Mount Ivy, NY

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Mount Ivy, New York

Introduction to Mount Ivy, New York

Mount Ivy, New York, in Rockland county, is 17 miles NW of White Plains, New York (center to center) and 31 miles N of New York, New York. There are an estimated 6,536 people in the town.

Mount Ivy History

Mount Ivy is a hamlet in the Town of Haverstraw, in Rockland County. Rockland County was originally inhabited by the Algonquian-speaking Indians. In 1609, Henry Hudson sailed along the Hudson River thinking that it was the legendary 'Northwest Passage', and the river was eventually named after him. The first Europeans to settle in this area were the Dutch. Rockland, which was once part of Orange County, received independent status in 1798.

Mount Ivy and Nearby Attractions

Peekskill Museum
Van Cortlandt Manor
Tibbetts Brook Park
Glen Rock Arboretum
Campgaw Mountain Reservation
New Jersey Botanical Garden

Things To Do In Mount Ivy

The American Labor Museum, the Belskie Museum of Art and Science, the Haverstraw Brick Museum, and the New Jersey Children's Museum are some of the museums near Mount Ivy. Historic sites nearby include the DeWint House, the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House, and Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site. Several parks in the surrounding area include Bear Mountain State Park, Blauvelt State Park, Kingsland Point County Park, and Pascack Brook County Park. Other attractions to visit are Bergen County Zoological Park, Glen Rock Arboretum, and the New Jersey Botanical Garden.

Mount Ivy Transportation

Air transportation is available at Stewart International Airport.

Mount Ivy Higher Education

Nyack College, Rockland Community College, Sunbridge College, and Saint Thomas Aquinas College are the closest colleges to Mount Ivy.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Mount Ivy, NY

Comparing Mount Ivy 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
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	17 miles NW of White Plains, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	31 miles N of New York, New York
County	Rockland
Standard Zip Codes	10970
Phone Area Codes	845
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.187
Longitude	-74.034

Station	SUFFERN
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	51 inches

Station	WEST POINT
Distance	14.1 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 35 F
Apr Temp	40 to 60 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	44 to 62 F
Annual Precip	50.5 inches

Station	DOBBS FERRY ARDSLEY
Distance	16.7 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

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	6,536	100%
Male	3,104	47.5%
Female	3,432	52.5%
Under 18	1,539	23.5%
18+	4,997	76.5%
65+	564	8.6%
Median Age	36.5
Average Family Size	3.04
White	5,159	78.9%
African-American	554	8.5%
Asian	287	4.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	28	0.4%
Other	290	4.4%
Mixed Race	214	3.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	883	13.5%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	27.1%
Italian	25.7%
Irish	11.6%
German	6.2%
Polish	4.5%
US/American	3.6%
Haitian	3.2%
Russian	2.8%
English	1.5%
Hungarian	1.5%
Austrian	1.1%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
African	0.8%
Norwegian	0.8%
Eastern European	0.7%
Romanian	0.7%
West Indian	0.6%
Israeli	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
Albanian	0.4%
Scottish	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
French Canadian	0.4%
Jamaican	0.4%
Iranian	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Turkish	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%
Welsh	0.2%
Egyptian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Mount Ivy	6,536	$61,968
New City	34,038	$99,761
New Square	4,624	$12,208
Pomona	2,726	$108,399
Thiells	4,758	$86,872
Wesley Hills	4,848	$98,102
West Haverstraw	10,295	$55,964

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