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Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie, New York
City
Poughkeepsie, NY spring 2010 bird's-eye view.JPG
Southward view; the Mid-Hudson Bridge is in the background.
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Official name: City of Poughkeepsie
Name origin: U-puku-ipi-sing: "The reed-covered lodge by the little-water place"
Nickname: The Queen City of the Hudson
Country United States
State New York
County Dutchess
River Hudson
Center Mansion Square Park
 - elevation 180 ft (55 m)
 - coordinates 41°42′N 73°55′W / 41.700°N 73.917°W / 41.700; -73.917Coordinates: 41°42′N 73°55′W / 41.700°N 73.917°W / 41.700; -73.917
Highest point College Hill
 - elevation 380 ft (116 m)
 - coordinates 41°42′43″N 73°54′55″W / 41.71194°N 73.91528°W / 41.71194; -73.91528
Lowest point Hudson River
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Area 5.7 sq mi (15 km2)
 - land 5.1 sq mi (13 km2)
 - water 0.6 sq mi (2 km2)
Population 32,736 (2010)
Density 6,418.8/sq mi (2,478/km2)
Settled 1659
 - Incorporation as village 1799
 - Incorporation as city 1854
Government Council-manager
 - location City Hall
 - elevation 160 ft (49 m)
 - coordinates 41°42′19″N 73°55′50″W / 41.70528°N 73.93056°W / 41.70528; -73.93056
Mayor Robert G. Rolison (R)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 12601-12604
Area code 845
FIPS code 36-59641
GNIS feature ID 0961058
Dutchess County New York incorporated areas City of Poughkeepsie highlighted.svg
Location of Poughkeepsie, New York
Website: www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com

Poughkeepsie /pəˈkɪpsi/ (pə-KIP-see), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 32,736. Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson Valley midway between New York City and Albany, and is part of the New York metropolitan area. The name derives from a word in the Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing, meaning "the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place," referring to a spring or stream feeding into the Hudson River south of the present downtown area.

Poughkeepsie is known as "The Queen City of the Hudson". It was settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York's second capital shortly after the American Revolution. It was chartered as a city in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the Walkway over the Hudson, a former railroad bridge (originally called the Poughkeepsie Bridge), which re-opened as a public walkway on October 3, 2009; and the Mid-Hudson Bridge, a major thoroughfare built in 1930 that carries U.S. Route 44 (concurrent with State Route 55) over the Hudson. The city of Poughkeepsie lies in New York's 18th congressional district.


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