New Square, New York

New Square, New York
שיכון סקווירא
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
New Square is located in New York
New Square
New Square
Location within the state of New York and the USA
New Square is located in the United States
New Square
New Square
New Square (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°8′23″N 74°1′42″W / 41.13972°N 74.02833°W / 41.13972; -74.02833
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyRockland
IncorporatedNovember 6, 1961
Government
 • MayorIsrael Spitzer
 • TrusteesAbraham Kohl, Hirsch Unger, Jacob Unger and Uri Braun[1]
Area
 • Total0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)
 • Land0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
492 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,679
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
9,824
 • Density26,373.30/sq mi (10,192.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
10977
Area code845
FIPS code36-50705
GNIS feature ID0971939
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

New Square (Yiddish: שיכון סקווירא, romanizedShikun Skvir) is an all-Hasidic village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Hillcrest, east of Viola, south of New Hempstead, and west of New City. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 9,679.[4] Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Skverer Hasidic movement who seek to maintain a Hasidic lifestyle disconnected from the secular world. It is the poorest town (measured by median income) in New York, and the eighth poorest in the United States. It also has the highest poverty rate, at 64.4%.[5]

  1. ^ "Board of Trustees". Village of New Square. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "QuickFacts: New Square, New York". Census.gov.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): New Square village, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 3, 2012.[needs update]
  5. ^ Sauter, Michael B. (June 8, 2019). "Across the US: What are the 35 poorest towns in America?". USA Today.