Craigsville, New York
| Blooming Grove, New York | |
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 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Blooming Grove, New York
Location within the state of New York
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| Coordinates: 41°26′N 74°10′W / 41.433°N 74.167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Robert C. Jeroloman |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 35.35 sq mi (91.56 km2) |
| • Land | 34.74 sq mi (89.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2) |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,028 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 17,676 |
| • Density | 508.87/sq mi (196.47/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10914 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-07003 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978739 |
Blooming Grove is a town in Orange County, New York. The population was 18,028 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Blooming Grove is in the central part of the county, located southwest of Newburgh.
Vincent Mathews was likely the earliest settler who purchased the Rip Van Dam Patent in 1721, built a grist mill and named his settlement "Mathewsfield." He is the father of David Mathews, a Loyalist who was Mayor of New York during the American Revolutionary War, and Fletcher Mathews, also a Loyalist and alleged abettor to schemes against the newly forming republic.
The Town of Blooming Grove was formed from the Town of Cornwall in 1799. In 1830, the Town of Hamptonburgh was established from part of Blooming Grove. Another part of Blooming Grove was taken to form the Town of Chester in 1845.
The Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville is the oldest continuously operating winery in the United States, having been established in 1839.
As of July 2006, legislation has been passed in order to incorporate a southern portion of the town into a separate community known as South Blooming Grove. This legislative action has led to the creation of a new community in Orange County for the first time since the late 1970s. On July 14, 2006, the state of New York incorporated the hamlet of South Blooming Grove into a village. This hamlet is now known as the "Village of South Blooming Grove."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), of which, 34.8 square miles (90 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (1.42%) is water.
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