Pomona, New York

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{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Incorporated Village of Pomona
| settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|Village]]
| nickname =
| motto = 
| image_skyline = CAMP HILL SCHOOL, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Pomona Village Hall
| image_flag =
| image_seal = |
| pushpin_map = New York
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New York
| image_map = Rockland County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Pomona highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].

| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New York}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Towns]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]] and [[Haverstraw, New York|Haverstraw]]
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ilan Fuchs
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = Mendy Lasker
| leader_title2 = Trustees
| leader_name2 = Marc Greenberg, Raanan Zidile, Joel Grunwald
| established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date = February 3, 1967

| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 6.21
| area_land_km2 = 6.21
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.40
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.40
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 3824
| population_density_km2 = 615.56
| population_density_sq_mi = 1594.00

| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 138
| elevation_ft = 453
| coordinates = {{coord|41|11|11|N|74|3|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 10970
| area_code = [[Area code 845|845]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 36-58992
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 0960875
| website = {{URL|https://www.pomonavillage.com/}}
| footnotes =
| pop_est_as_of =
| pop_est_footnotes =
| population_est =
| name = Pomona, New York
}}
'''Pomona''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] partly in the town of [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]] and partly in the town of [[Haverstraw, New York|Haverstraw]] in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is located north of [[New Hempstead, New York|New Hempstead]], east of [[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman State Park]], north of [[Monsey, New York|Monsey]] and west of [[Mount Ivy, New York|Mount Ivy]]. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 3,824,<ref name="Census2020">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3658992 |accessdate=January 1, 2022 |title=Pomona village, New York |website=census.gov}}</ref> a 23 percent increase from the 2010 figure of 3,103.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Robert |date=2010 |title=census.gov |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pomonacitycalifornia/PST045222 }}</ref>

==History==
The village of Pomona was incorporated February 3, 1967, within the towns of Ramapo and Haverstraw.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About – Pomona Village|url=https://pomonavillage.com/?page_id=50|access-date=July 8, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> Actor [[Burgess Meredith]] provided the seed money for the incorporation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Village of Pomona - Burgess Park|url=http://www.pomonavillage.com/burgesspark.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=www.pomonavillage.com}}</ref> Pomona was named after the [[Pomona (mythology)|goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards]], for the area's many apple orchards.

==Geography==
Pomona is located at {{Coord|41|11|11|N|74|3|20|W|type:city}} (41.186504, -74.055417).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} of which is in the town of Haverstraw and {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of which is in the town of Ramapo. All of Pomona's total area is land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 1792
|1980= 2421
|1990= 2611
|2000= 2726
|2010= 3103
|2020= 3824
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2022|reason=No information about Pomona at the given link}} 2020<ref name="Census2020"/>
}}

At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] there were 3,824 people, 928 households, and 758 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,572.37|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,094 housing units at an average density of {{convert|449.84|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 71.8% white, 11.8% African American, 0.05% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 6.0% Asian, 4.7% from other races, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.1%.

Of the 928 households, 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a male householder with no spouse present, 4.1% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 18.3% were non-families. 15.3% of households were one person and 7.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.68.

The age distribution was 24.8% age 18 and under, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% 65 or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median household income was $125,417 and the median family income was $148,500. Males had a median income of $86,923 versus $50,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $66,791. About 0.8% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.22% of those under age 18 and 0.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250219154451/https://data.census.gov/ |archive-date=2025-02-19 |access-date=2025-02-21 |publisher=US Census Bureau |language=en}}</ref>

== Government ==
In March 2023, Ilan Fuchs, an adherent of the [[Chabad|Chabad-Lubavitch]] movement within [[Hasidic Judaism]], was elected Mayor of Pomona. Fuchs had already been serving on the Village's Board of Trustees, along with fellow Chabad-Lubavitch adherent Mendy Lasker. In the same election, three other Jews were elected as Trustees, joining Fuchs and Lasker–Marc Greenberg, Mendy Lasker, Raanan Zidile and Joel Grunwald.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=Chabad Hasid Ilan Fuchs Elected Mayor in Rockland County, NY |url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/ny/chabad-hasid-ilan-fuchs-elected-mayor-in-rockland-county-ny/2023/03/23/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lieberman |first=Steve |date=2023-03-23 |title=Village elections: Orthodox Jewish voters spearhead contested wins in Airmont and Pomona |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2023/03/23/orthodox-jewish-voters-cement-influence-ramapo-villages/70041400007/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Fuchs' predecessor as Mayor was Ian Banks, who declined to run for re-election.<ref name=":0" /> Ian Banks was elected in March 2019, along with Ilan Fuchs as one of his running mates; his predecessor was Brett Yagel, who in 2019 declined to run for re-election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldblatt |first=Rochel Leah |date=2019-03-20 |title=Rockland village elections: New leadership in Pomona, Airmont, incumbents win in Chestnut Ridge |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/03/20/rockland-village-elections-new-leadership-pomona-hillburn/3201301002/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Historical markers==
* [[Ladentown United Methodist Church]], 14 Ladentown Road ([[National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockland County, New York|NRHP]]).
* The Pig Knoll School, 584 Route 306 - currently the Pomona Cultural Center.

{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| [[File:PIG KNOLL SCHOOL, POMONA, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY.jpg|thumb|200px|Pig Knoll School]]
| [[File:LADENTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ROCKLAND COUNTY NY.jpg|thumb|200px|Ladentown United Methodist Church]]
| [[File:SEAMAN-KNAPP HOUSE, POMONA, ROCKLAND COUNTY MY.jpg|thumb|200px|Seaman-Knapp House Circa 1799 Greek Revival Style]]
|}

==Landmarks and places of interest==
[[File:Provident Bank Ballpark.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Clover Stadium]]
[[File:SEAMAN-KNAPP HOUSE, POMONA, ROCKLAND COUNTY MY.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Seaman-Knapp House - 1799 Greek Revival Style]]
* [[Clover Stadium]] (formerly Provident Bank Park, formerly Palisades Credit Union Park)
* Pomona Cultural Center, 584 Route 306, Pomona NY 10970
* [[Seaman-Knapp House]]

==Parks==
* [[Burgess Meredith]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burgess Meredith Park – Pomona Village|url=https://pomonavillage.com/?page_id=201|access-date=July 8, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Secor <ref>{{Cite web|title=Secor Park – Pomona Village|url=https://pomonavillage.com/?page_id=199|access-date=December 16, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Van den Hende <ref>{{Cite web|title=Van den Hende Park – Pomona Village|url=https://pomonavillage.com/?page_id=202|access-date=December 16, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Sports==
* [[New York Boulders]] (formerly Rockland Boulders) - an [[Independent baseball league|independent]] professional baseball team. They are a member of the [[Frontier League]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Pomona, New York}}
* {{Official website|http://www.pomonavillage.com }}
{{Rockland County, New York}}

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[[Category:1967 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1967]]
[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Rockland County, New York]]

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