In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village located in rockland county”. Today it says “all-hasidic village in the town of ramapo”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village located in rockland county”. Today it says “all-hasidic village in the town of ramapo”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
New Square is a village located in Rockland County, New York and is home to the Skverer Hasidim and groups of Rachmastrivk and Chernobyler Hasidim who are closly related dynasties of Skverr. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,624.1The Village of New Square is in the Town of Ramapo .2
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See related article Skver (Hasidic dynasty) Village in New York, United States New Square ( , ) is an all-Hasidic village in the Town of Ramapo , Rockland County , New York , United States located north of Hillcrest ; east of Viola ; south of New Hempstead and west of New City .Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Skverer Hasidic movement who seek to maintain a Hasidic lifestyle.
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It is located north of Hillcrest , east of Viola , south of New Hempstead , and west of New City . As of the 2010 census , it had a population of 6,944.Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Skverer Hasidic movement who seek to maintain a Hasidic lifestyle disconnected from the secular world.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Village in New York, United States New Square ( Hebrew and ) is an all-Hasidic village in the town of Ramapo , Rockland County , New York , United States. It is located north of Hillcrest , east of Viola , south of New Hempstead , and west of New City . As of the 2010 census , it had a population of 6,944. In 2018, the population was estimated to be over 8,500. Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Skverer Hasidic movement who seek to maintain a Hasidic lifestyle disconnected from the secular world.
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Village in New York, United States New Square ( ) is an all-Hasidic village in the town of Ramapo , Rockland County , New York , United States. It is located north of Hillcrest , east of Viola , south of New Hempstead , and west of New City . As of the 2020 United States census , it had a population of 9,679. Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Skverer Hasidic movement who seek to maintain a Hasidic lifestyle disconnected from the secular world. It is the poorest town (measured by median income) in New York, and the eighth poorest in the United States.It also has the highest poverty rate, at 64.4%.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Village in New York, United States New Square ( Yiddish : שיכון סקווירא , romanized : Shikun Skvir ) is an all-Hasidic village in the town of Ramapo , Rockland County , New York , United States. It is located north of Hillcrest , east of Viola , south of New Hempstead , and west of New City . As of the 2020 United States census , it had a population of 9,679. Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Skverer Hasidic movement who seek to maintain a Hasidic lifestyle disconnected from the secular world. It is the poorest town (measured by median income) in New York, and the eighth poorest in the United States. It also has the highest poverty rate, at 64.4%. Village of New Square .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village located in rockland county”. Today it says “all-hasidic village in the town of ramapo”. Read the current article and compare.
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village located in rockland county
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all-hasidic village in the town of ramapo
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