Mount Hope, New York
| Mount Hope, New York | |
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 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Mount Hope, New York
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| Coordinates: 41°27′58″N 74°31′37″W / 41.46611°N 74.52694°WCoordinates: 41°27′58″N 74°31′37″W / 41.46611°N 74.52694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2) |
| • Land | 25.2 sq mi (65.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,018 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-48857 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979241 |
Mount Hope is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,018 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Mount Hope is in the northwestern part of the county, west of Middletown. The north town line is the border of Sullivan County.
The first known settler of European descent arrived around 1733.
The Town of Mount Hope was created from the Towns of Deerpark and Wallkill in 1825.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.5 square miles (66 km2), of which, 25.2 square miles (65 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (1.22%) is water.
The Shawangunk Mountains lie on the west town line, and Shawangunk Creek flows through Mount Hope.
New York State Route 211 is an east-west highway in the town.
Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line has a station at nearby Otisville.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,639 people, 1,582 households, and 1,218 families residing in the town. The population density was 263.5 people per square mile (101.8/km²). There were 1,714 housing units at an average density of 68.0 per square mile (26.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.63% White, 16.51% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.84% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.61% of the population.
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