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Tuxedo Park, New York

Tuxedo Park, New York
Village
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Tuxedo Park, New York is located in New York
Tuxedo Park, New York
Tuxedo Park, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°12′5″N 74°12′6″W / 41.20139°N 74.20167°W / 41.20139; -74.20167Coordinates: 41°12′5″N 74°12′6″W / 41.20139°N 74.20167°W / 41.20139; -74.20167
Country United States
State New York
County Orange
Government
 • Mayor Mary Jo Guinchard
Area
 • Total 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2)
 • Land 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation 407 ft (124 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 623
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 10987
Area code(s) 845 Exchange: 351
FIPS code 36-75803
GNIS feature ID 0968011
Tuxedo Park, New York is located in New York
Tuxedo Park, New York
Tuxedo Park, New York is located in the US
Tuxedo Park, New York
Location Tuxedo Park, New York
Built 1886
Architect Bruce Price
McKim, Mead & White
Russell Sturgis
Architectural style Tudor Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 80002740
Added to NRHP March 13, 1980

Tuxedo Park is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 623 at the 2010 census. It is part of the PoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown, NY, Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New YorkNewarkBridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The name is derived from a Native American word of the Lenape language, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, which is said to mean "crooked water" or "crooked river."

Tuxedo Park is a village within the southern part of the town of Tuxedo, near New York Route 17 and the New York State Thruway.

The park is located in the Ramapo Mountains. In the colonial era, it acquired a reputation for undeveloped iron deposits. In consequence, a company formed in England and headed by William Alexander, Lord Stirling, acquired a large tract in the neighborhood. The company built furnaces near Ringwood and opened mines on the Ramapo River near Sterling Lake. Pierre Lorillard II acquired the company and its land holdings in 1790. Once the iron deposits were depleted, the land was used for lumbering.


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