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Dutchess County
; Dutchess County, New York;
	County
	; Main Mall Row, Poughkeepsie; ;
; ; Flag;	; ; Seal;
	; ; Location within the U.S. state of New York;
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Founded	1713
Named for	Mary of Modena, Duchess of York
Government; • Executive	; ; Marcus Molinaro (R)
Seat	Poughkeepsie
Largest city	Poughkeepsie
Area
• Total	825 sq mi (2,137 km2)
• Land	796 sq mi (2,062 km2)
• Water	30 sq mi (78 km2)
Population (est.)
• (2010)	297,488
• Density	374/sq mi (144/km2)
Congressional districts	; 18th, 19th;
Time zone	; Eastern: UTC−5/−4;
Website	www.co.dutchess.ny.us

County in the United States

Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 297,488.^[1] The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie.^[2] The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later organized in 1713.^[3] It is located in the Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley, north of New York City.

Dutchess County is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

View of Harlem Valley from Appalachian Trail in Pawling

The Dutchess County Fair, August 21, 2012

Prior to Anglo-Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the native Wappinger peoples. They had their council-fire at what is now Fishkill Hook, and also held gatherings along the Danskammer.^[4]^{[clarification needed]} On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, with Dutchess County being one of them. Its boundaries at that time included the present Putnam County, and a small portion of the present Columbia County (the towns of Clermont and Germantown). The county was named for Mary of Modena, Duchess of York; dutchess is an archaic spelling of the word duchess.^[5]

A 1799 map of Connecticut which shows The Oblong (Low's Encyclopaedia)

The Province of New York and the Connecticut Colony negotiated an agreement on November 28, 1683, establishing their border as 20 miles (32 km) east of the Hudson River, north to Massachusetts. The 61,660 acres (249.5 km²) east of the Byram River making up the Connecticut Panhandle were granted to Connecticut, in recognition of the wishes of the residents. In exchange, Rye was granted to New York, along with a 1.81-mile (2.91 km) wide strip of land running north from Ridgefield to Massachusetts alongside the New York counties of Westchester, Putnam then Dutchess, known as "The Oblong". The eastern half of the stub of land in northeast Dutchess County containing Rudd Pond and Taconic State Park is the northernmost extension of The Oblong.^[6]

Until 1713, Dutchess was administered by Ulster County. On October 23, 1713 Queen Anne gave permission for Dutchess County to elect its own officers from among their own population including a Supervisor, Tax Collector, Tax Assessor and Treasurer. In 2013, Dutchess County celebrated its 300th anniversary of democracy based upon a legislative resolution sponsored by County Legislator Michael Kelsey from Salt Point. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess.^[7]

The Patents

Map of Philipse Patent (showing the Oblong and Gore)

In the twelve years 1685–1697 lawful patents had been granted securing for their purchasers every foot of Hudson River shoreline in the original county. Three additional patents, to 1706, laid claim to the remaining interior lands.^{[citation needed]}

1685 Rombout (Beacon/Fishkill Area)

1686 Minnisinck (Sanders & Harmense)

1686 Kip

1688 Schuyler (Poughkeepsie)

1688 Schuyler (Red Hook)

1688 Ærtsen-Roosa-Elton

1696 Pawling-Staats

1697 Rhinebeck

1697 (Great) Nine Partners

1697 Philipse

1697 Cuyler

1703 Fanconnier

1703 Beekman (Back Lots)

1706 (Little) Nine Partners

Early settlement

From 1683 to 1715 most of the settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster Counties. They settled along the Fishkill Creek and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck.^[8]

From 1715 to 1730 most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. From 1730 until 1775 New Englanders were the main new settlers in Dutchess County.^[9]

20th century

Franklin D. Roosevelt lived in his family home in Hyde Park, overlooking the Hudson River. His family's home is now the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, managed by the National Park Service.

