Newburgh (town), New York
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J. Malone Bannan Center, the town hall, named for a former (1967-1978) town supervisor
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| Nickname(s): Crossroads of the Northeast | |
 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Newburgh
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| Coordinates: 41°32′30″N 74°3′47″W / 41.54167°N 74.06306°WCoordinates: 41°32′30″N 74°3′47″W / 41.54167°N 74.06306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.0 sq mi (121.7 km2) |
| • Land | 43.7 sq mi (113.2 km2) |
| • Water | 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 29,801 |
| • Density | 631.0/sq mi (243.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-50045 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979259 |
| Website | townofnewburgh.org |
Newburgh /ˈnjuːbərɡ/ is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The 2010 census determined the population is 29,801, marking the first time ever that the population of the Town of Newburgh officially exceeded that of the adjacent but totally separate municipality known as the city of Newburgh (with a population of 28,866). Estimates released by the census bureau during the middle of the first decade of the 21st century had estimated that the Town had surpassed the City in population at that time, and in fact estimated the town population as exceeding 30,000, but the release of the official census figures underscored that those estimates were inflated.
The town of Newburgh is in the northeast corner of the county and abuts the city of Newburgh on both the city's north and west borders. The city of Newburgh is a totally and completely separate municipality which was a part of the town of Newburgh prior to 1865.
The town of Newburgh sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, at the northernmost point of that portion of the river known as Newburgh Bay.
Stewart International Airport is partially located in the town, and is hoped will someday decongest the major airports of New York City.
The town of Newburgh is known as the "Crossroads of the Northeast," a phrase coined in the 1980s by then-Town supervisor Robert J. Kirkpatrick, Jr., not only because of Stewart Airport and the Hudson River, but also because two major Interstate highways cross the town: Interstate 84 (east and west) and Interstate 87, also known as the New York State Thruway (north and south). Previously, the highways were accessible to each other via a short stretch of New York State Route 300 (a major north-south thoroughfare and a main commercial corridor in the town) but a direct connection between I-84 and the Thruway was completed in December 2009, after being under construction for five years.
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