Buchanan, New York

Buchanan, New York
Village
Village of Buchanan
View from the Hudson River
Town		Cortlandt
Government
• Mayor	Theresa Knickerbocker (D)
• Board of Trustees	Members • Daniel Stewart (R) • Robert Wheeler (R) • Steven Laker (R) • Anthony Capicotti (R)
Area FIPS code		36-10341
GNIS feature ID	0945006[2]
Website	http://www.villageofbuchanan.com

Buchanan is a

The now decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power facility is located in Buchanan. The 2000 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree also came from Buchanan.^[4] The 80-foot tall Norway spruce was donated by Bill and Frances Heady after its execution. Bill Heady planted the tree in 1950.

Geography

Buchanan is located at 41°15′39″N 73°56′30″W / 41.26083°N 73.94167°W / 41.26083; -73.94167.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), or 17.86%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	1,346		—
1940	1,600		18.9%
1950	1,820		13.8%
1960	2,019		10.9%
1970	2,110		4.5%
1980	2,041		−3.3%
1990	1,970		−3.5%
2000	2,189		11.1%
2010	2,230		1.9%
2020	2,302		3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

of any race were 3.47% of the population.

There were 814 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,604, and the median income for a family was $73,674. Males had a median income of $50,964 versus $33,667 for females. The

, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Buchanan is also the smallest municipality in the world with a nuclear power plant.

Students in the village attend the Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School or Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School, before moving on to the Blue Mountain Middle School and finally Hendrick Hudson High School.

The village has its own post office, police force, volunteer fire department—Buchanan Engine Company #1, and is served by Cortlandt Volunteer Ambulance in nearby Montrose.

Notable people of Buchanan

• Anastasia van Burkalow (1911 – 2004) was an American geographer and hymnologist and Professor Emerita of Hunter College.

External links

• Village site

Sources