Philipstown, New York
| Philipstown | |
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 Town hall
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| Name origin: Early local landowners, the Philipse family | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley |
| County | Putnam |
| River | Hudson |
| Center | Town Hall |
| - elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°25′22″N 73°57′2″W / 41.42278°N 73.95056°WCoordinates: 41°25′22″N 73°57′2″W / 41.42278°N 73.95056°W |
| Highest point | Scofield Ridge |
| - elevation | 1,540 ft (469 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°28′53″N 73°56′19″W / 41.48139°N 73.93861°W |
| Lowest point | Sea level along Hudson River |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Area | 51.5 sq mi (133 km2) |
| - land | 48.9 sq mi (127 km2) |
| - water | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) |
| Population | 9,662 (2010) |
| Density | 190/sq mi (73/km2) |
| Founded | 1788 |
| Town supervisor | Richard R. Shea |
| Timezone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10516 and 10524 |
| Area code | 845 |
| Exchanges | 265, 424 |
| FIPS code | 36-57584 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979363 |
 Location of Philipstown, New York
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| Website: Town of Philipstown | |
Philipstown is a town located in the western part of Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 9,662 at the 2010 census.
In 1697 Adolphus Philipse, a wealthy Province of New York landowner and merchant, purchased a tract from Dutch traders which received British Royal sanction as the Highland Patent. Comprising roughly 250 square miles, it extended approximately 13 miles along the east shore of the Hudson River, from Annsville Creek to the Fishkill Creek, and eastward some 20 or so miles to the border of the Colony of Connecticut.
Philipstown was first settled in the westernmost of this parcel in around 1715. In 1754 the Highland Patent, subsequently known as the Philipse Patent, was divided among Philipse heirs into nine parcels. In 1788 Philipstown was established out of the three river lots and part of a fourth inland to the north, becoming one of the three original towns in what is now Putnam County. In 1806 a very small portion north of the Hudson Highlands by the mouth of Fishkill Creek was split off to from Philipstown and given to the Town of Fishkill.
Philipstown's main population centers are the village of Cold Spring, the hamlet of Garrison, and the village of Nelsonville. In 1806, part of the town was used to form the town of Fishkill. Putnam Valley was part of Philipstown until 1839, and a small portion of the town north of Putnam Valley was transferred to Kent in 1877.
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