Everything about Cragsmoor New York totally explained
Cragsmoor is a
hamlet (and
census-designated place) in
Ulster County,
New York,
United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census.
Cragsmoor is located atop the
Shawangunk Ridge, in the south part of the
Town of Wawarsing.
Sam's Point Preserve is near Cragsmoor.
Geography
Cragsmoor is located at (41.668298, -74.387962).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.4
square miles (11.3
km²), all land.
The center of town is about 1,800 feet (548.6 m) above sea level, much higher than neighboring communities such as
Ellenville and
Walker Valley.
As a whole, the hamlet has a wooded, rustic ambience. Most homes are rather modest and old, but sit on large lots with many tall shade trees. There are also many large undeveloped woodlots, and thus property values in Cragsmoor are higher than in the rest of Wawarsing. Other than the
post office, there's no
business district to speak of.
In 1996 the 3,620 acres (14.5 km²) comprising much of the hamlet's center were added to the
National Register of Historic Places as the
Cragsmoor Historic District, due to buildings designed by
Bert Goldsmith and
Frederick S. Dellenbaugh.
The
Long Path hiking trail passes through the center of town on its way to Sam's Point.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 474 people, 189 households, and 137 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 108.5 per square mile (41.9/km²). There were 257 housing units at an average density of 58.8/sq mi (22.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.09%
White, 0.84%
Native American, 1.48% from
other races, and 3.59% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.85% of the population.
There were 189 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were
married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,500, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $42,250 versus $55,556 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $22,712. About 9.4% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Notable resident
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