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Hyde Park, N.Y

Hyde Park, New York
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Location within Dutchess County and New York
Location within Dutchess County and New York
Coordinates: 41°47′N 73°54′W / 41.783°N 73.900°W / 41.783; -73.900Coordinates: 41°47′N 73°54′W / 41.783°N 73.900°W / 41.783; -73.900
Country United States
State New York
County Dutchess
Government
 • Type Town council
 • Town supervisor Aileen Rohr (D)
 • Town council
Area
 • Total 39.86 sq mi (103.23 km2)
 • Land 36.66 sq mi (94.95 km2)
 • Water 3.19 sq mi (8.28 km2)
Elevation 240 ft (73 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 21,571
 • Estimate (2016) 21,048
 • Density 574.11/sq mi (221.66/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP code 12538
Area code 845
FIPS code 36-027-37209
GNIS feature ID 0979090
Website www.hydeparkny.us

Hyde Park is a town in Dutchess County, New York, bordering the Hudson River north of Poughkeepsie. Within the town are the hamlets of Hyde Park, Staatsburg, and Haviland. Hyde Park is known as the hometown of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. His house there, the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, as are the homes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Isaac Roosevelt, and Frederick William Vanderbilt, along with Franklin D. Roosevelt High School.

Hyde Park is home to the main campus of the Culinary Institute of America, a four-year college for culinary and baking and pastry arts, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the first presidential library in the United States.

Hyde Park's population was 21,571 at the 2010 census.US Route 9 passes through the town near the Hudson River.


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