Location of the Center of Population
Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau completes a survey of the population of the nation. Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau recently completed the compilation and analysis of the 2000 decennial census data. From these data, they have computed the Center of Population for the United States, and the population centers of each state and the District of Columbia.
The National Geodetic Survey (NGS), in cooperation with the individual state professional surveying associations, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), and the American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS) have encouraged the setting of a commemorative geodetic control monument at or near the computed location of each states' population center (hereafter referred to as the "Center Station") as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau. This event provides an opportunity to showcase improvements in GPS technology, the adaptation of that technology by surveyors, and the ability to develop cooperative initiatives between the private sector, Federal, state and local surveying and mapping professionals.
The geodetic coordinates as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau, for the Center Station of New York are:
Latitiude 41-30-27.2 North
Longitude74- 38-42.8 West
The Center Station falls in a heavily wooded valley along the Neversink River on private property. See map below.
