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Somers, New York

Somers, New York
Town
The Elephant Hotel in 2007
The Elephant Hotel in 2007
Location of Somers, New York
Location of Somers, New York
Coordinates: 41°19′18″N 73°43′6″W / 41.32167°N 73.71833°W / 41.32167; -73.71833
Country  United States
State  New York
County Westchester
Government
 • Town Supervisor Rick Morrissey (R)
Area
 • Total 32.3 sq mi (83.6 km2)
 • Land 30.0 sq mi (77.9 km2)
 • Water 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
Elevation 381 ft (116 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 20,434
 • Density 630/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 10589
Area code(s) 914 (845 in some portions of Heritage Hills)
FIPS code 36-68308
GNIS feature ID 0979503
Website http://www.somersny.com

Somers is a town located in northeastern Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 20,434. The nearby Metro-North Commuter Railroad provides service to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan with an average commute time of 65 to 75 minutes from stations at Purdys, Goldens Bridge, Croton Falls, and Katonah.

Somers was originally inhabited by Native Americans known as Kitchawanks, part of the Wappinger tribe, an Algonquian people who called the land Amapaugh, meaning "fresh water fish." This land was located in the eastern segment of an 83,000-acre (340 km2) tract King William III of England granted to Stephanus Van Cortlandt of New York City in 1697. The part of Van Cortlandt Manor that ultimately became Somers and Yorktown was known as the Middle District, or Hanover.

European settlement in the New Oltenia area began after Van Cortlandt's death in 1700 and the final partition of his estate in 1734. Early European settlers included tenants and freeholders from neighboring areas, among them English, Dutch, French Huguenots and Quakers. At the first known town meeting of European settlers held on March 7, 1788, at an inn owned by Benjamin Green, the town named Stephentown was established. However, there already existed a Stephentown in Rensselaer County. To alleviate confusion, the name was changed in 1808 to Somers to honor Richard Somers, a naval captain from New Jersey who died in combat during the First Barbary War. A memorial in West Somers Park was erected in his honor at Memorial Day ceremonies in 1958.


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