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57:Location in
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1712:West Shokan
1687:Ulster Park
1672:Spring Glen
1647:Olivebridge
1642:Mt. Tremper
1576:Centerville
1561:Bloomington
1521:West Hurley
1496:Stone Ridge
1371:Clintondale
1265:Marlborough
1240:Hardenburgh
1171:County seat
1080:January 31,
927:(1847–1922)
801:other races
767:2000 census
758:2010 census
127: /
1766:Categories
1581:Chichester
1566:Boiceville
1556:Big Indian
1551:Bearsville
1516:Watchtower
1461:Plattekill
1416:Kerhonkson
1396:High Falls
1348:Saugerties
1338:Ellenville
1305:Shawangunk
1295:Saugerties
1280:Plattekill
1260:Marbletown
942:References
899:Government
771:As of the
408:Saugerties
330:feature ID
240:Population
182:Government
112:41°57′38″N
18:Ulster, NY
1727:Footnotes
1702:West Park
1697:West Camp
1657:Palentown
1621:Lew Beach
1616:Krumville
1596:Dwaarkill
1591:Cottekill
1526:Woodstock
1476:Rosendale
1466:Port Ewen
1456:Pine Hill
1451:Phoenicia
1376:Cragsmoor
1343:New Paltz
1320:Woodstock
1315:Wawarsing
1300:Shandaken
1290:Rosendale
1285:Rochester
1270:New Paltz
851:Eddyville
467:Geography
431:Eddyville
318:FIPS code
262:Time zone
232:Elevation
115:74°0′39″W
1652:Oliverea
1611:Katsbaan
1601:Glenford
1586:Connelly
1511:Wallkill
1446:Napanoch
1436:Marlboro
1406:Hillside
1401:Highland
1386:Gardiner
1330:Villages
1250:Kingston
1235:Gardiner
1196:Kingston
1178:Kingston
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856:Flatbush
805:Hispanic
791:, 1.56%
783:, 2.89%
404:Kingston
322:36-75935
312:766, 921
156:New York
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1692:Veteran
1682:Tabasco
1677:Sundown
1543:hamlets
1501:Tillson
1225:Denning
1058:May 31,
1011:July 5,
795:, .06%
787:, .17%
398:History
338:Website
333:0979569
190:Council
141:Country
1717:Willow
1662:Seager
1627:Modena
1491:Shokan
1471:Rifton
1441:Milton
1411:Hurley
1391:Glasco
1366:Accord
1310:Ulster
1245:Hurley
1230:Esopus
809:Latino
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726:12,327
711:12,540
696:12,329
681:12,319
666:11,711
596:−26.2%
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439:Lenape
416:Esopus
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358:Ulster
248:12,660
168:Ulster
163:County
1667:Shady
1541:Other
1275:Olive
1255:Lloyd
1217:Towns
793:Asian
781:white
731:−1.7%
671:38.6%
656:91.5%
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360:is a
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151:State
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1481:Ruby
1358:CDPs
1188:City
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882:Ruby
746:2.7%
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