Union Vale, New York
Union Vale is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,877 at the 2010 census. The town is in the south-central part of the county. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The town is east of the city of Poughkeepsie and north of New York City. History. The region was originally part of the Beekman Patent. The town was first settled "circa" 1716, and was formed in 1827  from the towns of Beekman and LaGrange. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Union Vale has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.86%, is water. The highest point is atop Clove Mountain, at above sea level. The towns adjacent to Union Vale are Beekman to the south, LaGrange to the west, Washington to the north, and Dover to the east. New York State Route 55 runs through the southwestern part of the town. Sky Acres Airport, a general aviation facility, is located in the northwestern part of the town. Parks and  recreation. Union Vale has two town parks, Tymor Park and Frederick E. Godfrey Memorial Park. The larger of these is Tymor Park, which encompasses nearly and is the largest municipal park in the state of New York. It has various recreational facilities such as sports fields, an outdoor pool, playground, pavilions, concession stand, a senior center, rental halls, equestrian center, camping areas, a fishing pond, ice rinks in the winter, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, historical sites, and over of hiking/biking/equestrian trails. Frederick E. Godfrey Memorial Park (Godfrey Park) is and includes hiking trails, a playground, basketball  court, volleyball court, restrooms, and a baseball/softball field. There is a private golf course, The Links at Union Vale, on the western side of the town. Demographics. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,546 people, 1,359 households, and 1,141 families residing in the town. The population density was 120.6 people per square mile (46.6/km). There were 1,464 housing units at an average density of 38.8 per square mile (15.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 94.24% white, 2.35% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 1.03 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.43% of the population. There were 1,359 households, out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.40. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.9 % under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $70,500, and the median income for a family was $72,697. Males had a median income of $51,382 versus $29,643 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 24,535. About 0.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Communities and locations in Union Vale. Oswego. Oswego is a former hamlet, later a ghost town, in the northwestern part of the town, north of Lagrangeville and south of Verbank, now part of the hamlet of Moores Mills, shared with the town of LaGrange. It is located directly southeast of Sky Acres airport. A historic marker set by the state government marks the spot of the former hamlet. The Oswego  Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. This ghost town shares a name with a city in the northern part of the state, Oswego.