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Greenwood Lake is a village
Village

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 in Orange County
Orange County, New York

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, New York
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, United States
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. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 3,411. It is part of the Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York

Poughkeepsie is a city in New York, United States which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, located in the Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany, New York....
–Newburgh
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–Middletown
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, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area

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 as well as the larger New York
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–Newark
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–Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in and the former county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut, the city had an estimated population of 137,912 in 2006 and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area....
, NY-NJ
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The Village of Greenwood Lake is in the south part of the Town of Warwick.

nwood Lake was once an important center for the iron industry. Now tourism is important.

The village was incorporated in 1924.

nwood Lake is located at (41.222461, -74.289726).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 kmē), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.3 kmē) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 kmē) of it (17.07%) is water. The lake is 9 miles long.

The village is at the north end of a lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 called Greenwood Lake
Greenwood Lake

Greenwood Lake is an interstate lake approximately seven miles long, straddling the border of New Jersey and New York. It is located in West Milford, New Jersey, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake, New York ....
, which straddles the New York State and New Jersey
New Jersey

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 border.

The northern junction of NY-210
New York State Route 210

New York State Route 210 is a state highway in Orange County, New York. It runs from the New Jersey state line along the west shore of Greenwood Lake to the Greenwood Lake, New York of Greenwood Lake itself, where it ends at a junction with New York State Route 17A....
 (Jersey Avenue/Windemere Avenue) is at NY-17A
New York State Route 17A

New York State Route 17A is a state highway in southern New York, United States, entirely within Orange County, New York. Its western terminus is located at Goshen, New York at a junction with New York State Route 17, and its eastern terminus is at another intersection with New York State Route 17 located in Southfields, New York....
 in the village.

f the census
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 of 2000, there were 3,411 people, 1,332 households, and 877 families residing in the village.






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Greenwood Lake is a village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in Orange County
Orange County, New York

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie , New York–Newburgh , New York–Middletown, Orange County, New York, NY Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York City–Newark, New Jersey–Bridgeport, Connecticut...
, New York
New York

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, United States
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. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 3,411. It is part of the Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York

Poughkeepsie is a city in New York, United States which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, located in the Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany, New York....
–Newburgh
Newburgh (city), New York

Newburgh is a city located in Orange County, New York, 60 miles north of City of New York, and south of Albany, New York, on the Hudson River....
–Middletown
Middletown, Orange County, New York

File:First Congregationalist Church of Middletown.jpgMiddletown is a city in Orange County, New York, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains....
, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area

The Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in New York's Hudson Valley, anchored by the cities of Poughkeepsie , New York, Arlington, New York, Newburgh , New York, and Middletown, Orange County, New York....
 as well as the larger New York
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
–Newark
Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest City in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it not only List of Municipalities in New Jersey but also the 65th List of United States cities by population Newark is also home to major corporations, such as Prudential Financial....
–Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in and the former county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut, the city had an estimated population of 137,912 in 2006 and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area....
, NY-NJ
New Jersey

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-CT
Connecticut

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-PA
Pennsylvania

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 Combined Statistical Area
New York metropolitan area

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.

The Village of Greenwood Lake is in the south part of the Town of Warwick.

History

Greenwood Lake was once an important center for the iron industry. Now tourism is important.

The village was incorporated in 1924.

Geography

Greenwood Lake is located at (41.222461, -74.289726).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 kmē), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.3 kmē) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 kmē) of it (17.07%) is water. The lake is 9 miles long.

The village is at the north end of a lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 called Greenwood Lake
Greenwood Lake

Greenwood Lake is an interstate lake approximately seven miles long, straddling the border of New Jersey and New York. It is located in West Milford, New Jersey, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake, New York ....
, which straddles the New York State and New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
 border.

The northern junction of NY-210
New York State Route 210

New York State Route 210 is a state highway in Orange County, New York. It runs from the New Jersey state line along the west shore of Greenwood Lake to the Greenwood Lake, New York of Greenwood Lake itself, where it ends at a junction with New York State Route 17A....
 (Jersey Avenue/Windemere Avenue) is at NY-17A
New York State Route 17A

New York State Route 17A is a state highway in southern New York, United States, entirely within Orange County, New York. Its western terminus is located at Goshen, New York at a junction with New York State Route 17, and its eastern terminus is at another intersection with New York State Route 17 located in Southfields, New York....
 in the village.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 3,411 people, 1,332 households, and 877 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density

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 was 1,668.0 people per square mile (645.6/kmē). There were 1,534 housing units at an average density of 750.1/sq mi (290.3/kmē). The racial makeup of the village was 95.57% White, 0.76% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.04% of the population.

There were 1,332 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,076, and the median income for a family was $61,029. Males had a median income of $46,655 versus $37,328 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the village was $23,454. About 4.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Additional information about Greenwood Lake

The premiere episode of "The Sopranos
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" final season was filmed on location in the Village of Greenwood Lake and on the lake itself. The episode actually took place much further north in the Adirondack Mountains.

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