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Congers is a suburban hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, lying about 19 miles north of New York City's Bronx boundary.

Known as 'The Hamlet by the Lakes,' Congers sits within and between four lakes — Congers Lake, Rockland Lake, Swartwout Lake and the county reservoir Lake DeForest — and about 18% of its total area is water.

Congers had a population of 8,532 at the 2020 census, living in 2,850 households.

Settled in the late 17th century by Dutch, German and English settlers, the community was first known as Cedar Grove Corner and then as Waldberg, which in German means 'forest mountain.'

The hamlet is named after Abraham Bogart Conger (1814–1887), a New York state senator.

Lake DeForest, a reservoir with a capacity of over 5 billion gallons of fresh water, was built in 1955–1956 and named after Henry L. DeForest, president of the Spring Valley Water Works and Supply Company.

Kings Highway, which runs through Congers, was the first major road in Rockland County and for many years the only road from New York City to Albany.

George Washington is believed to have spent a night at the Snedeker House on Gilchrest Road while he was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

St. Paul's Church on Lake Road, built in the early 1890s, was the first Catholic church in the town of Clarkstown.

Congers is adjacent to Rockland Lake State Park along the Hudson River, and a trailway system opened in 2011–2013 circles Congers Lake for about 2.6 miles.