Hamptonburgh, New York
| Hamptonburgh, New York | |
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 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Hamptonburgh, New York
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| Coordinates: 41°27′15″N 74°14′48″W / 41.45417°N 74.24667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Robert S. Jankowski (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 27.0 sq mi (69.8 km2) |
| • Land | 26.8 sq mi (69.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,561 |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (80/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-31907 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979042 |
Hamptonburgh is a town located in the northern part of Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 5,561 at the 2010 census. It was named by an early settler, William Bull, for his place of birth — Wolverhampton.
The Town of Hamptonburgh is in the north central part of Orange County.
The town was part of patent of 1703, assigned to Christopher Denn and others.
The town was established in 1830 from parts of the Towns of Blooming Grove, Goshen, and Montgomery, including land which previously belonged to Loyalist Fletcher Mathews (brother of David Mathews who was Mayor of New York City during its occupation by the British during the American Revolution).
According to "An Outline History of Orange County" by Samuel Watkins Eager p. 378 Campbell Hall was named for Colonel Campbell who was a Scotchman, had 2 sons, and when the war of the Revolution commenced, one sided with England; the other with his adopted country. The tory brother would not speak with his republican relative. The sentiments of this brother were changed by the happy results of the revolution.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.0 square miles (70 km2), of which, 26.8 square miles (69 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.67%) is water.
NY-207 and NY-416 intersect west of Campbell Hall.
According to the Census Bureau's 2008-2012 American Community Survey(ACS), there were 5,542 people, 1,718 households, and 1,338 families residing in the town. The population density was 175.0 people per square mile (67.6/km²). There were 1,532 housing units at an average density of 57.2 per square mile (22.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.3% White, 3.9% African American, 0.0% Native American, 2.6% Asian, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.5% of the population.
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