Highland Falls, New York

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Highland Falls, formerly named Buttermilk Falls, is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1906. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

Highland Falls is in the Town of Highlands and is adjacent to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and 0.89% is water.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 3,900 people, 1,647 households, and 988 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,793 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 70.4% White, 13.0% African American, 2.3% Asian, 0.8% Native American or Alaskan Native, 9.1% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. 18.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,647 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

A three-story high brick building with a decorative facade mostly painted yellow photographed from its left. Two police cars and a streetlight are in front.

Village Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The estimated median income for a household in the village was $65,192, and the estimated median income for a family was $73,672. Males had an estimated median income of $47,069 versus $43,654 for females. The estimated per capita income for the village was $29,006. About 11.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Highland Falls is part of the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The district has three campuses – Fort Montgomery Elementary School (Grades K-2), Highland Falls Intermediate School (Grades 3-8), and James I. O'Neill High School (Grades 9-12).

There was also a parochial school, Sacred Heart of Jesus School (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York), that served students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight. The school opened in 1930 and closed in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The archdiocese suggested that parents send their children to St. Gregory Barbarigo School in Garnerville.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ladycliff Academy existed in the Village of Highland Falls from 1900 to 1961. Ladycliff College existed on the same campus from 1933 to 1981. This campus was located on lands formerly known as Cranston's Hotel, and before that Cozzen's Hotel on the east side of the village overlooking the Hudson River.