Shawangunk, New York

Shawangunk
Shawangunk
Town
	Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
	Coordinates: 41°36′59″N 74°13′59″W / 41.61639°N 74.23306°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Ulster
Government
• Supervisor	John Valk Jr.
Area
• Total	56.55 sq mi (146.46 km2)
• Land	56.06 sq mi (145.18 km2)
• Water	0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	13,563
• Density	240/sq mi (93/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	36-66674
GNIS feature ID	0979486

Shawangunk is a town in southwestern Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 13,563 at the 2020 census. The town takes its name from its largest stream, the Shawangunk Kill. The name Shawangunk is from the language of the Lenape people. Kill is an abbreviation of the Dutch word for creek, Killitje. It is pronounced Shuh-Whan-Gung /ˈʃɑːwəŋɡʌŋk/^{[citation needed]}

^ Town of Shawangunk, (n.d.). Shawangunk town officials . Retrieved from website: http://www.shawangunk.org/officials-departments.html
^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[1] Town of Shawangunk, (n.d.). Shawangunk town officials . Retrieved from website: http://www.shawangunk.org/officials-departments.html

[CenPopGazetteer2016-2] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[USCensusEst2016-3] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

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