Carmel, New York
Encyclopedia
Carmel is a town
located in Putnam County
, New York
, USA
. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 36,465.
There are no incorporated villages in the town, although the hamlets of Carmel
and Mahopac each have populations sizable enough to be thought of as villages.
The Town of Carmel is on the south border of the county. The town hall is in Mahopac.
Guideposts Magazine, founded by Norman Vincent Peale
, is headquartered in Carmel.
The town was first settled around 1740 by George Hughson.
On the night of April 26, 1777, after learning the news that the British
had begun burning nearby Danbury
, Connecticut
, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington
rode her horse, Star, the entire night through the hamlets of Carmel, Mahopac, Kent Cliffs and Farmers Mills warning those along the way that the British were coming before returning home at dawn. A statue memorializing the female Paul Revere
sits alongside Lake Gleneida.
Carmel was established by splitting from of the Town of Frederickstown, in 1795. (Patterson also split from Frederickstown the same year, the remnant of Frederickstown became known as Kent). Carmel was designated the county seat in 1812. In 1861, a small part of Carmel was taken to be added to the Town of Putnam Valley
.
, which serves 1,843 students, is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. The school has had three extensions, one in 1969, and another in 1980. A fourth extension has been finished being built and was slated to be completed during the summer of 2007, the new wing fully opened in September 2007. The new wing holds brand new science classrooms and a new library.
The high school girls' track team, the Carmel Rams, made history when it became just the fourth team in the nation to ever break nine minutes in the
3200 meter relay and were crowned National Champions at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships
in March 2007. The relay consisted of Kristin Reese, Caity Tully, Catherine DeSarle, and Ashley Maurer.http://www.armorytrack.com/MEDIA/NSIC/2007/index.htm
, the town has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105.4 km²), of which, 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²) of it is land and 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) of it is water. The total area is 11.26% water.
The south town line is the border of Westchester County
, New York. The town is located approximately fifty miles north of New York City
(measured from Central Park
) and approximately ten miles west of Danbury
, Connecticut
.
Source: US Census http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607912529&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US10512&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
, which is "car-MEL". The hamlet of Mahopac is notoriously divided between "MAY-oh-pak" and "muh-HO-pak".
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
located in Putnam County
Putnam County, New York
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson River Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County. , the population was 99,710. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is the hamlet of Carmel...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 36,465.
There are no incorporated villages in the town, although the hamlets of Carmel
Carmel Hamlet, New York
Carmel Hamlet is the seat of Putnam County, New York, United States. It is a hamlet located in the Town of Carmel. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,650....
and Mahopac each have populations sizable enough to be thought of as villages.
The Town of Carmel is on the south border of the county. The town hall is in Mahopac.
Guideposts Magazine, founded by Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was a minister and author and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking".-Early life and education:...
, is headquartered in Carmel.
History
On the night of April 26, 1777, after learning the news that the British
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
had begun burning nearby Danbury
Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington
Sybil Ludington
Sybil Ludington , daughter of Col. Henry Ludington, was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War who became famous for her night ride on April 26, 1777 to alert American colonial forces to the approach of enemy troops...
rode her horse, Star, the entire night through the hamlets of Carmel, Mahopac, Kent Cliffs and Farmers Mills warning those along the way that the British were coming before returning home at dawn. A statue memorializing the female Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride...
sits alongside Lake Gleneida.
Carmel was established by splitting from of the Town of Frederickstown, in 1795. (Patterson also split from Frederickstown the same year, the remnant of Frederickstown became known as Kent). Carmel was designated the county seat in 1812. In 1861, a small part of Carmel was taken to be added to the Town of Putnam Valley
Putnam Valley, New York
Putnam Valley is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 10,686 at the 2000 census. Its location is northeast of New York City.The Town of Putnam Valley is in the southwest part of Putnam County...
.
Putnam County Courthouse
The historic Putnam County Courthouse is located on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel. It was built in 1814 and the jail was added in 1855. The building has a classical front facade. There was one hanging in 1844 and it is today the second oldest working courthouse in New York State. The new Putnam County Courthouse was completed in early 2008, and is located on Gleneida Ave nearby the historic courthouse.Carmel High School
Constructed in 1929, Carmel High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, New York)
Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District...
, which serves 1,843 students, is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. The school has had three extensions, one in 1969, and another in 1980. A fourth extension has been finished being built and was slated to be completed during the summer of 2007, the new wing fully opened in September 2007. The new wing holds brand new science classrooms and a new library.
The high school girls' track team, the Carmel Rams, made history when it became just the fourth team in the nation to ever break nine minutes in the
3200 meter relay and were crowned National Champions at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships
National Scholastic Indoor Championships
The National Scholastic Indoor Championships or "NSIC" are, along with Nike Indoor Nationals, one of two American high school national championship indoor track and field meets. High school participants from across the country compete for the honor of being named NSIC high school All-America...
in March 2007. The relay consisted of Kristin Reese, Caity Tully, Catherine DeSarle, and Ashley Maurer.http://www.armorytrack.com/MEDIA/NSIC/2007/index.htm
News & Events
- July 29, 1971 - a category 2 tornadoTornadoA tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
1.9 miles (3.1 km) away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages. - Sept.1982-June 1983 - Carmel High School Boys Track "star", Mike Stahr, is ranked first in the USA for the mile. Losing only 1 high school track race during his Junior and Senior year. He set state records and was the Millrose mile winner two years in a row.
