Cortlandt, New York
| Cortlandt, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Cortlandt, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°15′41″N 73°54′9″W / 41.26139°N 73.90250°WCoordinates: 41°15′41″N 73°54′9″W / 41.26139°N 73.90250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Founded | 1788 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Manager-Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Linda Puglisi (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 50.0 sq mi (129.5 km2) |
| • Land | 39.3 sq mi (101.7 km2) |
| • Water | 10.8 sq mi (27.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 318 ft (97 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 41,592 |
| • Density | 1,059/sq mi (409.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-18410 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978871 |
| Website | townofcortlandt |
Cortlandt is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census.
Cortlandt is located at the northwest edge of the county, at the eastern terminus of the Bear Mountain Bridge. The town includes the villages of Buchanan and Croton-on-Hudson.
Commuter service to New York City is available via the Cortlandt train station and the Croton-Harmon train station, served by Metro-North Railroad.
U.S. Route 9 passes through the town along the Hudson River side.
The Bear Mountain Bridge Road and Toll House and Site of Old Croton Dam are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The town is bordered on the west by the Hudson River and the city of Peekskill. It is bordered to the north by the towns of Philipstown and Putnam Valley in Putnam County, to the east by Yorktown and on the south by the towns of New Castle and Ossining.
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