Prior to the 1960s, Dutchess County was primarily agricultural. Since then the southwestern part (from Poughkeepsie southward and from the Taconic State Parkway westward) of the county has developed into a largely residential area, suburban in character, with many of its residents commuting to jobs in New York City and Westchester County. The northern and eastern regions of the county remain rural with large farmlands but at the same time developed residences used during the summer and or on weekends by people living in the New York City urban area.^[10]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 825 square miles (2,140 km²), of which 796 square miles (2,060 km²) is land and 30 square miles (78 km²) (3.6%) is water.^[11]

Dutchess County is located in southeastern New York State, between the Hudson River on its west and the New York–Connecticut border on its east, about halfway between the cities of Albany and New York City. It contains two cities: Beacon and Poughkeepsie. Depending on precise location within the county, road travel distance to New York City ranges between 58 miles (93 km) and 110 miles (180 km).

The terrain of the county is mostly hilly, especially in the Hudson Highlands in the southwestern corner and the Taconic Mountains to the northeast. Some areas nearer the river are flatter.

The highest point in the county is the summit of Brace Mountain, in the Taconics, at 2,311 feet (704 m) above sea level. The lowest point is sea level, along the Hudson River.

Almost a half mile long border exists with Berkshire County, Massachusetts in the extreme northern end of the county.

Adjacent counties

Columbia County – north

Berkshire County, Massachusetts – northeast

Litchfield County, Connecticut – east

Fairfield County, Connecticut – southeast

Putnam County – south

Orange County – southwest

Ulster County – west

National protected areas

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

State, county, and town parks

Bowdoin County Park

Hudson Highlands State Park

Stratt Town Park

Wilcox County Park

Tymor Forest

Taconic State Park

Beekman Rec

East Fishkill Rec

James Baird State Park

Poughkeepsie Bridge (Walkway over the Hudson)

Dover Stone Church

Carnwath Farms Historic Site & Park

Roosevelt Farm Lane

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	45,276		—
1800	47,775		5.5%
1810	51,363		7.5%
1820	46,615		−9.2%
1830	50,926		9.2%
1840	52,398		2.9%
1850	58,992		12.6%
1860	64,941		10.1%
1870	74,041		14.0%
1880	79,184		6.9%
1890	77,879		−1.6%
1900	81,670		4.9%
1910	87,661		7.3%
1920	91,747		4.7%
1930	105,462		14.9%
1940	120,542		14.3%
1950	136,781		13.5%
1960	176,008		28.7%
1970	222,295		26.3%
1980	245,055		10.2%
1990	259,462		5.9%
2000	280,150		8.0%
2010	297,488		6.2%
Est. 2016	294,473	^[12]	−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[13] 1790–1960^[14] 1900–1990^[15] 1990–2000^[16] 2010–2013^[1]

As of the census^[17] of 2000, there were 280,150 people, 99,536 households, and 69,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 350 people per square mile (135/km²). There were 106,103 housing units at an average density of 132 per square mile (51/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.66% White (80.3% non-Hispanic whites),^[18] 9.32% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.37% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. 6.45% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.0% were of Italian, 16.9% Irish, 11.3% German and 6.7% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 88.3% spoke English and 4.8% spoke Spanish.

Based on the Census Ancestry tallies, including people who listed more than one ancestry, Italians were the largest group in Dutchess County with 60,645. Irish came in a very close second at 59,991. In third place were the 44,915 Germans who barely exceeded the 44,078 people not in the 105 specifically delineated ancestry groups.^[19]

There were 99,536 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county, the age distribution of the population shows 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,086, and the median income for a family was $63,254. Males had a median income of $45,576 versus $30,706 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,940. About 5.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

The decrease in population between 1810 and 1820 was due the separation of Putnam County from Dutchess in 1812.

Government

The current Dutchess County Court House, built in 1903, stands on the same site as the original 1720 building

Dutchess County has a Charter Government with a County Executive and directly-elected legislature of 25 members, each elected from a single member district.^[20] The Charter form of Government went in to effect in 1968 given the favorable outcome of a 1967 special election dedicated to the question. Since 1713, the County Government had been managed by a Board of Supervisors, made up of the locally elected leaders.^[21]

Dutchess County Executives
Name	Party	Term
David C. Schoentag	Republican	January 1, 1968 – December 31, 1971
Edward C. Scheuler	Republican	January 1, 1976 – April 29, 1978
James D. Benson	Republican	April 29, 1978 – December 31, 1978
Lucille P. Pattison	Democrat	January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1991
William R. Steinhaus	Republican	January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2011
Marcus J. Molinaro	Republican	January 1, 2012 –

