Ruby, New York | |
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Hamlet and CDP | |
Coordinates: 42°01′05″N 74°00′53″W / 42.01806°N 74.01472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Ulster |
Area | |
• Total | 0.701 sq mi (1.82 km2) |
• Land | 0.700 sq mi (1.81 km2) |
• Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 918 |
• Density | 1,311.43/sq mi (507.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 12475 |
Area code | 845 |
GNIS feature ID | 963066 [2] |
Ruby is a hamlet (and census-designated place) [3] in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north of Kingston. Ruby has a post office with ZIP code 12475, which opened on June 2, 1896. [4] [5] The population was 918 at the 2020 census. [1]
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. [6]
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. [7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.701 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (2.5 km2) is land and 0.001 square mile (0.6 km2) (0.14%) is water. [8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 918 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |
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. [1]