Kaser, New York
Kaser, New York | |
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Location in Rockland County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 41°7′17″N 74°4′1″W / 41.12139°N 74.06694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rockland |
| Town | Ramapo |
| Incorporated | January 25, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Allie Pinkasovits |
| • Trustees | Shlomo Koening, Lipot Muller, Eugene D. Neiman, and Israel Rosenberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 541 ft (165 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,491 |
• Estimate (2024) | 5,970 |
| • Density | 35,117/sq mi (13,568/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-38934 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979944 |
41°07′N 74°04′W / 41.117°N 74.067°W
Kaser (from Yiddish: כּתר, romanized: keser, 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.
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.