Rifton, New York
| Rifton, New York | |
|---|---|
| CDP | |
 Location in Ulster County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′0″N 74°2′32″W / 41.83333°N 74.04222°WCoordinates: 41°50′0″N 74°2′32″W / 41.83333°N 74.04222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ulster |
| Village incorporated | 1901 |
| Village dissolved | 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 456 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12471 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-61797 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0962517 |
Rifton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census.
Rifton is near the west town line of the Town of Esopus on Route 213.
Rifton had its beginnings as a smattering of several hamlets and communities. Dashville hamlet was the first of the hamlets to be settled. By 1824, several mills had been built along the Wallkill by Ezekiel Eltinge. In 1861, Jeremiah W. Dimick bought the mill in Arnoldton and renamed the community Rifton Glen. Swartekill hamlet was so named because of its location on the Swartekill creek where it meets the Wallkill. The hamlet was home to powder mills as early as 1865.
Rifton was incorporated as a village on May 20, 1901, encompassing what had been the hamlets of Rifton Glen, Swartekill, and Dashville and the communities of Saltpeterville, and Perrine's Bridge. After the village's mills closed, the state legislature dissolved the village in 1919.
Rifton is located at 41°50′0″N 74°2′32″W / 41.83333°N 74.04222°W (41.833298, -74.042101).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 501 people, 207 households, and 133 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 421.9 per square mile (162.6/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 197.9/sq mi (76.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.61% White, 1.40% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.80% of the population.
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