Dutchess County Legislature
District	Legislator	Title	Party	Residence
1	Giancarlo Llaverias		Democrat	Poughkeepsie
2	Don Sagliano	Majority Leader	Republican	Pleasant Valley
3	Dale L. Borchert		Republican	Poughkeepsie
4	Hannah Black	Minority Leader	Democrat	Hyde Park
5	Thomas L. Keith, Jr.		Republican	Poughkeepsie
6	Rebecca Edwards		Democrat	Poughkeepsie
7	Will Truitt		Republican	Hyde Park
8	Craig P. Brendli		Democrat	Poughkeepsie
9	Randy Johnson		Democrat	Poughkeepsie
10	Barbara Jeter-Jackson		Democrat	Poughkeepsie
11	Brennan Kearney		Democrat	Rhinebeck
12	John D. Metzger		Republican	Hopewell Junction
13	Donna Bolner	Assistant Majority Leader	Republican	LaGrangeville
14	Francena I. Amparo		Democrat	Wappingers Falls
15	Joseph Incoronato		Republican	Wappingers Falls
16	Frits Zernike		Democrat	Beacon
17	James J. Miccio		Republican	Fishkill
18	Nick Page		Democrat	Beacon
19	A. Gregg Pulver	Chairman	Republican	Pine Plains
20	Kristofer Munn	Assistant Minority Leader	Democrat	Red Hook
21	Marge J. Horton		Republican	Hopewell Junction
22	Faye Garito		Republican	Poughquag
23	John M. Thomes		Republican	Pawling
24	Alan V. Surman		Republican	Pawling
25	Deirdre Houston		Republican	Millbrook

Law enforcement

The Cities of Beacon and Poughkeepsie; Towns of Fishkill, Hyde Park, Pine Plains, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and East Fishkill and Villages of Millerton, Wappingers Falls, Millbrook, and Fishkill have their own Police departments. The remainder of the county is patrolled by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police. The New York State Police Troop K headquarters is located in Millbrook.

Elections

Presidential election results

**Presidential elections results**^[22]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	47.2% 61,821	47.5% 62,285	5.3% 6,912
2012	45.3% 56,025	52.8% 65,312	1.9% 2,368
2008	45.1% 59,628	53.7% 71,060	1.2% 1,614
2004	51.2% 63,372	47.0% 58,232	1.8% 2,277
2000	47.1% 52,669	46.9% 52,390	6.0% 6,712
1996	40.4% 41,929	45.6% 47,339	14.0% 14,553
1992	40.5% 46,709	36.1% 41,655	23.4% 26,964
1988	61.0% 62,165	38.2% 38,968	0.8% 826
1984	67.9% 70,324	31.7% 32,867	0.4% 389
1980	57.7% 53,616	30.8% 28,616	11.6% 10,775
1976	56.9% 51,312	41.7% 37,531	1.4% 1,268
1972	69.8% 64,864	30.0% 27,872	0.2% 167
1968	54.9% 45,032	37.8% 31,025	7.3% 6,010
1964	37.0% 29,503	62.9% 50,179	0.1% 43
1960	60.7% 46,109	39.3% 29,842	0.1% 53
1956	78.4% 53,840	21.7% 14,876	0.0% 0
1952	71.2% 46,381	28.6% 18,644	0.2% 142
1948	64.2% 34,067	32.9% 17,439	2.9% 1,533
1944	58.9% 32,890	40.8% 22,778	0.3% 158
1940	55.7% 32,329	44.1% 25,598	0.2% 122
1936	53.1% 28,868	45.0% 24,467	1.9% 1,010
1932	55.0% 25,757	43.5% 20,374	1.6% 740
1928	61.3% 28,687	35.8% 16,748	2.9% 1,366
1924	64.6% 22,173	25.8% 8,864	9.5% 3,266
1920	65.6% 21,152	30.8% 9,938	3.6% 1,156
1916	54.6% 11,082	43.9% 8,906	1.5% 310
1912	43.7% 8,916	43.4% 8,871	12.9% 2,638
1908	53.6% 11,132	43.1% 8,961	3.3% 682
1904	57.1% 11,709	40.3% 8,275	2.6% 537
1900	59.4% 11,936	38.3% 7,691	2.3% 471
1896	62.4% 12,127	34.2% 6,634	3.4% 661
1892	48.1% 9,376	46.1% 8,978	5.9% 1,141
1888	51.0% 10,265	45.9% 9,249	3.2% 634
1884	51.1% 9,701	45.7% 8,677	3.1% 596

