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Beaver Dam Lake, New York

Coordinates: 41°26′39″N 74°7′4″W / 41.44417°N 74.11778°W / 41.44417; -74.11778
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Beaver Dam Lake, New York
Beaverdam Lake, the lake the community is named after
Beaverdam Lake, the lake the community is named after
Beaver Dam Lake is located in New York
Beaver Dam Lake
Beaver Dam Lake
Beaver Dam Lake is located in the United States
Beaver Dam Lake
Beaver Dam Lake
Coordinates: 41°26′39″N 74°7′4″W / 41.44417°N 74.11778°W / 41.44417; -74.11778
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOrange
TownsBlooming Grove
Cornwall
New Windsor
Area
 • Total2.74 sq mi (7.10 km2)
 • Land2.44 sq mi (6.32 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)  10.95%
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,609
 • Density1,069.26/sq mi (412.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
Area code845
FIPS code36-05188
GNIS feature ID2652336[2]

Beaver Dam Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of New Windsor, Blooming Grove, and Cornwall in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,609.[3]

The CDP is in eastern Orange County, bordered to the west by the village of Washingtonville and to the south by Salisbury Mills. The community surrounds Beaverdam Lake, which drains south to Moodna Creek at Salisbury Mills. Moodna Creek flows into the Hudson River between New Windsor and Cornwall-on-Hudson.

New York State Route 94 forms the southern edge of the CDP. It leads northeast 6 miles (10 km) to New Windsor and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Chester. Newburgh is 8 miles (13 km) to the northeast, and Middletown is 19 miles (31 km) to the west.

Demographics

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As of the census of 2020, there were 2,609 people residing in the area.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20102,242
20202,60916.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.74 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) is land and 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2) (10.95%) is water.

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Beaver Dam Lake Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "2020 Census Redistricting Data: Beaver Dam Lake CDP, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.