Rockland County, New York

Rockland County is a county located in the state of New York in the United States. In the 2000 census, the county had 286 753 inhabitants and a population density of 636 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is New City.

History

The Rockland County was formed on February 23, 1798 from the southeastern part of Orange County.

Geography

The county has an area of ​​516 square kilometers, of which 65 square kilometers are water surface. The Rockland County is bordered on the south by the Bergen County in New Jersey, which forms the border with Westchester County to the west by the Orange County and on the east by the Hudson River.

Cities and towns

  • Airmont
  • Bardonia
  • Blauvelt
  • Chestnut Ridge
  • Clarkstown
  • Congers
  • Grand View -on-Hudson
  • Haverstraw
  • Hillburn
  • Hillcrest
  • Kaser
  • Monsey
  • Montebello
  • Mount Ivy
  • Nanuet
  • New City
  • New Hempstead
  • New Square
  • Nyack
  • Orangeburg
  • Orange Town
  • Pearl River
  • Piermont
  • Pomona
  • Ramapo
  • Sloatsburg
  • South Nyack
  • Spring Valley
  • Stony Point
  • Suffern
  • Tappan
  • Thiells
  • Upper Nyack
  • Valley Cottage
  • Viola
  • Wesley Hills
  • West Haverstraw
  • West Nyack
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