Pomona is a village partly in the town of Ramapo and partly in the town of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of New Hempstead, east of Harriman State Park, north of Monsey and west of Mount Ivy. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 3,824, a 23 percent increase from the 2010 figure of 3,103.
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History
The village of Pomona was incorporated February 3, 1967, within the towns of Ramapo and Haverstraw. Actor Burgess Meredith provided the seed money for the incorporation. Pomona was named after the goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards, for the area's many apple orchards.
Geography
Pomona is located at 41°11′11″N 74°3′20″W (41.186504, -74.055417).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of which is in the town of Haverstraw and 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) of which is in the town of Ramapo. All of Pomona's total area is land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Pomona had a population of 3,824 and 1,046 households. The population density was 1,572.37 inhabitants per square mile (607.10/km2). There were 1,094 housing units at an average density of 449.84 per square mile (173.68/km2).
The median age was 31.9 years. 33.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the 1,046 households, 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 71.9% were married-couple households, 10.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,094 housing units, of which 4.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.
Income and poverty
The median household income was $125,417 and the median family income was $148,500. Males had a median income of $86,923 versus $50,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $66,791. About 0.8% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.22% of those under age 18 and 0.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
In March 2023, Ilan Fuchs, an adherent of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement within Hasidic Judaism, was elected Mayor of Pomona. Fuchs had already been serving on the Village's Board of Trustees, along with fellow Chabad-Lubavitch adherent Mendy Lasker. In the same election, three other Jews were elected as Trustees, joining Fuchs and Lasker–Marc Greenberg, Mendy Lasker, Raanan Zidile and Joel Grunwald.
Fuchs' predecessor as Mayor was Ian Banks, who declined to run for re-election. Ian Banks was elected in March 2019, along with Ilan Fuchs as one of his running mates; his predecessor was Brett Yagel, who in 2019 declined to run for re-election.
Historical markers
Ladentown United Methodist Church, 14 Ladentown Road (NRHP).
The Pig Knoll School, 584 Route 306 - currently the Pomona Cultural Center.
Landmarks and places of interest
Clover Stadium (formerly Provident Bank Park, formerly Palisades Credit Union Park)
Pomona Cultural Center, 584 Route 306, Pomona NY 10970
Seaman-Knapp House
Parks
Burgess Meredith
Secor
Van den Hende
Sports
New York Boulders (formerly Rockland Boulders) - an independent professional baseball team. They are a member of the Frontier League.