A town of 12,728. Nearly 10.5% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Mamakating does most differently from other towns.
Where Mamakating’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Mamakating. Another town gets a different order.
61 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest | 10.6 mi | 1,107 |
| 2. Bashakill Wildlife Management Area | 7.6 mi | 3,329 |
| 3. Roosa Gap State Forest | 5.3 mi | 1,080 |
Mamakating beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Mamakating | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.7% |
The public schools Mamakating’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma C Chase School | K–5 | 219 | C |
Most working residents leave Mamakating for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Wallkill (13%), New York (12%) and Thompson (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Mamakating has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Mamakating on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Mamakating.
Town in the United States
Mamakating is a town in the southeastern section of Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 12,655 at the 2020 census.
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10 towns share a border with Mamakating.
