West Haverstraw is a village incorporated in 1883 in the town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located northwest of Haverstraw village, east of Thiells, south of the hamlet of Stony Point, and west of the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, West Haverstraw had a population of 10,678. The majority of the hamlet of Garnerville is contained in the village of West Haverstraw.

Geography

West Haverstraw is located at (41.204594, -73.990665).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and 0.65% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, West Haverstraw had a population of 10,678. The median age was 37.5 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.6 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,444 households in West Haverstraw, of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.6% were married-couple households, 15.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Short Line, part of Coach USA, provides daily service along U.S. Route 9W heading to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and West Point Military Academy or Newburgh.

Tourism

Historical markers

  • Treason House - Route 9W - Long Clove Congers - Haverstraw, near where Route 304 runs into Route 9W. On the night of September 21–22, 1780, Major John André landed at this point to confer with Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold, who gave secret information about West Point fortifications and forces to André. At dawn, the conspirators adjourned to the Belmont House, owned by Thomas Smith and occupied by his brother Joshua Hett Smith in West Haverstraw, to complete their plans. "Clove" is from Dutch for "pass."
  • Crossroads - Route 9W and West Railroad Avenue
  • Col. A. H. Hay - Route 9W
  • Samsondale - 40 South Route 9W

Landmarks and places of interest

  • Fraser-Hoyer House (NRHP)
  • Paul Piperato Haverstraw Bay Park
  • Haverstraw Marina
  • Helen Hayes Hospital, rehabilitation hospital named after its benefactor, the actress Helen Hayes
  • Henry M. Peck House Site (NRHP)
  • Peck's Pond

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File:Helen Hayes Hospital.jpg|Helen Hayes Hospital

File:Helen Hayes MacArthur on the grounds of Helen Hayes Hospital in the 1950s.jpg|Helen Hayes MacArthur

File:FRASER HOYER HOUSE WEST HAVERSTRAW, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY.jpg|Fraser Hoyer House

File:Joshua_Hett_Smith_House_from_The_Picturesque_Hudson_1915.jpg|Treason House - (Joshua Hett Smith House)

File:The Joshua Hett Smith House - Haverstraw, N.Y. Washington's - (3990713692).jpg|Washington's Headquarters

File:Haverstraw Bay Park.JPG|Paul Piperato Haverstraw Bay Park Along the Hudson River

File:Haverstraw Marina.JPG|Haverstraw Marina along the Hudson River

File:Ice Skating on Peck's Pond, Haverstraw.jpg|Peck's Pond

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Notable inhabitants

  • Margaret "Peggy" Hickey - United States Navy Chief Warrant Officer 5, the highest pay grade in that category. She joined the USN in May 1977. As a seaman recruit her leading non-commissioned officer told her "I don't like women in the Navy and as far as I'm concerned, you belong at home, barefoot and pregnant." - "Now here, go fill my coffee cup." She retired in 2008 after 31 years of service, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal at her retirement ceremony. She was one of the first women to serve on a ship. Her first sea duty was aboard the USS Vulcan in 1985. She has also served aboard the USS Butte, USS John F. Kennedy and USS George Washington. Before enlisting in the Navy she worked as the first female customer engineer for IBM after graduating from North Rockland High School.

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Notable people

  • Steward Ceus, soccer player and coach who represented the Haiti national team

References

  • Village of West Haverstraw official website