NYSAC - Rockland

 

Facts of Interest

• Population: 286,753
• Year Organized: 1798
• Area: 174 Square Miles
• County Seat: New City
• Main Industry: Health Care and Social Services
• County Legislators: 17
• County Nursing Homes: 1
• Colleges and Universities: 6
• State Parks: 11
• School Districts: 9
• Communities: 44
• 580 Uniformed Police Officers
• The name Rockland comes from “rocky land,” an early general term applied to the region by settlers.
• Home of the Holocaust Museum and Study Center.
• Home of Camp Shanks World War II Museum.
• Home of the Edward Hopper House and Art Center.
• Home of the Law Enforcement Museum.
• Home of Stoy Point Battlefield State Historic Site.