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Ruby, New York
Ruby is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north of Kingston in the town of Ulster. Ruby has a post office with ZIP code 12475, which opened on June 2, 1896. The population was 918 at the 2020 census.

One-time major league baseball player Dutch Schirick was born in Ruby on June 15, 1890. In 1921, he organized the semi-professional Kingston Colonels team. Schirick went on to become a Supreme Court judge in Kingston.

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Wendelinus was founded as a mission station of St. Peter's in Rondoubt. By 1914, it had become a mission of St. Ann's in Sawkill. At that time, the congregation, of English and German descent, numbered approximately 60.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.701 square miles (3.1 km), of which 0.7 square miles (2.5 km) is land and 0.001 square mile (0.6 km) (0.14%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
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2020918—
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the population was 918. The racial makeup of the town was 87.69% White, 2.07% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.40% from other races, and 6.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.43% of the population.

Education

The school district for most of the CDP is Kingston City School District. A portion of the CDP is in Saugerties Central School District. The comprehensive high school of the Kingston City district is Kingston High School. The comprehensive high school of the Saugerties district is Saugerties High School.

References

  1. ^ "2020 Census Redistricting Data: Ruby CDP, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ruby". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Tiano, Charles J. “Tiano’s Topics”, Kingston Daily Freeman, 10 December 1968, p. 19
  7. ^ Lafort, Remigius. The Catholic Church in the United States of America, Catholic editing Company, 1914, p. 433Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ulster County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2024. - Text list


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