Land area: 1.99 sq. mi.
Founded: 1885
Population in 2014: 2,972 (95% urban, 5% rural)
Population density: 1,517 people per square mile.
County seat: Goshen.
Colleges and Universities: United States Military Academy,Mount Saint Mary College, Vassar College, Marist College, Dutchess Community College, State University of New York at New Paltz, Orange County Community College
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Cornwall-on-Hudson is a riverfront village in the town of Cornwall, Orange County, New York. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.The population as of the 2010 census was 3,018. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.The village was part of the Governor Dongan tract of 1685. Willisville was an early name for Cornwall-on-Hudson. Settlement in the area occurred at Cornwall Landing, a hamlet on the Hudson River below Butter Hill. It was the only river landing in the town. In the early 1800s, Daniel Tobias sailed a sloop from Cornwall Landing. As there was no direct communication between the river and the table-land above, in 1807, his brother, Isaac S. Tobias, built a road, at his own expense, as far as the first bridge on the road to Willisville.[1] The Mead and Taft Company lumberyard once employed 500 people at the Landing. Cornwall Landing became a commercial hub with its own post office. The Landing began to decline after World War II when passenger train service ended, and Conrail demolished the buildings. Cornwall-on-Hudson incorporated as a village in 1885, within the Town of Cornwall.
There are 2 airports and 2 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the Cornwall-on-Hudson city center.
The average travel time to work in Cornwall-on-Hudson is 31% higher than the national average.
The number of people who take public transportation in Cornwall-on-Hudson is 66% higher than the national average.
The number of people who carpool to work in Cornwall-on-Hudson is 42% lower than the national average.
The number of people who work from home in Cornwall-on-Hudson is 94% higher than the national average.
White (96.63%)
African American (0.39%)
Native American (0.29% )
Asian (0.65%)
Pacific Islander (0.03%)
From other races (0.85%)
From two or more races (1.14% )
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.79% of the population.
Median resident age: 41.9 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Cornwall on Hudson: 2.5 people
New York: 2.6 people
Cornwall on Hudson: $83,732 ($62,279 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Median gross rent in 2013: $1,256.
Cornwall on Hudson: $303,500(it was $160,800in 2000)
New York: $277,600
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 74.9. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.716. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.3 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 25.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 7.19. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.9 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0184. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.2 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.7%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Cornwall-on-Hudson is 72% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.31 daily crimes that occur in Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Cornwall-on-Hudson is safer than 84% of the cities in the United States.
In Cornwall-on-Hudson you have a 1 in 119 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Cornwall-on-Hudson has increased by 5%.