Blauvelt, New York

"Blauvelt" redirects here. For the Dutch pirate, see Abraham Blauvelt.
Blauvelt, New York
Census-designated place

Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Blauvelt, New York

Location within the state of New York

Coordinates: 41°3′52″N 73°57′25″W / 41.06444°N 73.95694°W / 41.06444; -73.95694Coordinates: 41°3′52″N 73°57′25″W / 41.06444°N 73.95694°W / 41.06444; -73.95694
Country United States
State New York
County Rockland
Area
  Total 4.6 sq mi (12.0 km2)
  Land 4.5 sq mi (11.8 km2)
  Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 200 ft (61 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 5,689
  Density 1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 10913
Area code(s) 845
FIPS code 36-06860
GNIS feature ID 0944231

Blauvelt is a hamlet and census-designated place, formerly known as Greenbush and then Blauveltville, in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Tappan, east of Nauraushaun and Pearl River, south of Central Nyack, and west of Orangeburg. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,689.[1]

Geography

Blauvelt is located at 41°03′52″N 73°57′25″W / 41.064396°N 73.956881°W / 41.064396; -73.956881 (41.064396, -73.956881).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 1.52%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 5,207 people, 1,564 households, and 1,313 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,144.4 per square mile (441.9/km2). There were 1,588 housing units at an average density of 349.0/sq mi (134.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.42% White, 1.56% African American, 0.02% Native American, 7.34% Asian, 1.44% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.93% of the population.

There were 1,564 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $103,071, and the median income for a family was $104,944. Males had a median income of $90,125 versus $80,096 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $94,211. About 1.9% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

History

A grave of a Blauvelt

The name "Blauvelt", of Dutch origin, is that of a prominent family that settled in the area in the 17th century. The etymology of the name probably comes from the coat of arms adopted by the first Blauvelt, Pieter Blauwveld, a prominent trader in the Netherlands. Literally, it means "blue-field", or "blue pasture fields", likely a reference to the blue and yellow shields hung on Pieter's ships (a common 14th century Dutch method of identifying the owner). The first Blauvelt in America was a peasant farmer who worked on Kiliaen van Rensselaer's estate cultivating tobacco, in 1638.

In 1909, New York State purchased property in Blauvelt to create Camp Bluefields, a large rifle range used to train members of the New York National Guard prior to World War I. The property was later used by the YWCA, ROTC, Columbia University and the U.S. Army for various purposes before being abandoned following World War II.[4] The land is today the site of Blauvelt State Park.[5]

In 1972, Robert Salvia and Professor Dr. Paul Olson of the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, a research unit of Columbia University located on a 157-acre (0.64 km2) campus in Palisades, New York, discovered several 200-million-year-old dinosaur tracks that were identified as being from the coelophysis. Some of these tracks were sent to the New York State Museum in Albany, New York for identification and preservation. The fossils date from the Triassic period and are claimed to be the only dinosaur tracks ever discovered in the state of New York.[6]

The 914 Sound Studios was a musical recording studio in the 1970s. Several albums were recorded in Blauvelt, including the title track of Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run in 1974.[7]

Tourism

Historical markers

Jacob Blauvelt House In New City, NY

The Jacob J. Blauvelt house and its four remaining acres of land had been in the Blauvelt family since the time it was built, in 1832, up until when it was acquired by the Historical Society of Rockland County in 1970. The Blauvelt family first arrived in America in 1638, and first arrived in Rockland County in 1683. Their genealogy today contains more than 26,000 names.

Landmarks and places of interest

Notable residents

References

  1. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Blauvelt CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "Blauvelt State Park and Tackamack Town Park". Rockland Audubon Society. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Blauvelt Point State Park". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. Fisher, Donald W. (December 1981). "The world of Coelophysis - A New York dinosaur of 200 million years ago" (PDF). New York State Museum and Science Service, Circular 49, Geological Survey. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. Pareles, Jon (2005-11-15). "'Born to Run' Reborn 30 Years Later". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-03.

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