Millerton, New York
| Millerton, New York | |
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Business district in Millerton
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 Location of Millerton, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°57′14″N 73°30′28″W / 41.95389°N 73.50778°WCoordinates: 41°57′14″N 73°30′28″W / 41.95389°N 73.50778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Town | North East |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Land | 0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 958 |
| • Density | 1,549/sq mi (598.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12546 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-47361 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0957337 |
| Website | www |
Millerton is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States with a population of 958 at the 2010 census. The village was named after Sidney Miller, a railroad contractor who helped the people of that area with the introduction of the railroad system.
Millerton is part of the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area of New York as well as the larger New York-Newark-Bridgeport NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Millerton was named one of "The Ten Coolest Small Towns in America" by Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine in 2007, and has been featured in the New York Times article "Williamsburg on the Hudson", which are paraphrased in the History section.
Millerton is within the town of North East and is near the border of Connecticut. The town borders Taconic State Park.
The community of Millerton formed after 1851, and the village was incorporated in 1875.
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