Ramapo, New York

Ramapo, New York
Ramapo, New York
Town
	Downtown Suffern, a village in Ramapo
	Seal
	Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
	Coordinates: 41°7′19″N 74°5′0″W / 41.12194°N 74.08333°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rockland
Government
• Supervisor	Michael Specht (D)
Area
• Total	61.84 sq mi (160.16 km2)
• Land	61.14 sq mi (158.35 km2)
• Water	0.70 sq mi (1.80 km2)
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	148,919
• Density	2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	10901, 10952, 10977, 10970, 10965, 10974
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-60510
GNIS ID	0979406
Website	ramapo.org

Ramapo is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. It was originally formed as New Hampstead, in 1791, and became Ramapo in 1828.^[2] It shares its name with the Ramapo River. As of the 2020 census, Ramapo had a total population of 148,919, making it the most populous town in New York outside of Long Island. If all towns in New York were cities, Ramapo would be the 12th-largest city in the state of New York.

The town's name, recorded variously as Ramopuck, Ramapock, or Ramapough, is of Lenape origin, meaning either "sweet water" or "slanting rocks". Early maps referred to Ramapo as Ramepog (1695), Ramepogh (1711), and Ramapog (1775).^[3]

The town is located south of Haverstraw and west of Clarkstown and Orangetown.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ "Ramapo", in Peter R. Eisenstadt and Laura-Eve Moss (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815608080. p. 1284.
^ Penfold, Saxby Vouler (1955). Romantic Suffern: The History of Suffern, New York, from the Earliest Times to the Incorporation of the Village in 1896. Tallman, NY: Rockland Historical Society. Chapter 7.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[EncyclopediaNYS-2] "Ramapo", in Peter R. Eisenstadt and Laura-Eve Moss (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815608080. p. 1284.

[3] Penfold, Saxby Vouler (1955). Romantic Suffern: The History of Suffern, New York, from the Earliest Times to the Incorporation of the Village in 1896. Tallman, NY: Rockland Historical Society. Chapter 7.

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