La Grange, New York
| LaGrange, New York | |
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 Location of LaGrange, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°40′23″N 73°48′24″W / 41.67306°N 73.80667°WCoordinates: 41°40′23″N 73°48′24″W / 41.67306°N 73.80667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Alan Bell (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 40.3 sq mi (104.5 km2) |
| • Land | 39.9 sq mi (103.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 318 ft (97 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,730 |
| • Density | 394/sq mi (152.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12540,12603, 12569 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-40299 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979126 |
| Website | lagrangeny |
LaGrange /ləˈɡreɪndʒ/ is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 15,730 at the 2010 census. The town was named after the ancestral estate of the wife of the Marquis de Lafayette.
The town was originally established in 1821 as "Freedom" from parts of the towns of Beekman and Fishkill, but confusion with another location caused the name to be changed to "LaGrange" in 1828.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.3 square miles (104.5 km2), of which 39.9 square miles (103.3 km2) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 1.17%, is water. The town of LaGrange is located within the Hudson Valley region of New York.
Three state highways bisect the town and connect it with other towns in Dutchess County and the surrounding area. The Taconic State Parkway is a north-south parkway through LaGrange. James Baird State Park, which provides a golf course, playground, sports fields, and hiking and cycling trails, is located in LaGrange along the Taconic Parkway. The parkway also serves as an important commuter road for LaGrange, connecting the town to points south, including New York City, 75 miles (121 km) distant.
New York State Route 55 is an east-west road that goes through the center of the town; Arlington High School, the Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church, and multiple shops and stores are located on a two-mile section of Route 55 in Freedom Plains, a hamlet of LaGrange. In the summer and fall of 2014, three traffic circles were added to this stretch of Route 55 in Freedom Plains in an effort to ease congestion and also to beautify this part of LaGrange. To the west, Route 55 connects LaGrange to the city of Poughkeepsie, the closest urbanized area to LaGrange; to the east, Route 55 connects LaGrange to the town of Pawling and the Route 22 corridor.
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