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Goshen is a Village located in Orange County, New York . As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 5,676. Goshen is the County Seat . Goshen's current Mayor is Scott Wohl ; his term expires in April 2007 . The Village of Goshen is about 50 miles northwest of New York City . The village is within the Town Of Goshen . Goshen is the home of the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, and hosted harness racing's top event, the Hambletonian , from 1930 to 1956. The village is located on New York State Route 17 in the center of Orange County. HISTORY The village was settled in 1714 and incorporated in 1809 . The village (or the town, which are indistinguishable in old records) was the site of the hanging of the famous outlaw Claudius Smith , a British Loyalist who— along with the Mohawk Indian Chief Joseph Brandt — raided the countryside surrounding Goshen during the American Revolutionary War . He and Joseph Brandt are said to have buried their many stolen treasures in the hills surrounding Goshen, and that Claudius is himself buried somewhere on the grounds of the old Presbyterian Church – with his skull having been embedded in the wall. Five months after Brandt raided Goshen, on January 22 , 1779 , they hanged Claudius; and exactly six months later, on July 22 , 1779 , Brandt raided Goshen again in what was known as the Battle Of Minisink – burning houses and farms, and killing everything in sight. {Link without Title} It is said that there were 33 women "left to beg as widows" on that day, and that the bones of the victims were allowed to bleach in the sun for some 43 years, with no one to bury them until 1822 – because the people of Goshen thought that Brandt's attack was their punishment for hanging Claudius Smith. Noah Webster taught here in the 1780s . The local High School 's Library is named after him. ) in the center of the village.]] The horse racing industry was probably originally brought to Goshen by the Smith family of . Goshen was the birthplace of Jazz pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith , who is honored every year (beginning in 2004) with the Goshen Jazz Festival, sponsored by the Goshen Rotary Club . In 1950 , Goshen had a population of 3,311 people. Other towns and villages named Goshen include Goshen , Clermont County, Ohio and Goshen , Stark County, Illinois which are populated with many descendants of the original Goshen, Orange County, New York having settled in these villages. (Ultimately, all Goshens— including Goshen, Indiana , the largest with nearly 30,000 people— get their name from the Land Of Goshen , referenced in the book of Genesis ). GEOGRAPHY Goshen is located at 41°24'5" North, 74°19'30" West (41.401546, -74.325199). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 8.3 Km&2 (3.2 Mi&2 ). None of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 5,676 people, 2,039 households, and 1,227 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 682.7/km&2 (1,770.5/mi&2). There were 2,150 housing units at an average density of 258.6/km&2 (670.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 87.53% White , 7.61% Black or African American , 0.14% Native American , 1.55% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 2.26% from Other Races , and 0.85% from two or more races. 7.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,039 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were Married Couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.14. In the village the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $50,922, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $41,932 versus $31,711 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $22,443. 4.0% of the population and 1.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.8% of those under the age of 18 and 7.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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