32,785. About 3.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[East Ramapo Central School District]] serves much of Wesley Hills, with [[Suffern Central School District]] (formerly Ramapo Central) serving a western portion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st36_ny/c36087_rockland/DC10SD_C36087_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Rockland County, NY|work=[[2010 U.S. Census]]|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>

==Place of interest==
*[[Gurnee-Sherwood House]] - (NRHP)

==External links==
*[https://www.wesleyhills.org/ Official site]

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

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Rockland County, New York]]