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Dutchess County, New York

February 11, 2023

"Dutchess" redirects here. For other uses, see Dutchess (disambiguation).

Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911.[4] The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie.[5] The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties,[A] and later organized in 1713.[B][6] It is located in the Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley, north of New York City.

Dutchess County
County
Main Mall Row, Poughkeepsie
Flag
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°46′N 73°45′W / 41.76°N 73.75°W / 41.76; -73.75
Country United States
State New York
FoundedNovember 1, 1683; 339 years ago (1683-11-01)[A][B]
Named forMary of Modena, Duchess of York
SeatPoughkeepsie
Largest cityPoughkeepsie
Government
 • ExecutiveWilliam F. X. O'Neil (R)
Area
 • Total825 sq mi (2,140 km2)
 • Land796 sq mi (2,060 km2)
 • Water30 sq mi (80 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total295,911[1]
 • Estimate 
(2021)
297,112
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code845, 518, 838
Congressional districts17th, 18th
Websitewww.co.dutchess.ny.us

Dutchess County is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area,[7] which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

History

 
View of Harlem Valley from Appalachian Trail in Pawling

Before Anglo-Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the indigenous Wappinger peoples. They had their council-fire at what is now Fishkill Hook,[8] and had settlements throughout the area.

On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, including Dutchess.[A] Its boundaries at that time included the present Putnam County, and a small portion of the present Columbia County (the towns of Clermont and Germantown). The county was named for Mary of Modena, Duchess of York; dutchess is an archaic spelling of the word duchess.[9][10]

 
A 1799 map of Connecticut which shows The Oblong (Low's Encyclopaedia)

The Province of New York and the Connecticut Colony negotiated an agreement on November 28, 1683, establishing their border as 20 miles (32 km) east of the Hudson River, north to Massachusetts. The 61,660 acres (249.5 km2) east of the Byram River making up the Connecticut Panhandle were granted to Connecticut, in recognition of the wishes of the residents. In exchange, Rye was granted to New York, along with a 1.81-mile (2.91 km) wide strip of land running north from Ridgefield to Massachusetts alongside the New York counties of Westchester, Putnam then Dutchess, known as "The Oblong". The eastern half of the stub of land in northeast Dutchess County containing Rudd Pond and Taconic State Park is the northernmost extension of The Oblong.[11]

Until 1713, Dutchess was administered by Ulster County. On October 23, 1713, Queen Anne gave permission for Dutchess County to elect its own officers from among their own population, including a supervisor, tax collector, tax assessor and treasurer. In 2013, Dutchess County celebrated its 300th anniversary of democracy based upon a legislative resolution sponsored by County Legislator Michael Kelsey from Salt Point. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess.[12]

The Patents

 
Map of Philipse Patent (showing the Oblong and Gore)

Fourteen royal land patents were granted between 1685 and 1706 covering the entirety of the original footprint of Dutchess County (which until 1812 included today's Putnam County).

The first ten, granted between 1685 and 1697, covered almost all of Hudson River shoreline in the original county, with three - Rombouts, the Great Nine Partners, and Philipse Patents - extending significantly inland. The eleventh, and smallest, Cuyler, 1697, was the first to contain solely inland territory, just in from the Hudson. The twelfth, and next smallest, Fauconnier, in 1705, completed the Hudson River shoreline. The last two, Beekman, 1705, and the Little Nine Partners, 1706, laid claim to the remaining interior lands.

  1. 1685 Rombout (Beacon/Fishkill Area)
  2. 1686 Minnisinck (Sanders & Harmense)
  3. 1686 Kip
  4. 1688 Schuyler (Poughkeepsie)
  5. 1688 Schuyler (Red Hook)
  6. 1688 Ærtsen-Roosa-Elton
  7. 1696 Pawling-Staats
  8. 1697 Rhinebeck
  9. 1697 (Great) Nine Partners
  10. 1697 Philipse
  11. 1697 Cuyler
  12. 1705 Fauconnier
  13. 1705 Beekman (Back Lots)
  14. 1706 (Little) Nine Partners

Early settlement

From 1683 to 1715, most of the settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster counties. They settled along the Fishkill Creek and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck.[13]

From 1715 to 1730, most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. From 1730 until 1775, New Englanders were the primary new settlers in Dutchess County.[14]

20th century

Franklin D. Roosevelt lived in his family home in Hyde Park, overlooking the Hudson River. His family's home is now the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, managed by the National Park Service.

Prior to the 1960s, Dutchess County was primarily agricultural. Since then the southwestern part (from Poughkeepsie southward and from the Taconic State Parkway westward) of the county has developed into a largely residential area, suburban in character, with many of its residents commuting to jobs in New York City and Westchester County. The northern and eastern regions of the county remain rural with large farmlands but at the same time developed residences used during the summer and or on weekends by people living in the New York City urban area.[15]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 825 square miles (2,140 km2), of which 796 square miles (2,060 km2) is land and 30 square miles (78 km2) (3.6%) is water.[16]

Dutchess County is located in southeastern New York State, between the Hudson River on its west and the New York–Connecticut border on its east, about halfway between the cities of Albany and New York City. It contains two cities: Beacon and Poughkeepsie. Depending on precise location within the county, road travel distance to New York City ranges between 58 miles (93 km) and 110 miles (180 km).

The terrain of the county is mostly hilly, especially in the Hudson Highlands in the southwestern corner and the Taconic Mountains to the northeast. Some areas nearer the river are flatter.

 
Summit of Brace Mountain, the highest point in Dutchess County

The highest point in the county is the summit of Brace Mountain, in the Taconics, at 2,311 feet (704 m) above sea level. The lowest point is sea level, along the Hudson River. The highest point of neighboring Fairfield County, Connecticut, is a 1,290-foot (390 m) point along the state line in Pawling.

Wappinger Creek, at 41.7 mi (67.1 km) from its source at Thompson Pond in Pine Plains to where it drains into the Hudson at New Hamburg, is the longest stream in the county. Its 211-square-mile (550 km2) watershed is likewise the largest in the county. To its south is the 193-square-mile (500 km2) watershed of Dutchess County's second-longest stream, 33.5 mi (53.9 km) Fishkill Creek, part of which spills over into Putnam County. Within that watershed are the county's third-longest stream, Sprout Creek, and its largest, deepest and highest lakes: Whaley (252 acres (102 ha)), in the town of Pawling; Sylvan (143 ft (44 m)) in the town of Beekman and Beacon Reservoir, in the town of Fishkill, at 1,285 ft (392 m) respectively.

