Port Jervis, New York

Port Jervis, is a city in Orange County, New York. The population was 8,860 at the 2000 census.

The city of Port Jervis neighbors the point where the states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania adjoin. Port Jervis is a port on the Delaware and Hudson Canal and is also known as the "River City." The town is named in honor of John B. Jervis, the chief engineer on the canal.

The communities of Germantown (which is now actually Port Jervis' West End) and Huguenot are adjacent to Port Jervis. The towns of Montague, New Jersey and Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the city across the respective state borders. The Orange County Town of Deerpark is to the north.

The town is the home of the last stop on the 95-mile-long (151 km) Port Jervis Line, which is a commuter railroad line from Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City that is contracted to NJ Transit by the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (the line itself continues on to Binghamton and Buffalo, but passenger service beyond Port Jervis was discontinued in 1971).

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History

The first fully developed settlement in the area was established circa 1690, and a land grant of 1,200 acres (4.8 km? was formalized on October 14, 1697. The settlement was originally known as Peenpack, and was still known as such when it was raided and burned before the Battle of Minisink in 1779. Over the next two decades, the town was rebuilt and more roadways were developed to better connect Peenpack with the eastern parts of Orange County.

After the construction of the Delaware and Hudson Canal in 1826, trade brought more money and development to the area. A village was incorporated in 1853. The town was renamed Port Jervis in the mid-19th century and grew steadily into the 1900s. In 1907 it became a city..

The city is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Famer Bucky Harris.

Geography

The city is on the north bank of the Delaware River. The Neversink, the Delaware's largest tributary, also joins it at this point.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 km?(2.7 mi?. 6.6 km?(2.5 mi? of it is land and 0.5 km?(0.2 mi? of it (6.64%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,860 people, 3,533 households, and 2,158 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,346.8/km?(3,494.1/mi?. There were 3,851 housing units at an average density of 585.4/km?(1,518.7/mi?.

There were 3,533 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living independently who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.