Ruby, New York

Ruby is a hamlet (and census-designated place)^[3] in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north of Kingston in the town of Ulster. Ruby has a post office with ZIP code 12475, which opened on June 2, 1896.^[4][5] The population was 918 at the 2020 census.^[1]

Ruby, New York
Hamlet and CDP
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Coordinates: 42°01′05″N 74°00′53″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Ulster
Town	Ulster
Area
• Total	0.701 sq mi (1.82 km2)
• Land	0.700 sq mi (1.81 km2)
• Water	0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation	312 ft (95 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	918
• Density	1,311.43/sq mi (507.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12475
Area code	845
GNIS feature ID	963066[2]

One-time major league baseball player Dutch Schirick was born in Ruby on June 15, 1890. In 1921, he organized the semi-professional Kingston Colonels team. Schirick went on to become a Supreme Court judge in Kingston.^[6]

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Wendelinus was founded as a mission station of St. Peter's in Rondoubt. By 1914, it had become a mission of St. Ann's in Sawkill. At that time, the congregation, of English and German descent, numbered approximately 60.^[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.701 square miles (3.1 km²), of which 0.7 square miles (2.5 km²) is land and 0.001 square mile (0.6 km²) (0.14%) is water.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	918		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the population was 918. The racial makeup of the town was 87.69% White, 2.07% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.40% from other races, and 6.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.43% of the population.^[1]

Education

The school district for most of the CDP is Kingston City School District. A portion of the CDP is in Saugerties Central School District.^[10] The comprehensive high school of the Kingston City district is Kingston High School. The comprehensive high school of the Saugerties district is Saugerties High School.