Goshen, New York

Goshen
Goshen Town Hall, in the village of Goshen
Goshen Town Hall, in the village of Goshen
Motto: 
Slow-motion Goshen (unofficial)
Anthem: Goshen Fight Song [1]
Location of New York in the United States
Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates: 41°24′06″N 74°19′37″W / 41.40167°N 74.32694°W / 41.40167; -74.32694
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOrange
Government
 • Town SupervisorJoe Betro (R)
 • Town Council
Members
  • George M. Lyons (R)
  • Douglass Bloomfield (R)
  • Philip Canterino (D)
  • Richard Florio (R)
Area
 • Total43.93 sq mi (113.78 km2)
 • Land43.64 sq mi (113.03 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,571
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code845
FIPS code36-071-29553
Websitetownofgoshen.org
Farmland in the Town of Goshen

Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census.[3][4] The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen.[5] It contains a village also called Goshen, which is the county seat of Orange County. The town is centrally located in the county.

  1. ^ "Goshen Fight Song Ver. 2.0".
  2. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report Goshen, Orange County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/goshentownorangecountynewyork Accessed January 3, 2023
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 140.

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