Pomona, New York

History

The village of Pomona was incorporated February 3, 1967, within the towns of Ramapo and Haverstraw. Actor Burgess Meredith provided the seed money for the incorporation. Pomona was named after the goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards, for the area's many apple orchards.

Geography

Pomona is located at (41.186504, -74.055417).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 sqmi, 1.4 sqmi of which is in the town of Haverstraw and 1.0 sqmi of which is in the town of Ramapo. All of Pomona's total area is land.

Demographics

At the 2020 census there were 3,824 people, 928 households, and 758 families in the village. The population density was 1,572.37 PD/sqmi. There were 1,094 housing units at an average density of 449.84 /sqmi. The 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.

Government

In March 2023, Ilan Fuchs, an adherent of the 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.

Fuchs' predecessor as Mayor was Ian Banks, who declined to run for re-election. 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.

Historical markers

• Ladentown United Methodist Church, 14 Ladentown Road (NRHP).
• The Pig Knoll School, 584 Route 306 - currently the Pomona Cultural Center.

Landmarks and places of interest

• 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
• Secor
• Van den Hende

Sports

• New York Boulders (formerly Rockland Boulders) - an independent professional baseball team. They are a member of the Frontier League.

References

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