Other, smaller tributaries of the Hudson such as the Saw Kill drain the northwestern portion of the county. The southeastern fringe of Dutchess is part of the upper Croton River watershed and thus part of the New York City water supply system. On the east, in the Oblong, streams drain into the Housatonic River in adjacent Connecticut.

A border nearly one-half mile (800 m) long exists with Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in the extreme northern end of the county.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

State, county, and town parks

Privately protected open space

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
179045,276—
180047,7755.5%
181051,3637.5%
182046,615−9.2%
183050,9269.2%
184052,3982.9%
185058,99212.6%
186064,94110.1%
187074,04114.0%
188079,1846.9%
189077,879−1.6%
190081,6704.9%
191087,6617.3%
192091,7474.7%
1930105,46214.9%
1940120,54214.3%
1950136,78113.5%
1960176,00828.7%
1970222,29526.3%
1980245,05510.2%
1990259,4625.9%
2000280,1508.0%
2010297,4886.2%
2020295,911−0.5%
2021 (est.)297,1120.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
1790–1960[18] 1900–1990[19]
1990–2000[20] 2010–2020[4]

2020 census

Dutchess County Racial Composition[21]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 198,495 67.1%
Black or African American (NH) 30,126 10.2%
Native American (NH) 387 0.13%
Asian (NH) 10,635 3.6%
Pacific Islander (NH) 67 0.02%
Other/Mixed (NH) 13,977 4.72%
Hispanic or Latino 42,224 14.7%

2000 census

As of the census[22] of 2000, there were 280,150 people, 99,536 households, and 69,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 350 inhabitants per square mile (140/km2). There were 106,103 housing units at an average density of 132 per square mile (51/km2). 22.0% of the population was of Italian, 16.9% Irish, 11.3% German and 6.7% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 88.3% spoke English and 4.8% spoke Spanish.

Based on the Census Ancestry tallies, including people who listed more than one ancestry, Italians were the largest group in Dutchess County with 60,645. Irish came in a very close second at 59,991. In third place were the 44,915 Germans who barely exceeded the 44,078 people not in the 105 specifically delineated ancestry groups.[23]

There were 99,536 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.16.

As of Q4 2021, the median home value in Dutchess County was $365,199, an increase of 13.8% from the prior year.[24]

In the county, the age distribution of the population shows 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,086, and the median income for a family was $63,254. Males had a median income of $45,576 versus $30,706 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,940. About 5.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

The decrease in population between 1810 and 1820 was due to the separation of Putnam County from Dutchess in 1812.

Racial demographics

As of 2017, the residents of Dutchess County were reported as the following: American Indian and Alaska Native (0.04%), Asian (4%), Black or African American (8.5%), Hispanic or Latino (12.5%), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.016%), Some Other Race (0.35%), Two or More Races (3%), White (71%).[25]

 
Dutchess County Racial Demographics Chart [25]

Government

 
The current Dutchess County Court House, built in 1903, stands on the same site as the original 1720 building

Dutchess County has a Charter Government with a County Executive and directly elected legislature of 25 members, each elected from a single member district.[26] The Charter form of Government went in to effect in 1968 given the favorable outcome of a 1967 special election dedicated to the question.[27] From 1713 until 1967, the County Government had been managed by a Board of Supervisors, made up of the locally elected leaders.[28]

Dutchess County Executives
Name Party Term
David C. Schoentag Republican January 1, 1968 – December 31, 1971
Edward C. Scheuler Republican January 1, 1976 – April 29, 1978
James D. Benson Republican April 29, 1978 – December 31, 1978
Lucille P. Pattison Democratic January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1991
William R. Steinhaus Republican January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2011
Marcus J. Molinaro Republican January 1, 2012 – present
Dutchess County Legislature (2021-2023)[29]
District Legislator Title Party Residence
1 Giancarlo Llaverias Democratic Poughkeepsie
2 Don Sagliano Republican Pleasant Valley
3 Michael P. Polasek Republican Poughkeepsie
4 Benjamin Geller Conservative Hyde Park
5 Thomas L. Keith, Jr. Republican Poughkeepsie
6 Tony D’ Aquanni Republican Poughkeepsie
7 Will Truitt Majority Leader Republican Hyde Park
8 Craig P. Brendli Democratic Poughkeepsie
9 Randy Johnson Democratic Poughkeepsie
10 Barrington R. Atkins Assistant Minority Leader Democratic Poughkeepsie
11 Brennan Kearney Democratic Rhinebeck
12 John D. Metzger Republican Hopewell Junction
13 Donna Bolner Republican LaGrangeville
14 Lisa Paoloni Republican Wappingers Falls
15 Joseph D. Cavaccini Republican Wappingers Falls
16 Yvette Valdés Smith Minority Leader Democratic Beacon
17 Doug McHoul Republican Fishkill
18 Nick Page Democratic Beacon
19 A. Gregg Pulver Chairman Republican Pine Plains
20 Kristofer Munn Democratic Red Hook
21 Stephen M. Caswell Republican Hopewell Junction
22 Faye Garito Republican Poughquag
23 Edward P. Hauser Republican Pawling
24 Alan V. Surman Republican Pawling
25 Deirdre Houston Assistant Majority Leader Republican Millbrook

