Rockland has the largest Jewish population per capita of any county in the nation. Rockland comprises 5 towns and roughly 1/3 is Parkland. The most populous town is Ramapoc. The Southernmost Borderline of Ramapoc is Jersey. Ramapoc, recorded variously as Ramapock, Ramapo, Ramapough, or Ramopuck is of Native origin, meaning "sweet water" or "sloping/slanting rocks." 9% of Residents speak Spanish at home, 5% Yiddish, 3% Haitian-Creole, 1.5% Italian, 1.3% Hebrew, 1.3% Tagalog, and 1% Russian. Other languages spoken at home include Malayalam, German, Korean, and Chinese.
The twin-sister cities of Ramapoc are Beit Shemesh, Y’hudah and Makati, Filipinas.
