Blauvelt, NY

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Blauvelt, New York

Introduction to Blauvelt, New York

Blauvelt, New York, in Rockland county, is 9 miles N of Yonkers, New York and 22 miles N of New York, New York. There are 5,207 residents in the town.

Blauvelt History

Blauvelt was named in honor of Judge Cornelius I. Blauvelt, who settled in this region in the eighteenth century.

Blauvelt and nearby Attractions

Belskie Museum of Art and Science
Blauvelt State Park
Apollo Theater
Kingsland Point County Park
Bronx Zoo

Things To Do In Blauvelt

The Belskie Museum of Art and Science, the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum and the Pascack Historical Society Museum are some of the local museums, while nearby historical sites include the Apollo Theater and the John Jay Homestead Historic Site. Local parks include Blauvelt State Park, Kingsland Point County Park and Rockland Lake State Park. The Bronx Zoo and the Glen Rock Arboretum are each accessible from Blauvelt as well.

Blauvelt Transportation

John F. Kennedy International is the nearest major airport.

Blauvelt Higher Education

Colleges nearby include Barnard College, Bergen Community College and Bloomfield College.

High Points

Blauvelt strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 19%
Racial Diversity (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Blauvelt, NY

Comparing Blauvelt to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Women
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone

Category	Value
Near Medium City	9 miles N of Yonkers, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	22 miles N of New York, New York
County	Rockland
Standard Zip Codes	10913
Phone Area Codes	845
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.063
Longitude	-73.957

Station	DOBBS FERRY ARDSLEY
Distance	7.8 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	45 to 65 F
Annual Precip	52.1 inches

Station	WANAQUE RAYMOND DAM
Distance	17.9 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 59 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	48.7 inches

Station	LITTLE FALLS
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	51.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,207	100%
Male	2,472	47.5%
Female	2,735	52.5%
Under 18	1,332	25.6%
18+	3,875	74.4%
65+	865	16.6%
Median Age	38.2
Average Family Size	3.4
White	4,604	88.4%
African-American	81	1.6%
Asian	382	7.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0%
Other	75	1.4%
Mixed Race	64	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	309	5.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	34.9%
Italian	24.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.3%
German	5.4%
US/American	4.2%
English	3.6%
Polish	2.4%
Greek	2.2%
Russian	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1.3%
Dutch	1.1%
Armenian	0.9%
Lithuanian	0.7%
Guyanese	0.6%
Hungarian	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Scandinavian	0.4%
French (except Basque)	0.3%
Croatian	0.3%
Slovak	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
Other Arab	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Scottish	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Blauvelt	5,207	$94,944
Nyack	6,737	$69,146
Orangeburg	3,388	$77,679
Piermont	2,607	$89,846
South Nyack	3,473	$62,262
Tappan	6,757	$91,827
West Nyack	3,282	$106,576

Library
Blauvelt Free Library 541 Western Highway Blauvelt, New York (845) 359-2811

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