Elections

United States presidential election results for Dutchess County, New York[30]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 66,872 44.25% 81,443 53.89% 2,807 1.86%
2016 61,821 47.19% 62,285 47.54% 6,912 5.28%
2012 56,025 45.29% 65,312 52.80% 2,368 1.91%
2008 59,628 45.07% 71,060 53.71% 1,614 1.22%
2004 63,372 51.16% 58,232 47.01% 2,277 1.84%
2000 52,669 47.12% 52,390 46.87% 6,712 6.01%
1996 41,929 40.39% 47,339 45.60% 14,553 14.02%
1992 46,709 40.50% 41,655 36.12% 26,964 23.38%
1988 62,165 60.97% 38,968 38.22% 826 0.81%
1984 70,324 67.89% 32,867 31.73% 389 0.38%
1980 53,616 57.65% 28,616 30.77% 10,775 11.59%
1976 51,312 56.94% 37,531 41.65% 1,268 1.41%
1972 64,864 69.82% 27,872 30.00% 167 0.18%
1968 45,032 54.87% 31,025 37.80% 6,010 7.32%
1964 29,503 37.01% 50,179 62.94% 43 0.05%
1960 46,109 60.67% 29,842 39.26% 53 0.07%
1956 53,840 78.35% 14,876 21.65% 0 0.00%
1952 46,381 71.17% 18,644 28.61% 142 0.22%
1948 34,067 64.23% 17,439 32.88% 1,533 2.89%
1944 32,890 58.92% 22,778 40.80% 158 0.28%
1940 32,329 55.69% 25,598 44.10% 122 0.21%
1936 28,868 53.12% 24,467 45.02% 1,010 1.86%
1932 25,757 54.95% 20,374 43.47% 740 1.58%
1928 28,687 61.30% 16,748 35.79% 1,366 2.92%
1924 22,173 64.64% 8,864 25.84% 3,266 9.52%
1920 21,152 65.60% 9,938 30.82% 1,156 3.58%
1916 11,082 54.60% 8,906 43.88% 310 1.53%
1912 8,916 43.65% 8,871 43.43% 2,638 12.92%
1908 11,132 53.58% 8,961 43.13% 682 3.28%
1904 11,709 57.06% 8,275 40.32% 537 2.62%
1900 11,936 59.39% 7,691 38.27% 471 2.34%
1896 12,127 62.44% 6,634 34.16% 661 3.40%
1892 9,376 48.09% 8,978 46.05% 1,141 5.85%
1888 10,265 50.95% 9,249 45.91% 634 3.15%
1884 9,701 51.13% 8,677 45.73% 596 3.14%

The composition of the County Legislature is 16 Republicans, 8 Democrats and 1 Conservative for the 2021–2023 term. County elections occur in odd-numbered years.[31]

Historically, Dutchess County, like most of the lower Hudson, was classic "Yankee Republican" territory. Between 1884 and 2004, the Republican presidential candidate carried Dutchess County in 28 out of 30 elections (1964 and 1996 being exceptions). As a measure of how Republican the county was during this time, Hyde Park resident Franklin D. Roosevelt lost Dutchess County (but won New York) during his four successful bids for president.

The Republican edge narrowed significantly in the 1990s, with George H. W. Bush going from 61 percent of the county's vote in 1988 to only 40.5 percent in 1992, although that likely was affected by the presence of Ross Perot on the ballot as a third-party candidate. In 2008, Barack Obama became only the third Democrat to carry the county since 1884, and the first to win a majority since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. It has gone for the Democratic candidate in four consecutive elections (2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020).

Dutchess County is split between two congressional districts. The most southern portion is in the 17th district, represented by Republican Mike Lawler. The rest of the county is in the 18th district, represented by Democrat Pat Ryan. These are considered "swing" districts nationally, with Cook Partisan Voting Index ratings of D+3 and D+1, respectively, as of 2022.

Law enforcement

The Cities of Beacon and Poughkeepsie; Towns of Fishkill, Hyde Park, Pine Plains, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and East Fishkill; and Villages of Millerton, Wappingers Falls, Millbrook, have their own Police departments. The remainder of the county is patrolled by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police. The New York State Police Troop K headquarters is located in Millbrook.

Communities

N.B.: Cities, Towns and Villages are official political designations.

Cities

Towns

Villages

Census-designated places

Hamlets

Education

Public school districts

Private schools

Higher education

Transportation

Roads

 
The Taconic Parkway in southern Dutchess County
  • Interstate 84 traverses the county in an east–west route cutting through the southwestern quadrant of the county before entering Putnam County. It is the only interstate highway in the county.
  • US 9, the Taconic State Parkway (the only other limited-access road in the county besides I-84, although it still has some at-grade intersections), and NY 22 are the main north–south roads in the county. For much of its length the Taconic is paralleled by NY 82. NY 9G leaves US 9 in Poughkeepsie and parallels it north to the Columbia County line.
  • US 44, NY 52, NY 55, and NY 199 are the other primary east–west roads in the county. NY 52 enters the county concurrent with I-84, leaves it at Fishkill but then follows it into Putnam County.

Crossings

 
Newburgh-Beacon Bridge

Three spans cross the Hudson River, linking Dutchess with Orange, Ulster, and Greene Counties:

Railroads

 
Harlem Valley-Wingdale station, along Harlem line

The Metro-North railroad provides a critical link to New York City for Dutchess County's commuting population. The Hudson Line and Amtrak run concurrently along the Hudson River, on the western edge of the county. The Hudson Line has stops at Breakneck Ridge, Beacon, and New Hamburg (a hamlet of the town of Poughkeepsie) before the Hudson Line terminates at Poughkeepsie. The tracks continue north of that point as Amtrak, with Poughkeepsie and Rhinecliff (a small hamlet in the Town of Rhinebeck) being stops along Amtrak's Empire Service.

The Harlem Line, on the eastern side of the county, has station stops in Pawling, along the Appalachian Trail, Wingdale, Dover Plains, and two stops in Wassaic (one along the Tenmile River and the other the namesake terminus of that line).

Buses and ferries

 
LOOP bus in Poughkeepsie

Public transportation in Dutchess County is handled by Dutchess County Public Transit, commonly called "the LOOP." Outside of the urbanized area of the county, most service is limited. Privately run lines connect Poughkeepsie to New Paltz and Beacon to Newburgh. Leprechaun Lines and Short Line Bus also operate some service through Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and the southern part of the county.

NY Waterway operates the Newburgh–Beacon Ferry, which is located at the Beacon train station.

Air

General aviation facilities are located at Hudson Valley Regional Airport (formerly Dutchess County Airport), located in Wappinger and Sky Park Airport in Red Hook, New York.[33] General commercial passenger service is provided by New York Stewart International Airport, which is located across the Hudson River in Newburgh.

 
The Mid-Hudson Bridge, a major bridge in Poughkeepsie

Culture

 
The Dutchess County Fair is an annual event

Dutchess County holds an annual county fair. The County Chamber of Commerce holds an annual hot air balloon launch typically in the first week of July. The main launch sites are along the Hudson River. As many as 20 balloons participate in the event.

The Dutchess County Historical Society was formed in 1914 and is active in the preservation of a large collection at the 18th century Clinton House. The Society has published a yearbook since 1914 and presents up to four awards of merit in the field of Dutchess County history each year.

