Hyde Park, New York
| Hyde Park, New York | |
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FDR High School, now Haviland Middle School
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 Location of Hyde Park, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°47′N 73°54′W / 41.783°N 73.900°WCoordinates: 41°47′N 73°54′W / 41.783°N 73.900°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Aileen Rohr (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 39.8 sq mi (103.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.7 sq mi (95.0 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 21,571 |
| • Density | 588/sq mi (227.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP code | 12538 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-37209 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979090 |
| Website | www |
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.
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 the town's first settler, Jacobus Stoughtenburg. Part of the town was from the Great Nine Partners Patent of 1697.
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