Fair Oaks, New York
| Wallkill | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Wallkill
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| Coordinates: 41°28′N 74°22′W / 41.467°N 74.367°WCoordinates: 41°28′N 74°22′W / 41.467°N 74.367°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.8 sq mi (163 km2) |
| • Land | 62.2 sq mi (161 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) 0.92% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 27,426 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
Wallkill is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 27,426 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Wallkill is centrally located in the county. Interstate 84 crosses New York State Route 17 in the southern part of the town. U.S. Route 6 and New York State Routes 17K, 211 and 302 also cross portions of the town.
The original land patent for the town was dated 1724, but little was done for decades to develop and settle the region. The town was established in 1772, but part of the town was lost upon the formation of Ulster County, New York. Wallkill's claim to fame during the American Revolution was the production of gunpowder in factories in Phillipsburgh and Craigville for American troops by Henry Wisner and his son-in-law Moses Phillips.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 62.8 square miles (163 km2) of which 62.2 square miles (161 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (0.92%) is water.
Wallkill is bordered by the towns of Hamptonburgh and Montgomery on the east, Crawford on the north, Mamakating and Mount Hope on the west, and Wawayanda and Goshen on the south. The town almost completely surrounds the city of Middletown.
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