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Airmont, New York Airmont is a village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Montebello and west of Chestnut Ridge. The population was 7,799 at the 2000 census.The village of Airmont, incorporated in 1991, is a consolidation of the hamlets of Tallman, Airmont and South Monsey. Joseph Berger of The New York Times said in a 1997 article that Airmont was one of several town of Ramapo villages formed by non-Jewish people and more secular Jewish people 'to preserve the sparse Better Homes and Garden [sic] ambiance that attracted them to Rockland County.' In 2005 Peter Applebome of The New York Times said that Airmont was 'slapped around enough by the courts to be something other than a virginal player in any discrimination case' since it ran into legal resistance to its anti-Hasidic development laws. History In April 1991 the town of Ramapo allowed the creation of the village of Airmont. Airmont had 9,500 people, including around 250 Orthodox Jews and many non-Orthodox Jews. The founders of the town said that they intended for 'strong zoning' to preserve the character of the community. Ronald Sullivan of The New York Times said that many Airmont residents said that they supported the idea of banning synagogues as traffic would increase. William P. Barr, the United States Attorney General, and Otto G. Obermaier, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, filed a suit against Airmont and the village of Ramapo; Barr and Obermaier said that Airmont created a zoning plan intended to exclude Orthodox Jews from living in the village and 'that other individuals acting at the behest of the defendants have engaged in a pattern of harassment against Orthodox Jews in the village.' The officials cited the Fair Housing Act as the relevant law. The plaintiffs said that, because many Orthodox do not travel by car on Saturdays, preventing the creation of a synagogue would exclude Orthodox from the community. The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith supported the suit. The Spring Valley Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had opposed the creation of Airmont. As a result of the suit Airmont revised its zoning code to allow religious sites. Airmont's zoning restricted synagogues to 2-acre (8,100 m2) lots, which were too costly for most Orthodox congregations. A federal judge ruled that the code was discriminatory and ordered Airmont to revise the code; the legal case continued by 1997. In addition, the concept of home synagogues, holding houses of worship within living rooms or basements of houses, caused controversy within Airmont.Around 2005 Congregation Mischknois Lavier Yakov proposed building a yeshiva and a Hasidic boarding school with a 70- adult student dormitory (with provisions for their families, which could result in a population of several hundred individuals) on 90 acres (360,000 m2) of land. Town residents opposed this, causing legal action including meetings and lawsuits. In 2005 the U.S. Federal Government filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing Airmont of discriminating on the basis of religion and violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and the Fair Housing Act by banning boarding houses. The plaintiffs said that the code allows for secular group housing such as community residence facilities for disabled people, sleep-away camps, hospitals, and nursing homes while it bans religious boarding houses. Geography Airmont is located at 41°5′57″N 74°6′0″W / 41.09917°N 74.1°W / 41.09917; -74.1 (41.099163, -74.100011).According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²), all of it land.The south boundary of the village is the border of New Jersey. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 7,799 people, 2,342 households, and 2,032 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,701.3 people per square mile (657.5/km²). There were 2,362 housing units at an average density of 515.2/sq mi (199.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.30% White, 3.50% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.53% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.26% of the population.There were 2,342 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.2% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.47.In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.The median income for a household in the village was $87,678, and the median income for a family was $97,960. Males had a median income of $67,663 versus $36,550 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,788. About 1.6% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. History According to Cole's History of Rockland County, published in 1884, Tallman was named for Tunis Tallman, who opened a store there in 1836. Tunis was a direct descendant of Rockland's oldest family. Historical markers Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church - Church & Airmont Road Dogwoods - 24 DeBaun Avenue Landmark and places of interest Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church - 3 Church Road This congregation was founded in1715, by Palatine Germans in Mahwah, New Jersey. The church was incorporated in Rockland County in1850, and the current edifice built in1855. The Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center - 225 Route 59, Airmont, New York 10901.Challenger Center for Space Science Education Spook Rock, near Airmont, is the largest of the cluster of rocks located on Spook Rock Road and Highview Avenue in Airmont. The Tappan and Warawankogs of theLenni-LenapeWolf Tribes, members of theAlgonquin Nationworshipped thesun,moon,stars, and aspiritcalledManitou. Story has it that a Dutch farmer's daughter was sacrificed at this site and her ghost appears on the anniversary of her death. Education Most of Airmont is within the Ramapo Central School District. Zoned schools include Cherry Lane Elementary School, Suffern Middle School, and Suffern High School. Some residents are zoned to East Ramapo Central School District. Rockland Community College is near Airmont.