Greenwood Lake, New York

Village Of Greenwood Lake, New York
Village
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Village Of Greenwood Lake, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°13′21″N 74°17′23″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Orange
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2)
• Land	2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,154
• Estimate  (2016)	3,101
• Density	1,300/sq mi (490/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	10925
Area code	845 Exchange: 477
FIPS code	36-30752
GNIS feature ID	2390873

Greenwood Lake is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 3,514. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

The Village of Greenwood Lake is in the south part of the Town of Warwick.

History

The Village of Greenwood Lake was settled by Europeans as a farming community in the 1700s in the area of an earlier village occupied by the Munsee Indians. The Munsees, considered a branch of the Lenape people (also known as the Delaware), were Algonquian speakers who called the lake Quampium.

Some of the farms at the head of the lake were purchased by the Morris Canal and Banking Company in 1837, and portions of these properties were inundated after a dam was built that same year. It greatly increased the size of the lake to its current condition. The enlarged lake attracted tourists, and a grand hotel operated by Theron Felter was operating within the area of the Village by at least 1851. The development of the village dates to 1856, when most of the available land was purchased by Solomon Caldwell. He divided the land for sale as “hotels, villa sites and town lots.” Subsequent plot plans suggested renaming the community the “Town of Avington” in 1884, and “Montelac Park” in 1890, but it remained Greenwood Lake, becoming incorporated as a village in 1924. In the ensuing years many prominent people, such as baseball star Babe Ruth and actress Greta Garbo, regularly visited the resort.

In July 2011, director Rob Reiner began shooting a movie in the Village of Greenwood Lake. The movie, "The Magic of Belle Isle" starred Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen and Kenan Thompson. The movie was shot in existing homes on the lake. Most of the cast and crew rented homes in the village and stayed there during the shooting. A special free premiere showing was held for all residents of Greenwood Lake in the summer of 2012 at the Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park.

Geography

East arm of Greenwood Lake

Greenwood Lake is located at 41°13′21″N 74°17′23″W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (17.07%) is water. The lake is 9 miles long.

The village is at the north end of a lake called Greenwood Lake, which straddles the New York State and New Jersey border.

The northern junction of NY-210 (Jersey Avenue/Windemere Avenue) is at NY-17A in the village.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	332		—
1940	483		45.5%
1950	819		69.6%
1960	1,236		50.9%
1970	2,262		83.0%
1980	2,809		24.2%
1990	3,208		14.2%
2000	3,411		6.3%
2010	3,154		−7.5%
2016 (est.)	3,101		−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,411 people, 1,332 households, and 880 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,668.0 people per square mile (645.6/km²). There were 1,534 housing units at an average density of 750.1 per square mile (290.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.57% White, 0.76% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.04% of the population.

There were 1,332 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2 and the average family size was 3.

In the village, the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,076, and the median income for a family was $61,029. Males had a median income of $46,655 versus $37,328 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,454. About 4.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Greenwood Lake has an Elementary and Middle school.

External links

Greenwood Lake Online Newspaper] New online newspaper

• Greenwood Lake Chamber of Commerce
• Greenwood Lake Gaelic Cultural Society
• http://www.villageofgreenwoodlake.org/
• Greenwood Lake Volunteer Fire Department
• Greenwood Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps

Sources

• "History of Greenwood Lake," Steve Gross