Kaser, New York

41°07′N 74°04′W / 41.117°N 74.067°W / 41.117; -74.067

Kaser, New York
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Kaser, New York is located in New York
Kaser, New York
Kaser, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°7′17″N 74°4′1″W / 41.12139°N 74.06694°W / 41.12139; -74.06694
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyRockland
IncorporatedJanuary 25, 1990
Government
 • MayorAllie Pinkasovits
 • TrusteesShlomo Koening, Lipot Muller, Eugene D. Neiman, and Israel Rosenberg
Area
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,491
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
5,699
 • Density31,924.42/sq mi (12,360.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-38934
GNIS feature ID0979944

Kaser (from Yiddish: כּתר, romanizedkeser, lit.'crown') is a village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. The village is completely surrounded by the hamlet of Monsey. As of the 2020 United States census, the village population was 5,491.

Kaser is a village with a population consisting almost entirely of Hasidic Jews of the Viznitz denomination. A total of 4% of Kaser's population claims Romanian ancestry, making Kaser the most Romanian census place in the United States.[3]

The village is the most densely populated municipality in New York State according to the 2010 census, being the only incorporated place in the state with a higher population density than New York City; and the 5th most in the United States.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "QuickFacts: Kaser, New York". Census.gov.
  3. ^ "Ancestry Search - Genealogy by City - ePodunk.com". www.epodunk.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.

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