Media

Dutchess County has no locally based television stations. Its only news radio format station is WKIP (AM) of Poughkeepsie. WRHV is an NPR affiliated broadcasting out of Poughkeepsie. The country music format station, WRWB-FM, broadcasting across the Hudson River, can be reached in much of the county.

Poughkeepsie Journal is published in that city. Vassar Miscellany News, associated with Vassar College, is published weekly. Also published in the county is the Beacon Free Press/Southern Dutchess News.

Health

The county is home to Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck. MidHudson Regional Hospital (formerly St. Francis) and Vassar Brothers Medical Center are both in Poughkeepsie. The Castle Point Veterans Health Administration is in Wappinger.

On March 11, 2020, the county's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed. As of June 2021, there had been 29,483 cases and 445 deaths. There are under 100 active cases and 56.8% of residents received at least one vaccine dose.[34]

Sports

The Hudson Valley Renegades are a minor league baseball team affiliated with the New York Yankees. The team is a member of the High-A East, and play at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill.

The Hudson Valley Bears were one of four founding members of the Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL). They played their home games at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie.

The Hudson Valley Hawks was a team in the former National Professional Basketball League. The team's home court was at Beacon High School, in Beacon.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "When, in 1682, Colonel Thomas Dongan was appointed Governor of the Province of New York, he was instructed to form a council of not more than ten of the "most eminent Inhabitants" who were to assist him in the making of "fit" laws. One of the first acts authorized by this council was the erection of twelve "countyes," on which Dutchess was one (November 1, 1683)."[2]
  2. ^ a b "There were too few inhabitants of Dutchess at its erection for it to be represented separately in the General Assembly, so that it was provisionally attached to Ulster until 1713."[3]

References

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  3. ^ Sullivan, James; Williams, Melvin E.; Conklin, Edwin P.; Fitzpatrick, Benedict, eds. (1927). "Chapter XII. Dutchess County.". History of New York State, 1523–1927 (PDF). Vol. 2. New York City, Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. p. 500. hdl:2027/mdp.39015019994048. Wikidata Q114149636.
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  14. ^ Pulcher and Reynolds. Old Gravestones. p. xi
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  26. ^ "Residents Vote For Major Change". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, NY. April 18, 1967.
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  28. ^ William P. Tatum III, Ph.D., County Historian (June 2017). "Dutchess County Government History Exhibit". Dutchess County Government.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  32. ^ Swartwoutville
  33. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 46N PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 10, 2008.
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Further reading

  • MacCracken, Henry Noble. Old Dutchess Forever!, New York: Hastings House, ©1956. LC 56-12863
  • Smith, James H. History of Dutchess County, New York, Syracuse, New York: 1882. Reprinted: Interlaken, New York: Heart of the Lakes Publishing. ISBN 0-932334-35-0
  • Sullivan, James; Williams, Melvin E.; Conklin, Edwin P.; Fitzpatrick, Benedict, eds. (1927). "Chapter XII. Dutchess County.". History of New York State, 1523–1927 (PDF). Vol. 2. New York City, Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. p. 499-505. hdl:2027/mdp.39015019994048. Wikidata Q114149636.

