About Nanuet - Nanuet Chamber of Commerce (2024)

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Nanuetis ahamletandcensus-designated placein the town ofClarkstown,Rockland County,New York,United States. It is located north ofPearl River, south ofNew City, east ofSpring Valley, and west ofWest Nyack. It is located midway betweenManhattanandBear Mountain, 19 miles (31km) north and south of each respectively; and 2 miles (3km) north of theNew Jerseyborder. It has one of three Rockland County stations onNew Jersey Transit‘sPascack Valley Line. The population of Nanuet was 17,882 at the2010 census.^[1]

The opening of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87/287), theTappan Zee Bridge, and thePalisades Interstate Parkwayin the 1950s helped usher in decades of population growth and real estate development, including the construction of theNanuet Malland local shopping centers.^[2]

In 2011,CNN Moneyranked Nanuet 76 on its annual 100 Best Places to Live list,^[3]citing its relatively inexpensive housing and the recreation and shopping opportunities in the area. Nanuet was also ranked 24th on CNN Money’s annual 100 Best Places to Live list in 2007.^[4]

History

The first name of the place was Clarkstown, a name it retained until 1856 when, at the suggestion of James De Clark, the present name was given byMunseeChief (Nannawitt).^[5]Chief Nannawitt sold lands in North Jersey, signed the Wawayanda Patent and witnessed the Cheeseco*ck Patent.^[6]

Also according to theTimes, theErie Railroadarrived in Rockland County in 1841 along its original main line toPiermont. TheNew Jersey and New York Railroad, the predecessor of thePascack Valley Line, reached Nanuet in 1869.^[7]

Geography

Nanuet is located at41°5′43″N74°0′56″W(41.095296, -74.015622).^[8]

According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14km²), all land.

Thetopographyis a result of the massiveglaciationof the lastIce Age, and as such the soil is extremely rocky and the surface showsglacial erraticboulders. The glacial ice scraped off and carried with it rocks and minerals from as far north asCanada, depositing them in Nanuet in particular and southern New York in general. This is the hypothesized source of themanganese-rich parvo-mangano-edenite minerals, as well as theplacerore for gold panning within Nauraushaun Brook. There are fossil impressions of hugePrecambrian Erajellyfishin the wooded, undeveloped regions. One prominent surface feature, aHopewell Indianburial mound dating to 325 AD, is located near Nauraushaun Brook at the western edge of the Manhattan Woods Golf Club inWest Nyack. Aerial views of this feature reveal it to have been built in the shape of a snake.

Lake Nanuet Park is a pool which is designed to look like a naturally occurring lake. The park which surrounds it offers residents a summer pool and recreational baseball/softball fields. Recent massive flooding and subsequent contamination closed the park for swimming until 2011.

Demographics

As of thecensus^[10]of 2000, there were 16,708 people, 5,975 households, and 4,302 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation densitywas 3,080.3 per square mile (1,190.1/km²). There were 6,134 housing units at an average density of 1,130.9/sqmi (437.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.78%White, 13.34%African American, 0.23%Native American, 9.70%Asian, 0.08%Pacific Islander, 2.30% fromother races, and 2.57% from two or more races.HispanicorLatinoof any race were 8.16% of the population.

There were 5,975 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% weremarried couplesliving together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. Of all households, 23.5% were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,178, and the median income for a family was $81,205. Males had a median income of $50,713 versus $38,658 for females. Theper capita incomefor the CDP was $30,338. About 3.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Rockland County is home to severalBlue Ribbon School of Excellence Awardwinners, awarded by theU.S. Department of Education.
In 2016,Nanuet Senior High Schoolwas named a National Blue Ribbon winner.

• Highview Elementary School (first school in Nanuet)
• George W. Miller Elementary School.
• A. MacArthur Barr Middle School
• Nanuet Senior High School, home to the 2008-2009 girls’ varsity basketball state and federation champions. The school gained national attention in 1989 when its football team claimed the New York State Division III championship.Sports Illustratednamed the Nanuet team the No. 1 high school team in the state.

Landmarks and places of interest

• Novo-DiveevoRussian Orthodox Convent, Cemetery and adult home of theRussian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
• The Shops at Nanuet, formerly named Nanuet Mall (which opened in 1969), is an outdoor shopping mall operated bySimon, opened in October 2013.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related toNanuet, New York.

• Personal reminiscence page:Nanuet
• Nanuet Fire Department