Ossining (town), New York
| Ossining, New York | |
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| Nickname(s): The Volunteer-Spirited Town | |
_highlighted.svg) Location of Ossining (town), New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°9′45.47″N 73°51′41.75″W / 41.1626306°N 73.8615972°WCoordinates: 41°9′45.47″N 73°51′41.75″W / 41.1626306°N 73.8615972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Government | |
| • Type | Manager-Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Susanne Donnelly (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 15.6 sq mi (40.4 km2) |
| • Land | 11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2) |
| • Water | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 37,674 |
| • Density | 3,123.0/sq mi (1,205.6/km2) |
| • Demonym | Ossinaut |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10562 |
| Area code(s) | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36-55530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0959520 |
| Website | Official website |
Ossining /ˈɒsᵻnɪŋ/ is a town located along the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 37,674 in the 2010 census. It contains two villages, the Village of Ossining and part of Briarcliff Manor. The rest is located in the Town of Mount Pleasant. It is the location of Sing Sing maximum-security prison.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km²), of which 11.7 square miles (30.3 km²) is land and 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²) (25.06%) is water.
Ossining is bounded on the west by the Hudson River and on the north by the Croton River.
Frederick Philipse bought the area which presently constitutes the Town of Ossining from the Sint Sinck Indians in 1685. The Sint Sinck were members of the Matinecock (Algonquin) tribe, who originally resided in the area of Cow Neck Peninsula on Long Island, New York. His Manor extended from Spuyten Duyvil Creek on the border between present day Manhattan and the Bronx to the Croton River. The last Lord of the Manor, Frederick Philipse III, was a Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War who fled to England. The State of New York confiscated the manor in 1779.
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