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Dutchess redirects here For other uses see Dutchess disambiguation Dutchess County is a county in the U S state of New York As of the 2020 census the population was 295 911 4 The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie 5 The county was created in 1683 one of New York s first twelve counties A and later organized in 1713 B 6 It is located in the Mid Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley north of New York City Dutchess CountyCountyMain Mall Row PoughkeepsieFlagSealLocation within the U S state of New YorkNew York s location within the U S Coordinates 41 46 N 73 45 W 41 76 N 73 75 W 41 76 73 75Country United StatesState New YorkFoundedNovember 1 1683 339 years ago 1683 11 01 A B Named forMary of Modena Duchess of YorkSeatPoughkeepsieLargest cityPoughkeepsieGovernment ExecutiveWilliam F X O Neil R Area Total825 sq mi 2 140 km2 Land796 sq mi 2 060 km2 Water30 sq mi 80 km2 Population 2020 Total295 911 1 Estimate 2021 297 112Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Area code845 518 838Congressional districts17th 18thWebsitewww wbr co wbr dutchess wbr ny wbr usDutchess County is part of the Poughkeepsie Newburgh Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area 7 which belongs to the larger New York Newark Bridgeport NY NJ CT PA Combined Statistical Area Contents 1 History 1 1 The Patents 1 2 Early settlement 1 3 20th century 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 2 2 National protected areas 2 3 State county and town parks 2 4 Privately protected open space 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 3 2 2000 census 3 3 Racial demographics 4 Government 4 1 Elections 4 2 Law enforcement 5 Communities 5 1 Cities 5 2 Towns 5 3 Villages 5 4 Census designated places 5 5 Hamlets 6 Education 6 1 Public school districts 6 2 Private schools 6 3 Higher education 7 Transportation 7 1 Roads 7 2 Crossings 7 3 Railroads 7 4 Buses and ferries 7 5 Air 8 Culture 8 1 Media 9 Health 10 Sports 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External linksHistory Edit View of Harlem Valley from Appalachian Trail in Pawling Before Anglo Dutch settlement what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the indigenous Wappinger peoples They had their council fire at what is now Fishkill Hook 8 and had settlements throughout the area On November 1 1683 the Province of New York established its first twelve counties including Dutchess A Its boundaries at that time included the present Putnam County and a small portion of the present Columbia County the towns of Clermont and Germantown The county was named for Mary of Modena Duchess of York dutchess is an archaic spelling of the word duchess 9 10 A 1799 map of Connecticut which shows The Oblong Low s Encyclopaedia The Province of New York and the Connecticut Colony negotiated an agreement on November 28 1683 establishing their border as 20 miles 32 km east of the Hudson River north to Massachusetts The 61 660 acres 249 5 km2 east of the Byram River making up the Connecticut Panhandle were granted to Connecticut in recognition of the wishes of the residents In exchange Rye was granted to New York along with a 1 81 mile 2 91 km wide strip of land running north from Ridgefield to Massachusetts alongside the New York counties of Westchester Putnam then Dutchess known as The Oblong The eastern half of the stub of land in northeast Dutchess County containing Rudd Pond and Taconic State Park is the northernmost extension of The Oblong 11 Until 1713 Dutchess was administered by Ulster County On October 23 1713 Queen Anne gave permission for Dutchess County to elect its own officers from among their own population including a supervisor tax collector tax assessor and treasurer In 2013 Dutchess County celebrated its 300th anniversary of democracy based upon a legislative resolution sponsored by County Legislator Michael Kelsey from Salt Point In 1812 Putnam County was detached from Dutchess 12 The Patents Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dutchess County New York news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Map of Philipse Patent showing the Oblong and Gore Fourteen royal land patents were granted between 1685 and 1706 covering the entirety of the original footprint of Dutchess County which until 1812 included today s Putnam County The first ten granted between 1685 and 1697 covered almost all of Hudson River shoreline in the original county with three Rombouts the Great Nine Partners and Philipse Patents extending significantly inland The eleventh and smallest Cuyler 1697 was the first to contain solely inland territory just in from the Hudson The twelfth and next smallest Fauconnier in 1705 completed the Hudson River shoreline The last two Beekman 1705 and the Little Nine Partners 1706 laid claim to the remaining interior lands 1685 Rombout Beacon Fishkill Area 1686 Minnisinck Sanders amp Harmense 1686 Kip 1688 Schuyler Poughkeepsie 1688 Schuyler Red Hook 1688 AErtsen Roosa Elton 1696 Pawling Staats 1697 Rhinebeck 1697 Great Nine Partners 1697 Philipse 1697 Cuyler 1705 Fauconnier 1705 Beekman Back Lots 1706 Little Nine Partners Early settlement Edit From 1683 to 1715 most of the settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster counties They settled along the Fishkill Creek and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck 13 From 1715 to 1730 most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans From 1730 until 1775 New Englanders were the primary new settlers in Dutchess County 14 20th century Edit Franklin D Roosevelt lived in his family home in Hyde Park overlooking the Hudson River His family s home is now the Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site managed by the National Park Service Prior to the 1960s Dutchess County was primarily agricultural Since then the southwestern part from Poughkeepsie southward and from the Taconic State Parkway westward of the county has developed into a largely residential area suburban in character with many of its residents commuting to jobs in New York City and Westchester County The northern and eastern regions of the county remain rural with large farmlands but at the same time developed residences used during the summer and or on weekends by people living in the New York City urban area 15 Geography EditAccording to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 825 square miles 2 140 km2 of which 796 square miles 2 060 km2 is land and 30 square miles 78 km2 3 6 is water 16 Dutchess County is located in southeastern New York State between the Hudson River on its west and the New York Connecticut border on its east about halfway between the cities of Albany and New York City It contains two cities Beacon and Poughkeepsie Depending on precise location within the county road travel distance to New York City ranges between 58 miles 93 km and 110 miles 180 km The terrain of the county is mostly hilly especially in the Hudson Highlands in the southwestern corner and the Taconic Mountains to the northeast Some areas nearer the river are flatter Summit of Brace Mountain the highest point in Dutchess County The highest point in the county is the summit of Brace Mountain in the Taconics at 2 311 feet 704 m above sea level The lowest point is sea level along the Hudson River The highest point of neighboring Fairfield County Connecticut is a 1 290 foot 390 m point along the state line in Pawling Wappinger Creek at 41 7 mi 67 1 km from its source at Thompson Pond in Pine Plains to where it drains into the Hudson at New Hamburg is the longest stream in the county Its 211 square mile 550 km2 watershed is likewise the largest in the county To its south is the 193 square mile 500 km2 watershed of Dutchess County s second longest stream 33 5 mi 53 9 km Fishkill Creek part of which spills over into Putnam County Within that watershed