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town (1990 pop. 21,230), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled c.1740. It is famous as the site of the Roosevelt estate, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt was born and is buried. The Roosevelt Library (1941) contains historical material dating from 1910 until Roosevelt's death in 1945. Adjacent Val-Kill, an estate used by Eleanor Roosevelt as her personal retreat, was built for her by her husband in 1925. Hyde Park is also the site of the Frederick W. Vanderbilt mansion and two state parks. All three homes are national historic sites (see National Parks and Monuments, table). The Culinary Institute of America is located in the city.

Hyde Park, New York
Coordinates: 41°47′28″N 73°54′27″W / 41.79111, -73.9075
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Dutchess
Area
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- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
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Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	12538
Area code(s)	845
FIPS code	36-37209
GNIS feature ID	0979090

Hyde Park is a town located in the northwest part of Dutchess County, New York, United States, just north of the city of Poughkeepsie. The town is most famous for being the birthplace of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. There is also a village named New Hyde Park on Long Island, and a hamlet named Hyde Park in Otsego County, near Cooperstown, New York.

The population was 20,851 at the 2000 census. US 9 passes through the town near the river.

Hyde Park is the location of the Culinary Institute of America, a residential college devoted to cooking and baking.

History

Settlement of the region officially began around 1742, but may have begun as early as 1710. The name of the area was changed to "Hyde Park" around 1810. Previously, it was part of the "Fauconnier Patent" and was named "Stoutenburgh," after an early settler. Part of the town was from the Great Nine Partners Patent of 1697.

Dr. John Bard had called his estate "Hyde Park" in honor of Edward Hyde, who was Lord Cornbury and Governor of New York. In 1804 a tavern keeper whose business was slow named the tavern "Hyde Park Inn," much to the annoyance of Dr. Bard. Miller, the tavern keeper, applied for a post office to be located at his Inn, which was nothing unusual. The request was granted as the "Hyde Park Post office." Because the Post Office's name was "Hyde Park", and thus resident's mailing address was "Hyde Park", the area slowly started to be commonly called "Hyde Park". Finally, this caused a change of the settlement's name from Stoutenburgh to Hyde Park officially in 1812. Hyde Park was included in the Town of Clinton until 1821.

It was also a big drinking town in which there were many beer drinking contests and people would roll down the great hill in the Vanderbilt Estate. But The Vanderbilts kept complaining about townsfolk ruining their afternoon tea gatherings with the wealthy. ^{[citation needed]}

The Town of Hyde Park was formed from the Town of Clinton in 1821.

In 1900, the town's population was 2,806.

Past and Present residents of note

Hyde Park is the birthplace and burial place of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). His estate, Springwood, is the site of the Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site maintained by the National Park Service. Also on the site are his presidential library and museum. Roosevelt used this residence throughout his life. FDR's historical house is now a museum that can be visited.

The town includes one of the many mansions of Frederick Vanderbilt.

Valkill was the home of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Valkill is located about  miles ( km) away from the home of FDR.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 103.2 km² (39.8 mi²). 95.7 km² (37.0 mi²) of it is land and 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it (7.25%) is water.

The Hudson River defines the west town line, which is at the border of Ulster County. The town also borders Poughkeepsie, New York to the South, Rhinebeck, New York to the north, and Clinton, New York and Pleasant Valley, New York to the East.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 20,851 people, 7,395 households, and 5,220 families residing in the town. The population density was 217.8/km² (564.2/mi²). There were 7,704 housing units at an average density of 80.5/km² (208.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.02% White, 4.25% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.23% of the population.

There were 7,395 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% 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 3.10.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,870, and the median income for a family was $58,047. Males had a median income of $42,251 versus $28,176 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,260. About 4.4% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Hyde Park

• Culinary Institute of America --- One of the world's top culinary schools, in the South part of the Town, between Route 9 and the Hudson River.
• East Park -- A hamlet east of Hyde Park village.
• Haviland, New York -- A community in the south part of the town.
• Hyde Park The hamlet of Hyde Park is on Route 9 near the Hudson River.
• Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park -- A state park in the northern part of the town.
• Mills Memorial State Park --
• Norrie Heights
• Staatsburg -- A hamlet by the Hudson River in the nortwest part of the town.
• West Park A village to the west of Hyde Park.

External links

• Town of Hyde Park
• Hyde Park Free Library
• Staatsburg Library - local information
• Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce

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