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New Paltz, New York

New Paltz
Town
Mohonk Mountain house Skytop Tower skyline.jpg
Paltz Point view from east,
a view that dominates the town
Seal
Name origin: Palatine dialect pronunciation of Pfalz
Country United States
State New York
Region Hudson Valley
County Ulster
Landmark Huguenot Street
River Wallkill
Elevation 239 ft (73 m)
Coordinates 41°44′53″N 74°05′06″W / 41.74806°N 74.08500°W / 41.74806; -74.08500Coordinates: 41°44′53″N 74°05′06″W / 41.74806°N 74.08500°W / 41.74806; -74.08500
Highest point Paltz Point, NW corner town line.
 - elevation 1,340 ft (408 m)
 - coordinates 41°45′47″N 74°9′13″W / 41.76306°N 74.15361°W / 41.76306; -74.15361
Lowest point Wallkill River at N town corner
 - elevation 160 ft (49 m)
 - coordinates 41°48′30″N 74°4′3″W / 41.80833°N 74.06750°W / 41.80833; -74.06750
Area 34.3 sq mi (89 km2)
 - land 33.9 sq mi (88 km2)
 - water 0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Population 14,003 (2010)
Density 374.1/sq mi (144/km2)
Founded 1678
Government Town Hall
 - elevation 200 ft (61 m)
 - coordinates 41°45′23″N 74°4′55″W / 41.75639°N 74.08194°W / 41.75639; -74.08194
Supervisor Neil Bettez
Timezone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 12561
Area code 845
Exchanges 255, 256
Ulster County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas New Paltz (town) highlighted.svg
Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
Website: Town of New Paltz, NY

New Paltz (/ˈn ˌpɔːlts/; locally: [ˈnupʰɔəɫz]) is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 14,003 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston. New Paltz contains a village also with the name New Paltz. The name of the town is derived from Palz (pronounced: [palts]), the German dialect name of the Rhenish Palatinate, now a region of Germany called "Pfalz" (pronounced: [Pfalts]).

Due to the presence of what is now the State University of New York at New Paltz, it has been a college town for over 150 years.

The Town of New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots by both patent from the governor and purchase from the local Esopus tribe of the Lenape people. The Huguenots were religious refugees who had immigrated via Mannheim in the German Palatinate, where they had settled after fleeing France during religious persecution. They settled in the area of the present-day village of New Paltz (on what is now known as Huguenot Street Historic District) and established their own local government.


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