Newburgh | |
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,_New_York&sq=&lang=&file=File:Newburgh,_NY,_town_hall.jpg) J. Malone Bannan Center, the town hall, named for a former (1967–1978) town supervisor | |
| Nickname: Crossroads of the Northeast | |
,_New_York&sq=&lang=&file=File:Orange_County_New_York_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Newburgh_highlighted.svg) Location in Orange County and the state of New York. | |
,_New_York&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_New_York_location_map.svg)  Newburgh Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′N 74°3′W / 41.533°N 74.050°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.94 sq mi (121.58 km2) |
| • Land | 43.36 sq mi (112.31 km2) |
| • Water | 3.58 sq mi (9.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 31,985 |
| • Density | 680/sq mi (260/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-50045 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979259 |
| Website | www |
Newburgh (/ˈnuːbɜːrɡ/) is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. It forms part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan area, which is a part of the New York metropolitan area, and is a suburban satellite of the urbanized city of Newburgh. The city of Newburgh was a part of the town prior to 1865. New York Stewart International Airport is partially located within the township, and much of the land into which it could have been expanded has been turned into Stewart State Forest.
As of the 2020 census, the population of the town is 31,985. The 2010 census determined the population was 29,801, marking the first time ever that the population of the town of Newburgh officially exceeded that of the neighboring city of Newburgh (with a population of 28,866).[2] Estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau during 2018 show the Newburgh township's population exceeded 30,000.[3] As of 2020 the town and neighboring city of Newburgh had a combined population of 60,842.
The town of Newburgh is known as the "crossroads of the Northeast", a phrase coined in the 1980s by then-town supervisor Robert J. Kirkpatrick Jr., not only because of Stewart Airport and the Hudson River, but also because two major interstate highways cross the town: Interstate 84 (east and west) and Interstate 87, also known as the New York State Thruway (north and south).[4][5][6] Previously, the highways were accessible to each other via a short stretch of New York State Route 300 (a major north–south thoroughfare and a main commercial corridor in the town) but a direct connection between I-84 and the Thruway was completed in December 2009, after being under construction for five years.[7][8][9]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau and reported on page 5 of the Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald Record, March 25, 2011.
- ^ "2018 ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Robert 'Bob' John Kirkpatrick, Jr.," Gil Piaquadio has been the Town of Newburgh Supervisor since 2014 Times Herald Record. April 18, 2015. Accessed May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Former Town of Newburgh Supervisor Dies at 87," Orange County Post-Sentinel. April 24, 2015, page 3.
- ^ State of New York Legislative Resolution Senate No. 1849
- ^ Article by Judy Rife in the Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record Tuesday, July 14, 2009, page 31.
- ^ Article by Judy Rife in the Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record Tuesday, September 22, 2009, page 28.
- ^ Article by Meghan Fitzpatrick on page one of "The Sentinel" newspaper, December 8, 2009.