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Lake Carmel, New York

Field	Value
official_name	Lake Carmel, New York
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	NY 311 crossing Lake Carmel.jpg
image_caption	NY Route 311 crossing Lake Carmel
image_map	Putnam County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Lake Carmel highlighted.svg
mapsize	260px
map_caption	Location in Putnam County and the state of New York.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	New York
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Putnam
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	14.39
area_land_km2	13.53
area_water_km2	0.86
area_total_sq_mi	5.56
area_land_sq_mi	5.22
area_water_sq_mi	0.33
population_as_of	2020
population_total	8069
population_density_km2	596.29
population_density_sq_mi	1544.31
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_m	244
elevation_ft	801
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	10512
area_code	845
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	36-40398
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0954900

Note

the community

Lake Carmel is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Kent in Putnam County, New York, United States. The home of over half of the town of Kent's population of 8,282, the hamlet is centered around Lake Carmel, a 1.6 mile long manmade lake in the southeastern corner of the township and just north of hamlet of Carmel within the town of Carmel.

The lake and surrounding community was developed by the Smadbeck brothers, who excavated and dammed a swamp in the 1920s and sold lots through the now-defunct New York Daily Mirror. The hamlet is the seat of the volunteer Lake Carmel Fire Department; its fire district covers the eastern half of the township, and of the Kent town government.

Geography

Lake Carmel is located at (41.460268, -73.661663). According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 5.5 sqmi, of which 5.2 sqmi is land and 0.3 sqmi, or 6.35%, is water.

The community is west of Interstate 84, accessed at Exits 58 and 61. Lake Carmel mail can be addressed to Carmel or Kent Lakes as well as Lake Carmel.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,663 people, 3,019 households, and 2,351 families residing in the region. The population density was 1,678.0 PD/sqmi. There were 3,167 housing units at an average density of 613.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.96% White, 1.50% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.93% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.22% of the population.

There were 3,019 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the area was $70,678, and the median income for a family was $76,514. Males had a median income of $49,615 versus $37,292 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,253. About 3.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The census-designated place is in the Carmel Central School District.

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lake Carmel CDP, New York". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Putnam County, NY". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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