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Otisville, New York

Coordinates:41°28′N74°32′W/ 41.467°N 74.533°W/41.467; -74.533
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Otisville, New York
Main Street, 2022
Main Street, 2022
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Location inOrange Countyand the state ofNew York.
Otisville, New York is located in New York
Otisville, New York
Otisville, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates:41°28′N74°32′W/ 41.467°N 74.533°W/41.467; -74.533
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOrange
Area
• Total0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2)
• Land0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2)
• Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
853 ft (260 m)
Population
• Total969
• Density1,268.32/sq mi (489.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5(Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)UTC-4(EDT)
ZIP code
10963
Area code845
FIPS code36-55673
GNISfeature ID0959548

Otisvilleis a village inOrange County, New York,United States. The population was 969 at the2020 census.It is part of thePoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown,NYMetropolitan Statistical Areaas well as the largerNew YorkNewarkBridgeport,NY-NJ-CT-PACombined Statistical Area.

The village of Otisville is in the town ofMount Hope,located near the western town line.

The mayor of Otisville is Brian Carey.[2][3]

The name "Otisville" also refers toFederal Correctional Institution, OtisvilleandOtisville Correctional Facility,a state prison, both located nearby. There is also thestationonMetro-North'sPort Jervis Line.

History[edit]

The community was settled in 1816. The community was named after Isaac Otis, an early settler and local merchant.[4]

A former sanitarium located near the village is now a New York state prison. The sanitarium became a boys' training school for the state, and served as such until some time in the 1970s, when it was transformed into a N.Y. State prison facility. A boys' training school was another name for a reform school for male juvenile delinquents.

Geography[edit]

Otisville stationis part ofMetro-North Railroad'sPort Jervis Line

Otisville is located at41°28′15″N74°32′22″W/ 41.47083°N 74.53944°W/41.47083; -74.53944(41.470714, -74.539463).[5]

According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.

Otisville is located at the intersection ofNew York State Route 211andCounty Route 11.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880471
1930809
19408899.9%
19509112.5%
1960896−1.6%
19709334.1%
19809532.1%
19901,07813.1%
2000989−8.3%
20101,0688.0%
2020969−9.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

At the2000 censusthere were 989 people, 356 households, and 250 families in the village. The population density was 1,425.9 inhabitants per square mile (550.5/km2). There were 373 housing units at an average density of 537.8 per square mile (207.6/km2). Theracial makeupof the village was 89.48% White, 5.97% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 3.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.67%.[7]

Of the 356 households 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.7% of households were one person and 12.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.33.

The age distribution was 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median household income was $49,500 and the median family income was $56,875. Males had a median income of $41,023 versus $31,023 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,752. About 5.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education[edit]

Minisink Valley Central School Districtoperates Otisville Elementary School.[8]

Notable person[edit]

Other locations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"ArcGIS REST Services Directory".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  2. ^Nani, James (March 15, 2013)."3 vying for Otisville mayor job".Times Herald-Record.
  3. ^"2015 Village Election Results".Times Herald-Record.March 18, 2015.
  4. ^Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846).An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc.T. E. Henderson. p. 400.
  5. ^"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".United States Census Bureau.February 12, 2011.RetrievedApril 23,2011.
  6. ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2015.
  7. ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
  8. ^"Home".Otisville Elementary School.RetrievedOctober 24,2020.
  9. ^Pasley, James (September 9, 2019)."Inside Dragon Springs, the high-security compound in upstate New York that's home to a 'cult' tyrannized by China".Business Insider.RetrievedSeptember 4,2020.[...]shows the Falun Gong Dragon Springs compound in Otisville, N.Y.

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