Hillburn is a village in Rockland County, New York. The population was 881 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Hillburn, founded in 1893, lies within the Town of Ramapo.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.8 km?(2.2 mi?. 5.8 km?(2.2 mi? of it is land and 0.1 km?(0.04 mi? of it (0.89%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 881 people, 273 households, and 221 families residing in the village. The population density was 152.5/km?(395.5/mi?. There were 290 housing units at an average density of 50.2/km?(130.2/mi?.

There were 273 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living independently who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $54,625, and the median income for a family was $56,875.

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History

Thurgood Marshall won a disparity case regarding integration of the schools of Hillburn, 11 years before his landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, on behalf of the African-American parents. Black children who lived in Ramapo attended the Brook School in Hillburn, a wood structure that didn't include a gymnasium, library nor indoor bathrooms. Whereas a nearby school attended by white children included a gymnasium, a library and indoor plumbing. The Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center in Pomona, New York has an exhibit which include artifacts and photographs loaned by a student who attended the Brook School and who went on to teach English and History.

Recreation Facility

Joseph T. St Lawrence Center ?Declared the most outstanding recreation facility in the New York State by the NYS Recreation and Parks Society. The center sits on about 12 acres of land with mountains overlooking the park and is bordered by the Ramapo River to the West, Torne Brook to the North, Torne Valley Road to the East and Flat Rock County Park to the South. This site includes a multi-use athletic field, a 32,000 square foot community center, that includes multi-use courts for basketball, volleyball, tennis, racquetball, squash as well as an indoor track and cardio vascular machines, a 3,000 foot comfort station, parking for 230 vehicles, pedestrian access walks, sports floodlighting, security lighting, grandstand and seating areas picnic areas, security fencing and landscaping. An inflatable bubble covers the practice field for winter use.