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West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, USA. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census. The United States Military Academy is located at West Point and is often itself called "West Point".
History
West Point was a fortified site during the Revolutionary War. General Benedict Arnold attempted to turn over the site to the British Army in 1780 for a bribe.On November 29, 1890, the U.S. Naval Academy defeated the U.S. Military Academy 24–0 in the first Army-Navy football game.
Location of the United States Military Academy since 1802.
In 1937 the West Point Bullion Depository was constructed, in 1988 it became the West Point Mint, as a branch of the United States Mint.
Geography
West Point is located at (41.370933, -74.042851). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 64.9 km² (25.1 mi²). 63.0 km² (24.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (2.95%) is water. West Point and the contiguous village of Highland Falls, New York, are on the west bank of the Hudson River.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,138 people, 996 households, and 939 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 113.3/km² (293.4/mi²). There were 1,044 housing units at an average density of 16.6/km² (42.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.31% White, 9.09% African American, 0.50% Native American, 3.35% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.64% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.56% of the population.There were 996 households out of which 75.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.8% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.7% were non-families. 5.4% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.66.
The age distribution is 21.9% under the age of 18, 51.2% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 3.8% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 207.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 259.7 males. All of these statistics are typical for military bases.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,516, and the median income for a family was $56,364. Males had a median income of $7,302 versus $10,741 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,158. About 2.0% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
External links
- United States Military Academy at West Point
- A Short History Of Radical Skateboard Culture at West Point in the late 70s and early 80s
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