are the county s third longest stream Sprout Creek and its largest deepest and highest lakes Whaley 252 acres 102 ha in the town of Pawling Sylvan 143 ft 44 m in the town of Beekman and Beacon Reservoir in the town of Fishkill at 1 285 ft 392 m respectively Other smaller tributaries of the Hudson such as the Saw Kill drain the northwestern portion of the county The southeastern fringe of Dutchess is part of the upper Croton River watershed and thus part of the New York City water supply system On the east in the Oblong streams drain into the Housatonic River in adjacent Connecticut A border nearly one half mile 800 m long exists with Berkshire County Massachusetts in the extreme northern end of the county Adjacent counties Edit Columbia County north Berkshire County Massachusetts northeast Litchfield County Connecticut east Fairfield County Connecticut southeast Putnam County south Orange County southwest Ulster County westNational protected areas Edit Appalachian Trail crosses county from Putnam County line in East Fishkill to Connecticut state line near Wingdale corridor is partly on federally protected land Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge one of six discontiguous parcels in Dover Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic SiteState county and town parks Edit Bowdoin County Park Fahnestock State Park shared with Putnam County Hudson Highlands State Park shared with Putnam and Westchester counties Stratt Town Park Wilcox County Park Tymor Forest Taconic State Park Beekman Rec East Fishkill Rec James Baird State Park Poughkeepsie Bridge Walkway over the Hudson Dover Stone Church Carnwath Farms Historic Site amp Park Roosevelt Farm Lane Stony Kill Farm Mills Norrie State Park Staatsburgh State Historic Site Tivoli Bays Unique Area Privately protected open space Edit Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum Ferncliff Forest Innisfree Garden Pawling Nature Preserve Poets Walk Park Thompson Pond and neighboring Stissing MountainDemographics EditHistorical populationCensus Pop 179045 276 180047 7755 5 181051 3637 5 182046 615 9 2 183050 9269 2 184052 3982 9 185058 99212 6 186064 94110 1 187074 04114 0 188079 1846 9 189077 879 1 6 190081 6704 9 191087 6617 3 192091 7474 7 1930105 46214 9 1940120 54214 3 1950136 78113 5 1960176 00828 7 1970222 29526 3 1980245 05510 2 1990259 4625 9 2000280 1508 0 2010297 4886 2 2020295 911 0 5 2021 est 297 1120 4 U S Decennial Census 17 1790 1960 18 1900 1990 19 1990 2000 20 2010 2020 4 2020 census Edit Dutchess County Racial Composition 21 Race Num Perc White NH 198 495 67 1 Black or African American NH 30 126 10 2 Native American NH 387 0 13 Asian NH 10 635 3 6 Pacific Islander NH 67 0 02 Other Mixed NH 13 977 4 72 Hispanic or Latino 42 224 14 7 2000 census Edit As of the census 22 of 2000 there were 280 150 people 99 536 households and 69 177 families residing in the county The population density was 350 inhabitants per square mile 140 km2 There were 106 103 housing units at an average density of 132 per square mile 51 km2 22 0 of the population was of Italian 16 9 Irish 11 3 German and 6 7 English ancestry according to Census 2000 88 3 spoke English and 4 8 spoke Spanish Based on the Census Ancestry tallies including people who listed more than one ancestry Italians were the largest group in Dutchess County with 60 645 Irish came in a very close second at 59 991 In third place were the 44 915 Germans who barely exceeded the 44 078 people not in the 105 specifically delineated ancestry groups 23 There were 99 536 households out of which 34 5 had children under the age of 18 living with them 55 5 were married couples living together 10 3 had a female householder with no husband present and 30 5 were non families 24 6 of all households were made up of individuals and 9 0 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 63 and the average family size was 3 16 As of Q4 2021 the median home value in Dutchess County was 365 199 an increase of 13 8 from the prior year 24 In the county the age distribution of the population shows 25 1 under the age of 18 9 4 from 18 to 24 30 2 from 25 to 44 23 2 from 45 to 64 and 12 0 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 37 years For every 100 females there were 100 1 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98 2 males The median income for a household in the county was 53 086 and the median income for a family was 63 254 Males had a median income of 45 576 versus 30 706 for females The per capita income for the county was 23 940 About 5 0 of families and 7 5 of the population were below the poverty line including 8 5 of those under age 18 and 6 5 of those age 65 or over The decrease in population between 1810 and 1820 was due to the separation of Putnam County from Dutchess in 1812 Racial demographics Edit As of 2017 the residents of Dutchess County were reported as the following American Indian and Alaska Native 0 04 Asian 4 Black or African American 8 5 Hispanic or Latino 12 5 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 016 Some Other Race 0 35 Two or More Races 3 White 71 25 Dutchess County Racial Demographics Chart 25 Government Edit The current Dutchess County Court House built in 1903 stands on the same site as the original 1720 building Dutchess County has a Charter Government with a County Executive and directly elected legislature of 25 members each elected from a single member district 26 The Charter form of Government went in to effect in 1968 given the favorable outcome of a 1967 special election dedicated to the question 27 From 1713 until 1967 the County Government had been managed by a Board of Supervisors made up of the locally elected leaders 28 Dutchess County Executives Name Party TermDavid C Schoentag Republican January 1 1968 December 31 1971Edward C Scheuler Republican January 1 1976 April 29 1978James D Benson Republican April 29 1978 December 31 1978Lucille P Pattison Democratic January 1 1979 December 31 1991William R Steinhaus Republican January 1 1992 December 31 2011Marcus J Molinaro Republican January 1 2012 presentDutchess County Legislature 2021 2023 29 District Legislator Title Party Residence1 Giancarlo Llaverias Democratic Poughkeepsie2 Don Sagliano Republican Pleasant Valley3 Michael P Polasek Republican Poughkeepsie4 Benjamin Geller Conservative Hyde Park5 Thomas L Keith Jr Republican Poughkeepsie6 Tony D Aquanni Republican Poughkeepsie7 Will Truitt Majority Leader Republican Hyde Park8 Craig P Brendli Democratic Poughkeepsie9 Randy Johnson Democratic Poughkeepsie10 Barrington R Atkins Assistant Minority Leader Democratic Poughkeepsie11 Brennan Kearney Democratic Rhinebeck12 John D Metzger Republican Hopewell Junction13 Donna Bolner Republican LaGrangeville14 Lisa Paoloni Republican Wappingers Falls15 Joseph D Cavaccini Republican Wappingers Falls16 Yvette Valdes Smith Minority Leader Democratic Beacon17 Doug McHoul Republican Fishkill18 Nick Page Democratic Beacon19 A Gregg Pulver Chairman Republican Pine Plains20 Kristofer Munn Democratic Red Hook21 Stephen M Caswell Republican Hopewell Junction22 Faye Garito Republican Poughquag23 Edward P Hauser Republican Pawling24 Alan V Surman Republican Pawling25 Deirdre Houston Assistant Majority Leader Republican MillbrookElections Edit United States presidential election results for Dutchess County New York 30 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 66 872 44 25 81 443 53 89 2 807 1 86 2016 61 821 47 19 62 285 47 54 6 912 5 28 2012 56 025 45 29 65 312 52 80 2 368 1 91 2008 59 628 45 07 71 060 53 71 1 614 1 22 2004 63 372 51 16 58 232 47 01 2 277 1 84 2000 52 669 47 12 52 390 46 87 6 712 6 01 1996 41 929 40 39 47 339 45 60 14 553 14 02 1992 46 709 40 50 41 655 36 12 26 964 23 38 1988 62 165 60 97 38 968 38 22 826 0 81 1984 70 324 67 89 32 867 31 73 389 0 38 1980 53 616 57 65 28 616 30 77 10 775 11 59 1976 51 312 56 94 37 531 41 65 1 268 