East Fishkill, New York

Coordinates: 41°34′N 73°48′W / 41.567°N 73.800°W / 41.567; -73.800
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East Fishkill, New York
Town
Bykenhulle House Historic Site
Bykenhulle
House Historic Site
Town Council
List
Area
845
FIPS code36-027-21996
GNIS feature ID0978917[2]
Websiteeastfishkillny.gov

East Fishkill is a

2020 census.[3] Until its creation in 1849, the town was the eastern portion of the town of Fishkill
.

Hudson Valley Research Park is located in the town. The site once known as IBM East Fishkill, once housed 27 divisions and 4,700 regular employees for

Cell" processor was co-developed. The fab's current owner is Onsemi
.

History

Storm-Adriance-Brinckerhoff House
, built in 1759

The Wiccopee, a sub-tribe of the Wappinger Native Americans, once lived in what is now the East Fishkill hamlet of Wiccopee.[4] One early European settler arrived around 1759.

Platt Rogers Spencer, the inventor of the leading U.S. business-handwriting style of the 19th Century, was born in the area in 1800.

The town of East Fishkill was established in 1849 from the eastern part of the town of

Kille (Fish Creek) to the Dutch settlers in the area.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.4 square miles (148.6 km2), of which 56.5 square miles (146.3 km2) is land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2), or 1.54%, is water.[6]

East Fishkill is bordered on the west by Fishkill and Wappinger, on the north by LaGrange, and on the east by Beekman and Pawling. The southern town line borders Philipstown and Kent, both of which are part of Putnam County.

Interstate 84 and the Appalachian Trail pass across the town. The Taconic State Parkway runs north–south as well.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18502,610—
18602,544−2.5%
18702,305−9.4%
18802,57411.7%
18902,175−15.5%
19001,970−9.4%
19102,22613.0%
19201,944−12.7%
19301,845−5.1%
19402,0249.7%
19502,56526.7%
19604,77886.3%
197011,092132.1%
198018,09163.1%
199022,10122.2%
200025,58915.8%
201029,02913.4%
202029,7072.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 4.04% of the population.

There were 8,233 households, out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. Of all households 11.9% were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The mean income for a household in the town was $116,059, and the mean income for a family was $129,660.

poverty line
, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Locations

Town hall, on NY Route 376 south of Hopewell Junction
  • Fishkill Plains – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town.
  • Gayhead – A location just outside of Hopewell Junction.
  • Hillside Lake – A location northeast of Fishkill Plains.
  • Hopewell Junction – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town.
  • Hortontown – A hamlet in the eastern section of town.
  • Leetown - An area on top of Stormville Mountain, named after early settlers.
  • Lomala – A hamlet south of Hopewell Junction.
  • Pecksville – A hamlet in the southeastern corner of the town.
  • Shenandoah Corners – A hamlet in the southern part of the town.
  • Stormville
    – A hamlet in the eastern part of the town named after early settlers, brothers Jacob and Rupert Storm.
  • Wiccopee (was Johnsville c. 1800–1904) – A hamlet near the western town line. It includes the area of Fishkill Hook.[9][10]

See also

  • icon Hudson Valley portal
  • 2 M6 cars (9030 and 9031) were donated to the MTA K9 Police Training Center and Connecticut Air National Guard, which is in Stormville.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fishkill, New York
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau, 2020 Report, East Fishkill town, New York
  4. ISBN 978-0-7385-4460-1
    . The Wiccopee were a subtribe of the Wappinger Indians and had villages at Fishkill Hook and on the flat land near Fishkill.
  5. ^ Hooper Shelton. "Fisher County". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Fishkill town, Dutchess County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ISBN 978-1-56012-133-6
    . There were only 2 homes in the area of Fishkill Hook (Wiccopee) in the south west corner of the Town of Fishkill in 1794. The hamlet that grew up in the area was called Johnsville from about 1800, but resumed the name Wiccopee in 1904.
  10. ISBN 978-1-883789-12-1
    . Fishkill Hook, a farming area, including the hamlet of Johnsville (now Wiccopee)

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