Dutchess County falls mostly into New York's 19th congressional district and partly into New York's 18th congressional district, represented by Democrats Antonio Delgado and Sean Patrick Maloney respectively. These are considered "swing" districts nationally, with Cook Partisan Voting Index ratings of R+2 and R+1 as of 2019. Historically leaning more Republican due to its affluence and large suburban swathes, the County has now voted for the Democratic candidate for U.S. President in three consecutive elections (2008, 2012 and 2016). Previously, between 1884 and 2004, a majority or plurality of the County voted for the Republican candidate in 28 out of 30 elections — every one but 1964 and 1996.

The current composition of the County Legislature is 14 Republicans and 11 Democrats.

Transportation

Highways

Interstate 84 traverses the county in an east-west route cutting through the southern quadrant of the county. It is the only interstate highway in the county.

US 9, the Taconic State Parkway, and NY 22 are the main north-south roads in the county.

US 44, NY 55, and NY 199 are the other main east-west roads in the county

Railroads

Amtrak has stations in Rhinecliff, a small hamlet in the Town of Rhinebeck, and Poughkeepsie, with both stations being served by Empire Service trains as well as other trains that run along the line. The latter station is the terminus of the Hudson Line of the Metro-North Railroad. The Hudson Line also has station stops in New Hamburg (a hamlet of the town of Poughkeepsie) and Beacon.

The Harlem Line, on the eastern side of the county, has station stops in Pawling, Wingdale, Dover Plains, and two stops in Wassaic (one along the Tenmile River and the other the namesake terminus of that line).

Buses

Public transportation in Dutchess County is handled by Dutchess County Public Transit. Outside of the urbanized area of the county, most service is limited. Privately run lines connect Poughkeepsie to New Paltz and Beacon to Newburgh.

For intercity bus service, Leprechaun Lines and Short Line Bus also operate some service through Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and the southern part of the county. The last time service ran outside that area was in the late-1990s when Peter Pan/Bonanza ran service to New York City in the eastern part of the county.

Air

The Hudson Valley Regional Airport, located in the town of Wappinger, is a general aviation facility that once had commercial service. The closest commercial airport, Stewart International Airport, is located across the Hudson River in Newburgh.

Also located in the county is Sky Park Airport, a public-use general aviation facility in Red Hook, New York.^[23]

Culture

Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce holds an annual hot air balloon launch typically in the first week of July. The main launch sites are along the Hudson River. As many as 20 balloons participate in the event.

The Dutchess County Historical Society was formed in 1914 and is active in the preservation of a large collection at the 18th century Clinton House. The Society has published a yearbook since 1914 and presents up to four awards of merit in the field of Dutchess County history each year.

Media

Dutchess County has no television stations. Its only news radio format station is WKIP (AM) of Poughkeepsie. WRHV is an NPR affiliated broadcasrting out of Poughkeepsie. The country music format station, WRWB-FM, broadcasting across the Hudson River, can be reached in much of the county.

Poughkeepsie Journal is published in that city. Vassar Miscellany News, associated with Vassar College, is published weekly. Also published in the county is the Beacon Free Press/Southern Dutchess News.

Sports

The Hudson Valley Renegades are a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays. The team is a member of the New York–Penn League, and play at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill.

The Hudson Valley Bears are one of four founding members of the Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL). They play their home games at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie.

The Hudson Valley Hawks was a team in the former National Professional Basketball League. The team's home court was at Beacon High School, in Beacon.

Communities

N.B.: Cities, Towns and Villages are official political designations.

