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Washington Heights, New York

Field	Value
official_name	Washington Heights, New York
settlement_type	CDP
motto
image_seal
pushpin_map	USA New York#USA
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location within New York and the United States
image_map	Orange County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Washington Heights highlighted.svg
mapsize	260px
map_caption	Location in Orange 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	Orange
established_date
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	3.82
area_land_km2	3.81
area_water_km2	0.01
area_total_sq_mi	1.48
area_land_sq_mi	1.47
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
<!-- Population -->	population_as_of	2020
population_total	2205
population_density_km2	578.64
population_density_sq_mi	1498.98
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_m	203
elevation_ft	666
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	36-78421
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0968847
unit_pref	Imperial

Note

a suburb of Wallkill in Orange County

Washington Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 2,205 at the 2020 census.

Washington Heights is a contiguous suburb of the city of Middletown. The community is in the town of Wallkill.

Geography

Washington Heights is located at .

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,318 people, 492 households, and 348 families living in the CDP. The population density was 874.3 PD/sqmi. There were 510 housing units at an average density of 338.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.60% White, 7.74% African American, 0.83% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 3.34% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

Education

The majority of the area is in the Middletown City School District. A small piece is in Minisink Valley Central School District.

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, NY". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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