Beaver Dam Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of New Windsor, Blooming Grove, and Cornwall in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,609.

The CDP is in eastern Orange County, bordered to the west by the village of Washingtonville and to the south by Salisbury Mills. The community surrounds Beaver Dam Lake, which drains south to Moodna Creek at Salisbury Mills. Moodna Creek flows into the Hudson River between New Windsor and Cornwall-on-Hudson.

New York State Route 94 forms the southern edge of the CDP. It leads northeast to New Windsor and southwest to Chester. Newburgh is to the northeast, and Middletown is to the west.

Demographics As of the census of 2023, there were 3,361 people residing in the area.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Beaver Dam Lake had a population of 2,609. The median age was 41.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.7 males age 18 and over.

91.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.4% lived in rural areas.

There were 875 households in Beaver Dam Lake, of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.7% were married-couple households, 13.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 934 housing units, of which 6.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.0%.

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,934 74.1% Black or African American 188 7.2% American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.3% Asian 52 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 142 5.4% Two or more races 285 10.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 470 18.0% Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (10.95%) is water.

Education Most of it is in Washingtonville Central School District while a portion is in Cornwall Central School District. - Text list

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