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Walker Valley, New York

Field	Value
official_name	Walker Valley, New York
settlement_type	CDP
image_skyline	Walker Valley, NY.jpg
imagesize	300px
image_caption	Looking into Walker Valley from the east along NY 52
pushpin_map	New York
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of New York --
image_map	Ulster County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Walker Valley highlighted.svg
map_caption	Location in Ulster 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	Ulster
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	8.41
area_land_km2	8.39
area_water_km2	0.03
area_total_sq_mi	3.25
area_land_sq_mi	3.24
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
population_as_of	2020
population_total	1269
population_density_km2	151.33
population_density_sq_mi	391.91
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_m	202
elevation_ft	663
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	12588
area_code	845
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	36-77948
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0973199
unit_pref	Imperial

||pushpin_map =New York

Walker Valley is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the western part of the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County, New York, United States, generally thought of as coterminous with the 12588 ZIP code. The population was 1,269 at the 2020 census.

Walker Valley is one of the three geographic sections of the town that local residents use (The other two are Wallkill and Pine Bush). It is centered on NY 52 in the western part of town, where it begins to slope up to the Shawangunk Ridge.

History

The Walker Valley Area was home to the Delaware Native Americans until the late 1700s, around the time the area was settled by the Dutch. Originally named Jamesburgh, it was renamed Walker Valley in 1862.

Geography

Walker Valley is located at (41.642235, -74.372619).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 sqmi, of which 2.1 sqmi is land and 0.48% is water.

Walker Valley is roughly where NY Route 52 begins to ascend the eastern slope of the Shawangunk Ridge. It is near the border of Sullivan County.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 758 people, 276 households, and 200 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 366.5 PD/sqmi. There were 314 housing units at an average density of 151.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.51% White, 1.98% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population.

There were 276 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,906, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $33,542 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,403. About 3.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

The CDP is in the Pine Bush Central School District.

Notable person

Akiva Goldsman, screenwriter - A Beautiful Mind

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"Search Results". United States Census Bureau.
"Walker Valley Historical Marker".
(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: Ulster County, NY". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

Wikipedia Source

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