Amenia (CDP), New York
| Amenia, New York | |
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| Census-designated place | |
East Main Street, downtown
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| Etymology: Latin amoena ("pleasant to the eye") | |
 Location of Amenia, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′49″N 73°33′17″W / 41.84694°N 73.55472°WCoordinates: 41°50′49″N 73°33′17″W / 41.84694°N 73.55472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Town | Amenia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 568 ft (173 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 955 |
| • Density | 784/sq mi (302.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12501 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-01682 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0942425 |
Amenia is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 955 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
The hamlet of Amenia is in the town of Amenia on U.S. Route 44 at the junction of Routes 22 and 343.
The community is near the border of Connecticut at 41°50′49″N 73°33′17″W / 41.84694°N 73.55472°W (41.846984, -73.55474).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3.22 km2), of which 1.22 square miles (3.15 km2) is land and 0.027 square miles (0.07 km2), or 2.19%, is water.
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