Pine Hill, New York
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 Main Street in Pine Hill
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Catskills |
| County | Ulster |
| Town | Shandaken |
| Landmark | Belleayre Mountain |
| Elevation | 1,499 ft (457 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°8′3″N 74°28′41″W / 42.13417°N 74.47806°WCoordinates: 42°8′3″N 74°28′41″W / 42.13417°N 74.47806°W |
| Area | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Population | 275 (2010) |
| Incorporated | 1895 |
| Timezone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 12465 |
| Area code | 845 |
| Exchange | 254 |
| FIPS code | 36-58057 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0960458 |
 Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
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Pine Hill is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the western part of the town of Shandaken in Ulster County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 275.
Pine Hill became an important tourist community when the Ulster and Delaware Railroad railroad reached it in 1872. It was known as the "Saratoga" of the Catskills due to the local Crystal Springs bottling company. In 1895, Pine Hill became an incorporated village, but the village voted to dissolve its incorporation in 1985, becoming an unincorporated entity (hamlet).
The District School No. 14, Elm Street Stone Arch Bridge, Mill Street Stone Arch Bridge, Morton Memorial Library, Pine Hill Historic District, and Ulster House Hotel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2).5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.47% is water.
The community is inside the Catskill Park.
As of the census of 2000, there were 308 people, 138 households, and 81 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 146.2 per square mile (56.4/km²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 132.4/sq mi (51.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.94% White, 2.60% African American, 0.65% Native American, 3.57% Asian, 2.27% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.87% of the population.
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