Wappingers Falls
| Wappingers Falls, New York | |
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| Village | |
Downtown Wappingers Falls
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 Location of Wappingers Falls, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°35′57″N 73°55′5″W / 41.59917°N 73.91806°WCoordinates: 41°35′57″N 73°55′5″W / 41.59917°N 73.91806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Towns | Wappinger, Poughkeepsie |
| Incorporated | 1871 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,522 |
| • Density | 4,983/sq mi (1,924.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12590 |
| Area code(s) | 845 Exchanges: 296, 297, 298. |
| FIPS code | 36-78168 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0968775 |
| Website | www |
Wappingers Falls /ˈwɒpəndʒərz ˈfɔːlz/ is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 5,522. The community was named for the cascade in Wappinger Creek. A portion of the village is in the town of Wappinger, and the other part is in the town of Poughkeepsie, with Wappinger Creek forming the dividing line between the towns.
Wappingers Falls holds claim to New York State's sixth oldest library, the Grinnell Library.
The Wappinger were a confederacy of Native Americans whose territory in the 17th century spread along the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Primarily based in what is now Dutchess County, their territory was bordered by Manhattan Island to the south, the Mahican territory bounded by the Roeliff Jansen Kill to the north, and extended east into parts of Connecticut.Wappinger means "easterner" in most Algonquian languages.
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