Napanoch, New York
| Napanoch, New York | |
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| CDP | |
Downtown Napanoch, 2007, with Hoornbeek Store Complex on right
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 Location in Ulster County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 41°44′54″N 74°22′22″W / 41.74833°N 74.37278°WCoordinates: 41°44′54″N 74°22′22″W / 41.74833°N 74.37278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ulster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,174 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST)napanoch (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12458 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-49418 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0970395 |
Napanoch is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York. It is at the junction of routes 209 and 55. It is on the Shawangunk Ridge National Scenic Byway, and is part of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.
Napanoch is in the Town of Wawarsing, in Ulster County, New York (41.748231, -74.372710).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (2.46%) is water.
"Napanoch" is from the Munsee dialect of the northern Lenape, and is thought to mean land overflowed by water. It is from the original deed to that area. Old Route 209 and Main Street follow the Minisink Trail, the Lenape path between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers. Louis Bevier, the New Paltz patentee, bought the area for two of his sons, Jean Bevier and Abram Bevier in 1705 or 1706.
The Hoornbeek Store Complex and Ontario and Western Railroad Passenger Station are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The imposing Eastern Correctional Facility was built by the state in 1900 as a reformatory. Since 1973 it has been a maximum security prison for men.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,168 people, 465 households, and 321 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 976.9 per square mile (375.8/km²). There were 509 housing units at an average density of 425.7/sq mi (163.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.29% White, 1.20% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.00% of the population.
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