Red Hook (village), New York
| Red Hook, New York | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Red Hook, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°59′40″N 73°52′39″W / 41.99444°N 73.87750°WCoordinates: 41°59′40″N 73°52′39″W / 41.99444°N 73.87750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Town | Red Hook |
| Incorporation (village) | 1894 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2) |
| • Land | 1.10 sq mi (2.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,961 |
| • Density | 1,779/sq mi (686.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 12504, 12507, 12571 |
| Area code(s) | 845 Exchanges: 752,758 |
| FIPS code | 36-60895 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0962291 |
| Website | redhooknyvillage |
Red Hook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1,961 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The name is derived from the Dutch "Roode Hoeck" – hoeck meaning peninsula, and roode meaning red – a reference to the vibrant reds in the area's fall foliage.
The village is in the town of Red Hook, located on U.S. Route 9. Red Hook is near Bard College and the Hudson River.
The region was part of the Schuyler Patent. The village was formerly "Lower Red Hook" and sometimes referred to as "Hardscrabble".
Nicholas Bonesteel and his wife, Anna Margretha Kuhns, were among the early settlers, possibly as early as 1723. A portion of the Village of Red Hook lies on the easterly part of what once was their farm.
Red Hook is located in northwestern Dutchess County at 41°59′39″N 73°52′39″W / 41.99417°N 73.87750°W (41.994315, -73.877552).
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