1 41 1972 64 864 69 82 27 872 30 00 167 0 18 1968 45 032 54 87 31 025 37 80 6 010 7 32 1964 29 503 37 01 50 179 62 94 43 0 05 1960 46 109 60 67 29 842 39 26 53 0 07 1956 53 840 78 35 14 876 21 65 0 0 00 1952 46 381 71 17 18 644 28 61 142 0 22 1948 34 067 64 23 17 439 32 88 1 533 2 89 1944 32 890 58 92 22 778 40 80 158 0 28 1940 32 329 55 69 25 598 44 10 122 0 21 1936 28 868 53 12 24 467 45 02 1 010 1 86 1932 25 757 54 95 20 374 43 47 740 1 58 1928 28 687 61 30 16 748 35 79 1 366 2 92 1924 22 173 64 64 8 864 25 84 3 266 9 52 1920 21 152 65 60 9 938 30 82 1 156 3 58 1916 11 082 54 60 8 906 43 88 310 1 53 1912 8 916 43 65 8 871 43 43 2 638 12 92 1908 11 132 53 58 8 961 43 13 682 3 28 1904 11 709 57 06 8 275 40 32 537 2 62 1900 11 936 59 39 7 691 38 27 471 2 34 1896 12 127 62 44 6 634 34 16 661 3 40 1892 9 376 48 09 8 978 46 05 1 141 5 85 1888 10 265 50 95 9 249 45 91 634 3 15 1884 9 701 51 13 8 677 45 73 596 3 14 The composition of the County Legislature is 16 Republicans 8 Democrats and 1 Conservative for the 2021 2023 term County elections occur in odd numbered years 31 Historically Dutchess County like most of the lower Hudson was classic Yankee Republican territory Between 1884 and 2004 the Republican presidential candidate carried Dutchess County in 28 out of 30 elections 1964 and 1996 being exceptions As a measure of how Republican the county was during this time Hyde Park resident Franklin D Roosevelt lost Dutchess County but won New York during his four successful bids for president The Republican edge narrowed significantly in the 1990s with George H W Bush going from 61 percent of the county s vote in 1988 to only 40 5 percent in 1992 although that likely was affected by the presence of Ross Perot on the ballot as a third party candidate In 2008 Barack Obama became only the third Democrat to carry the county since 1884 and the first to win a majority since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 It has gone for the Democratic candidate in four consecutive elections 2008 2012 2016 and 2020 Dutchess County is split between two congressional districts The most southern portion is in the 17th district represented by Republican Mike Lawler The rest of the county is in the 18th district represented by Democrat Pat Ryan These are considered swing districts nationally with Cook Partisan Voting Index ratings of D 3 and D 1 respectively as of 2022 Law enforcement Edit The Cities of Beacon and Poughkeepsie Towns of Fishkill Hyde Park Pine Plains Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck Red Hook and East Fishkill and Villages of Millerton Wappingers Falls Millbrook have their own Police departments The remainder of the county is patrolled by the Dutchess County Sheriff s Office and New York State Police The New York State Police Troop K headquarters is located in Millbrook Communities EditN B Cities Towns and Villages are official political designations Dutchess County New York Amenia 1 Beekman Clinton Dover East Fishkill Fishkill HydePark LaGrange Milan North East Pawling Pine Plains PleasantValley 2 3 Red Hook Rhinebeck Stanford Union Vale Wappinger Washington 1 Beacon2 Poughkeepsie city 3 Poughkeepsie town Columbia County Fairfield County Litch County OrangeCounty Putnam County Ulster County Cities Edit Beacon Poughkeepsie county seat Towns Edit Amenia Beekman Clinton Dover East Fishkill Fishkill Hyde Park La Grange Milan North East Pawling Pine Plains Pleasant Valley Poughkeepsie Red Hook Rhinebeck Stanford Union Vale Wappinger Washington Villages Edit Fishkill Millbrook Millerton Pawling Red Hook Rhinebeck Tivoli Wappingers Falls Census designated places Edit Amenia Arlington Bard College Barrytown Brinckerhoff Chelsea Cove Crown Heights Dover Plains Fairview Freedom Plains Haviland Hillside Lake Hopewell Junction Hyde Park MacDonnell Heights Marist College Merritt Park Myers Corner New Hackensack New Hamburg Pine Plains Pleasant Valley Red Oaks Mill Rhinecliff Salt Point Shorehaven Spackenkill Staatsburg Titusville Upper Red Hook Vassar College Wassaic Wingdale Hamlets Edit Annandale on Hudson Arthursburg Attlebury Bangall Barnegat Castle Point De Witt Mills Fishkill Plains Glenham Gretna Holmes Hopewell Junction Hortontown Hughsonville Johnsontown Knapps Corner Lithgow Lomala Mabbettsville McIntyre Millbrook Norrie Heights Pecksville Pleasant Plains Poughquag Quaker Hill Rudco Shenandoah Shekomeko Staatsburg Stanfordville Stissing Stormville Swartwoutville 32 Van Keurens Verbank Wiccopee Willow BrookEducation EditPublic school districts Edit Arlington Central School District Beacon City School District Dover Union Free School District Hyde Park Central School District Millbrook Central School District Pawling Central School District Pine Plains Central School District Poughkeepsie City School District Red Hook Central School District Rhinebeck Central School District Spackenkill Union Free School District Wappingers Central School District Webutuck Central School District Dutchess County BOCES Private schools Edit Dutchess Day School Hawk Meadow Montessori School Holy Trinity School Millbrook School Oakwood Friends School Our Lady of Lourdes High School Poughkeepsie Day School Randolph School St Denis St Columba School St Martin de Porres School St Mary School Fishkill Trinity Pawling School Tabernacle Christian Academy Upton Lake Christian School Higher education Edit Bard College Annandale on Hudson Culinary Institute of America main campus Hyde Park Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie Marist College Poughkeepsie Vassar College Poughkeepsie Transportation EditRoads Edit The Taconic Parkway in southern Dutchess County Interstate 84 traverses the county in an east west route cutting through the southwestern quadrant of the county before entering Putnam County It is the only interstate highway in the county US 9 the Taconic State Parkway the only other limited access road in the county besides I 84 although it still has some at grade intersections and NY 22 are the main north south roads in the county For much of its length the Taconic is paralleled by NY 82 NY 9G leaves US 9 in Poughkeepsie and parallels it north to the Columbia County line US 44 NY 52 NY 55 and NY 199 are the other primary east west roads in the county NY 52 enters the county concurrent with I 84 leaves it at Fishkill but then follows it into Putnam County Crossings Edit Newburgh Beacon Bridge Three spans cross the Hudson River linking Dutchess with Orange Ulster and Greene Counties The Newburgh Beacon Bridge carries Interstate 84 and NY 52 between Fishkill Beacon and Newburgh Orange County The westbound span opened in 1963 and the eastbound span opened in 1980 The Mid Hudson Bridge carries US 44 and NY 55 between Poughkeepsie and Highland Town of Lloyd Ulster County The Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge carries NY 199 between Rhinebeck and Kingston Ulster County Railroads Edit Harlem Valley Wingdale station along Harlem line The Metro North railroad provides a critical link to New York City for Dutchess County s commuting population The Hudson Line and Amtrak run concurrently along the Hudson River on the western edge of the county The Hudson Line has stops at Breakneck Ridge Beacon and New Hamburg a hamlet of the town of Poughkeepsie before the Hudson Line terminates at Poughkeepsie The tracks continue north of that point as Amtrak with Poughkeepsie and Rhinecliff a small hamlet in the Town of Rhinebeck being stops along Amtrak s Empire Service The Harlem Line on the eastern side of the county has station stops in Pawling along the Appalachian Trail Wingdale Dover Plains and two stops in Wassaic one along the Tenmile River and the other the namesake terminus of that line Buses and ferries Edit LOOP bus in Poughkeepsie Public transportation in Dutchess County is handled by Dutchess County Public Transit commonly called the LOOP Outside of the