Dutchess County, New York
Amenia 1 Beekman Clinton Dover East Fishkill Fishkill Hyde Park LaGrange Milan North East Pawling Pine Plains Pleasant Valley 2 3 Red Hook Rhinebeck Stanford Union Vale Wappinger Washington 1 - Beacon 2 - Poughkeepsie (city) 3 - Poughkeepsie (town) Columbia County Fairfield County Litch. County Orange County Putnam County Ulster County

Cities

Beacon

Poughkeepsie (county seat)

Towns

Amenia

Beekman

Clinton

Dover

East Fishkill

Fishkill

Hyde Park

La Grange

Milan

North East

Pawling

Pine Plains

Pleasant Valley

Poughkeepsie

Red Hook

Rhinebeck

Stanford

Union Vale

Wappinger

Washington

Villages

Fishkill

Millbrook

Millerton

Pawling

Red Hook

Rhinebeck

Tivoli

Wappingers Falls

Hamlets

Amenia

Annandale-on-Hudson

Arlington

Arthursburg

Attlebury

Bangall

Brinckerhoff

Barnegat

Barrytown

Castle Point

Crown Heights

De Witt Mills

Dover Plains

Fairview

Fishkill Plains

Freedom Plains

Glenham

Gretna

Haviland

Hillside Lake

Holmes

Hopewell Junction

Hortontown

Hughsonville

Hyde Park

Johnsontown

Knapps Corner

Lomala

Mabbettsville

McIntyre

Merritt Park

Millbrook

Myers Corner

New Hackensack

New Hamburg

Norrie Heights

Pecksville

Pine Plains

Pleasant Plains

Pleasant Valley

Poughquag

Red Oaks Mill

Rhinecliff

Rudco

Salt Point

Shenandoah

Shekomeko

Spackenkill

Staatsburg

Stanfordville

Stissing

Stormville

Swartwoutville^[24]

Titusville

Wassaic

Washington Hollow

Wiccopee

Willow Brook

Wingdale

Van Keurens

Verbank

Education

Public school districts

Arlington Central School District

Beacon City School District

Dover Union Free School District

Hyde Park Central School District

Millbrook Central School District

Pawling Central School District

Pine Plains Central School District

Poughkeepsie City School District

Red Hook Central School District

Rhinebeck Central School District

Spackenkill Union Free School District

Wappingers Central School District

Webutuck Central School District

Dutchess County BOCES

Private schools

Oakwood Friends School

Our Lady of Lourdes High School

Poughkeepsie Day School

Dutchess Day School

The Kildonan School

Millbrook School

Trinity-Pawling School

Tabernacle Christian Academy

Upton Lake Christian School

Holy Trinity School

Hawk Meadow Montessori School

Higher education

Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson)

Culinary Institute of America main campus (Hyde Park)

Dutchess Community College (Poughkeepsie)

Marist College (Poughkeepsie)

Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute (Poughkeepsie)

Vassar College (Poughkeepsie)

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External links

Dutchess County official webpage

Early history summary of Dutchess County

Dutchess County at Curlie

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Dutchess County, New York, United States
County seat: Poughkeepsie
Cities	Beacon Poughkeepsie
Towns	Amenia Beekman Clinton Dover East Fishkill Fishkill Hyde Park LaGrange Milan North East Pawling Pine Plains Pleasant Valley Poughkeepsie Red Hook Rhinebeck Stanford Union Vale Wappinger Washington
Villages	Fishkill Millbrook Millerton Pawling Red Hook Rhinebeck Tivoli Wappingers Falls
CDPs	Amenia Arlington Brinckerhoff Crown Heights Dover Plains Fairview Freedom Plains Haviland Hillside Lake Hopewell Junction Hyde Park Merritt Park Myers Corner Pine Plains Pleasant Valley Red Oaks Mill Rhinecliff Salt Point Spackenkill Staatsburg Titusville
Other hamlets	Annandale-on-Hudson Bangall Barrytown Boston Corner‡ Castle Point Chelsea Glenham LaGrangeville Linden Acres Lithgow Mabbettsville New Hamburg Oniontown Pleasant Plains Quaker Hill Rock City Shekomeko Silvernails Sylvan Lake Van Keurens Verbank Wassaic
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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