Clarkstown, New York

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Clarkstown, New York
Town
Hook Mountain in Autumn
Seal
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Clarkstown, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°7′34″N 73°58′49″W / 41.12611°N 73.98028°W / 41.12611; -73.98028
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rockland
Established	March 18, 1791
Government
• Supervisor	George Hoehmann (R)
Area [1]
• Total	47.07 sq mi (121.91 km2)
• Land	38.47 sq mi (99.63 km2)
• Water	8.60 sq mi (22.28 km2)
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	86,855
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	10956 (New City), 10920 (Congers), 10954 (Nanuet), 10960 (Nyack), 10989 (Valley Cottage), 10994 (West Nyack)
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-15968
GNIS feature ID	0978832
Website	www.clarkstown.gov

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 2020 census, the town had a total population of 86,855.^[2] The hamlet 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 office, and the county correctional facility. New City makes up about 41.47% of the town's population.