urbanized area of the county most service is limited Privately run lines connect Poughkeepsie to New Paltz and Beacon to Newburgh Leprechaun Lines and Short Line Bus also operate some service through Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck and the southern part of the county NY Waterway operates the Newburgh Beacon Ferry which is located at the Beacon train station Air Edit General aviation facilities are located at Hudson Valley Regional Airport formerly Dutchess County Airport located in Wappinger and Sky Park Airport in Red Hook New York 33 General commercial passenger service is provided by New York Stewart International Airport which is located across the Hudson River in Newburgh The Mid Hudson Bridge a major bridge in PoughkeepsieCulture Edit The Dutchess County Fair is an annual event Dutchess County holds an annual county fair The County Chamber of Commerce holds an annual hot air balloon launch typically in the first week of July The main launch sites are along the Hudson River As many as 20 balloons participate in the event The Dutchess County Historical Society was formed in 1914 and is active in the preservation of a large collection at the 18th century Clinton House The Society has published a yearbook since 1914 and presents up to four awards of merit in the field of Dutchess County history each year Media Edit Dutchess County has no locally based television stations Its only news radio format station is WKIP AM of Poughkeepsie WRHV is an NPR affiliated broadcasting out of Poughkeepsie The country music format station WRWB FM broadcasting across the Hudson River can be reached in much of the county Poughkeepsie Journal is published in that city Vassar Miscellany News associated with Vassar College is published weekly Also published in the county is the Beacon Free Press Southern Dutchess News Health EditThe county is home to Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck MidHudson Regional Hospital formerly St Francis and Vassar Brothers Medical Center are both in Poughkeepsie The Castle Point Veterans Health Administration is in Wappinger On March 11 2020 the county s first case of COVID 19 was confirmed As of June 2021 there had been 29 483 cases and 445 deaths There are under 100 active cases and 56 8 of residents received at least one vaccine dose 34 Sports EditThe Hudson Valley Renegades are a minor league baseball team affiliated with the New York Yankees The team is a member of the High A East and play at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill The Hudson Valley Bears were one of four founding members of the Eastern Professional Hockey League EPHL They played their home games at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie The Hudson Valley Hawks was a team in the former National Professional Basketball League The team s home court was at Beacon High School in Beacon See also Edit Hudson Valley portal New York state portalList of counties in New York National Register of Historic Places listings in Dutchess County New York Hudson ValleyNotes Edit a b c When in 1682 Colonel Thomas Dongan was appointed Governor of the Province of New York he was instructed to form a council of not more than ten of the most eminent Inhabitants who were to assist him in the making of fit laws One of the first acts authorized by this council was the erection of twelve countyes on which Dutchess was one November 1 1683 2 a b There were too few inhabitants of Dutchess at its erection for it to be represented separately in the General Assembly so that it was provisionally attached to Ulster until 1713 3 References Edit US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 2 2022 Sullivan James Williams Melvin E Conklin Edwin P Fitzpatrick Benedict eds 1927 Chapter XII Dutchess County History of New York State 1523 1927 PDF Vol 2 New York City Chicago Lewis Historical Publishing Co p 499 hdl 2027 mdp 39015019994048 Wikidata Q114149636 Sullivan James Williams Melvin E Conklin Edwin P Fitzpatrick Benedict eds 1927 Chapter XII Dutchess County History of New York State 1523 1927 PDF Vol 2 New York City Chicago Lewis Historical Publishing Co p 500 hdl 2027 mdp 39015019994048 Wikidata Q114149636 a b U S Census Bureau QuickFacts Dutchess County New York United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on January 21 2022 Retrieved January 3 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on July 12 2012 Retrieved June 7 2011 Hasbrouck Frank ed 1909 The History of Dutchess County New York Poughkeepsie New York S A Matthieu Retrieved January 9 2015 United States Office of Management and Budget September 14 2018 OMB Bulletin No 18 04 PDF Retrieved July 11 2019 MacCraken Henry Noble Old Dutchess Forever The Story of an American County New York Hastings House 1956 p 3 Gannett Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States Govt Print Off pp 111 A Brief History of Dutchess County New York State Parks Recreation amp Historic Preservation PDF New York Individual County Chronologies New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries The Newberry Library 2008 Archived from the original on April 10 2015 Retrieved January 9 2015 Pucher J Wilson and Helen Wilkinson Reynolds Old Gravestones of Dutchess County New York Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Historical Society 1924 p xi Pulcher and Reynolds Old Gravestones p xi Hobson Archie ed The Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada New York Cambridge University Press 1995 pp 183 184 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Archived from the original on May 19 2014 Retrieved January 4 2015 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 4 2015 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved January 4 2015 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 4 2015 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 4 2015 P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Dutchess County New York U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 U S Census website chart on Ancestries for Dutchess County New York County Median Home Price National Association of Realtors Archived from the original on April 20 2022 Retrieved April 14 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link a b Dutchess County NY Data USA datausa io Retrieved November 15 2019 Residents Vote For Major Change Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie NY April 18 1967 A Brief History of Dutchess County Dutchess County Government William P Tatum III Ph D County Historian June 2017 Dutchess County Government History Exhibit Dutchess County Government a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Legislators Dutchess County Government Retrieved June 21 2021 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved October 22 2018 Dutchess County NY County Legislature Dutchess County NY eCode 360 Retrieved June 21 2021 Swartwoutville FAA Airport Form 5010 for 46N PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective April 10 2008 ArcGIS Dashboards dcny maps arcgis com Retrieved December 20 2020 Further reading EditMacCracken Henry Noble Old Dutchess Forever New York Hastings House c 1956 LC 56 12863 Smith James H History of Dutchess County New York Syracuse New York 1882 Reprinted Interlaken New York Heart of the Lakes Publishing ISBN 0 932334 35 0 Sullivan James Williams Melvin E Conklin Edwin P Fitzpatrick Benedict eds 1927 Chapter XII Dutchess County History of New York State 1523 1927 PDF Vol 2 New York City Chicago Lewis Historical Publishing Co p 499 505 hdl 2027 mdp 39015019994048 Wikidata Q114149636 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dutchess County New York Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dutchess County Dutchess County official webpage Early history summary of Dutchess County Dutchess County at Curlie 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