Clarkstown, New York

Land area: 38.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.4 sq.mi.
Founded: 1791
Population in 2010: 84,187. Population change since 2000: +2.6%
Population density: 2,184 people per square mile.
County seat:  New City.
Colleges and Universities: Nyack College, Rockland Community College, Mercy College, SUNY Westchester Community College, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Bergen Community College, Manhattanville College

Description:

Clarkstown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. The town is on the eastern border of the county, located north of the town of Orangetown, east of the town of Ramapo, south of the town of Haverstraw, and west of the Hudson River. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 84,187.[1] The community of New City, the county seat of Rockland County, is also the seat of town government and of the Clarkstown Police Department, the county sheriff's police office, and the county correctional facility. New City makes up about 41.47% of the town's population.
In 2008 Clarkstown became one of 600 municipalities nationwide to sign the United States Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 7 percent below the 1990 levels by 2012.The town of Clarkstown was created in 1791 in Orange County, before Rockland County was formed.

Transportation:

Clarkstown Mini-Trans is the provider of local mass transportation in Clarkstown. It has five bus routes:
Route A- Nanuet Mall to Lakewood Drive
Route B- Nanuet Mall to Zukor Park
Route C- Nanuet Mall to South Mountain Road
Route D- Nanuet Mall to Palisades Center Mall
Route E- Nanuet Mall to Ridge Road
New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line has a rail station in Clarkstown: the Nanuet station serves that village with several trains per day to Hoboken. Transport of Rockland's Tappan ZEExpress serves the Palisades Mall Lot J in West Nyack, and stops in Central Nyack and Nanuet, with service to the Tarrytown station and White Plains Trans-Center. Rockland Coaches serves several locations throughout the town, with service to New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station.

Races:

White (79.97%)
African American (7.87%)
Native American (0.13%)
Asian (7.90%)
Pacific Islander (0.10%)
Other races (1.99%)
Two or more races (2.03%)
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.92% of the population.

Age:

Median resident age: 42.8 years
New York median age: 40.7 years

Average household size:

Clarkstown: 2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2013:

Clarkstown: $97,776 (it was $82,107 in 2000)
New York: $57,369

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013:

Clarkstown: $97,776 (it was $82,107 in 2000)
New York:  $57,369
Estimated per capita income in 2013: $40,986 (it was $34,430 in 2000)

Air pollution:

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 100.0. This is worse than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.390. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 19.4. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 1.97. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.6 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 17.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.04. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.

Unemployment in September 2015:

Here: 4.6%
New York: 4.8%

Crime: 

In 2005, it was named by Morgan Quitno the second safest city in the United States whose population is greater than 75,000 as well as the second safest overall from over 369 cities. This was the fifth year in a row in which Clarkstown made it within the top five and top ten respectively in these categories.
In 2007, Clarkstown was once again named the second safest city in the United States, in the 14th annual "2007 – 2008 City Crime Rankings" published by CQ Press – formally known as Morgan Quitno, a unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc. It was based on the FBI's September 24, 2007, crime statistics report which looked at 378 municipal areas with at least 75,000 people based on per-capita rates for homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft.
In 2008, Clarkstown was named the 6th safest city in the United States in the 15th annual "2008 – 2009 City Crime Rankings" published by CQ Press.
In 2009, Clarkstown was named the 7th safest city in the United States in the 16th annual "2009 – 2010 City Crime Rankings" published by CQ Press.
In 2010, Clarkstown was named the 5th safest city in the United States in the 17th annual "2010 – 2011 City Crime Rankings" published by CQ Press.
In 2011, Clarkstown was named the 7th safest city in the United States in the 18th annual "2011 – 2012 City Crime Rankings" published by CQ Press.
In 2012, Clarkstown was named the 8th safest city in the United States in the 19th annual "2012 – 2013 City Crime Rankings" published by CQ Press.
In 2013, Clarkstown was named the 8th safest city in the United States in the 20th annual "2013 – 2014 City Crime Rankings" published by CQ Press