Palm Tree, New York
Palm Tree is a town coterminous with the village of Kiryas Joel in Orange County, New York, United States. New York's first new town in 38 years, it came into being on New Year's Day 2019 as the result of a referendum that came about due to zoning and other conflicts between residents of the village of Kiryas Joel, inhabited by the Satmar Hasidic community, and the municipality to which it belonged, Monroe. The population of Palm Tree was 32,954 at the 2020 census.
Palm Tree, New York | |
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Kiryas Joel view | |
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Location in Orange County and the state of New York. | |
Palm Tree Location within the state of New York Palm Tree Palm Tree (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′24″N 74°10′2″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Abraham Wieder (REP) |
| • Council Members | Joshua Blumenthal (CON)
Morris Steinberg (DEM) Isaac Glanzer (REP) Gerson Neuman (DEM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2) |
| • Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 842 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 32,954 |
| • Density | 22,000/sq mi (8,500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-39853 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979938 |
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