Thornwood, New York
| Thornwood, New York | |
|---|---|
| CDP | |
 Location of Thornwood, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°7′18″N 73°46′37″W / 41.12167°N 73.77694°WCoordinates: 41°7′18″N 73°46′37″W / 41.12167°N 73.77694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,759 |
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10594 |
| Area code(s) | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36-73715 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0967439 |
Thornwood is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. The population was 3,759 at the 2010 census.
Thornwood once had a large and thriving Westchester marble quarry near its heart, the intersection of Route 141 and Kensico Road (known as Four Corners). The quarry pit was filled in during the mid-1980s, and the Town Center shopping center was constructed over it.
Thornwood once had a station on the Harlem Line of the Metro-North Railroad and was about a 48-minute ride to Grand Central Terminal. The station building remains on Commerce Street, but the stop was eliminated when the upper Harlem Line (north of North White Plains) was electrified in the mid-1980s. Thornwood was the only stop eliminated as a result of the electrification process. While the station could accommodate diesel trains, the curvature of the tracks as proceeding north to Pleasantville made the construction at Thornwood of an elevated platform, necessary for electric trains, impractical.
The arson murder of baby Kristie Fischer occurred in 1991.
Thornwood is located at 41°7′18″N 73°46′37″W / 41.12167°N 73.77694°W (41.121557, -73.777071).
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