- July 10, 1989 - a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornadoTornadoA tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
0.7 miles (1.1 km) away from the Carmel city center traveled east across Fair Street near the King's Grant condos, injured five people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages. - August 22, 2000 - a 2.5 magnitude earthquakeEarthquakeAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
was felt. The epicenter was located approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of the town of Carmel. People were awakened mainly because of the loud noise as if their oil burner had exploded or there was a truck collision on a road near their house. - September 11, 2001 - eight Carmel residents were lost: Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll, Firefighter Daniel Harlin, Firefighter Thomas Joseph Kuveikis, Firefighter Robert Minara, George Paris of Cantor Fitzgerald, Firefighter Christopher Blackwell, David Fodor of Fiduciary Trust, and Firefighter George Cain. The town has a memorial dedicated at Spain-Cornerstone Park on the corner of Fair Street and Route 52.
- 2002 - a scene for the Adam SandlerAdam SandlerAdam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and film producer.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over $100 million at the box office...
movie "Mr. DeedsMr. DeedsMr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film, directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder. The movie, which is loosely a remake of the 1936 film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, also stars Peter Gallagher, John Turturro, Allen Covert and Steve Buscemi...
" was filmed at the Wendy'sWendy'sWendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
in the Putnam Plaza. Although most of the scene was edited from the film, they do show the helicopter sitting in the parking lot in the movie. Since then Wendy'sWendy'sWendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
burned to the ground in December 2006. It was recently rebuilt and reopened in September 2007. - 2006 - Carmel High School became the subject of news when there were altercations over football rivalries between students of Carmel and Mahopac. The events led to a few game cancellations, as many disagreements became bloody, and began to include adults as well as students.
- April 27–28, 2007 - the town of Carmel hosted a two-day militia encampment along Lake Gleneida. The event celebrated the 230th anniversary of the heroism of Putnam County'sPutnam County, New YorkPutnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson River Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County. , the population was 99,710. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is the hamlet of Carmel...
teenage Paul ReverePaul ReverePaul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride...
, Sybil LudingtonSybil LudingtonSybil Ludington , daughter of Col. Henry Ludington, was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War who became famous for her night ride on April 26, 1777 to alert American colonial forces to the approach of enemy troops...
. - September 13, 2008 - in downtown Carmel near the high school was a large fight between students of Carmel and Mahopac High School following a sporting event. Three people were injured.
- November–December 2009 - Following a spike in violent fights and drug use, Carmel High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, New York)Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District...
increased security measures and policies regarding in-school violence and illegal activity, noting that in addition to suspension/expulsion, students would also be subject to arrest. - June 14, 2010 - An unconfirmed threat of violence caused Carmel High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, New York)Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District...
to be evacuated. The evacuation was in response to a possible threat of a student in possession of a weapon within the school. Authorities searched the school and all students exiting the building, no weapon was found. - March 30, 2011 - A 40 year old Mahopac resident, later identified as convicted bank robber John McCaffrey, was found dead by students in the Carmel High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, New York)Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District...
baseball field dugout. McCaffrey had commited suicide by hanging, and had no connections to anyone in the school. - June 17, 2011 - An audit by the state Comptroller revealed that the staff of Carmel High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, New York)Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District...
wasted over $60,000 of estimated salary values viewing non-work related websites including multiple instances of pornography on school computers. Consequently, the district could lose date and confidential records.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105.4 km²), of which, 36.1 square miles (93.5 km²) of it is land and 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) of it is water. The total area is 11.26% water.
The south town line is the border of Westchester County
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
, New York. The town is located approximately fifty miles north of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
(measured from Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
) and approximately ten miles west of Danbury
Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
Demographics
- Total Population: 33,196
- Males, 49.0%; Females - 51.0%
- Median Age: 40.1 years
- By Race
- White, 90.5%;
- Hispanic, 8.0%,
- Asian, 3.0%;
- Black or African American, 1.0%;
- Other Race, 2.7%
- Average Household Size: 2.99
- Median Household Income: $91,394 (2007)
- Per Capita Income: $38,372 (2009)
- High School Graduation Rate: 94.1%
- College Graduation Rate: 42.1%
Source: US Census http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607912529&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US10512&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
Notable people from Carmel
- Professional Wrestler/Manager, Lou Albano "Captain Lou"
- Trading SpousesTrading SpousesTrading Spouses, often advertised as Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy, is a FOX reality show in which two families, usually of different social classes, swap wives or husbands for a week. Each family is awarded $50,000, with the stipulation that the guest mother decides how her host family must...
Contestants, The Farrell Family - The Amazing RaceThe Amazing RaceThe Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
Contestants, The Paolo Family - Former Good Day New YorkGood Day New YorkGood Day New York is a weekday morning news and entertainment feature show which airs on WNYW, the New York City flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company...
Anchor, Jim RyanJim Ryan (reporter)-Biography:He was born in 1939 and graduated from Manhattan College in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. He started his broadcast news career as a producer at WNBC in 1974, eventually becoming an anchor/reporter until he left for WNEW in 1985... - Former Wrestler "Chrissy Dissy"
- Sabrina VegaSabrina VegaSabrina Vega is an American gymnast from Carmel, New York. Sabrina trains at Dynamic Gymnastics in Mohegan Lake, where she is coached by former Romanian Olympic medalist Teodora Ungureanu. She is a United States Senior National Team member and a 2011 World Champion...
, USA Gymnastics Junior National Team member - Pierre GarçonPierre GarconPierre Garçon is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Garcon is of Haitian descent.- High school career...
, wide receiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
of the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, was born in Carmel. - Leo BurmesterLeo BurmesterLeo Burmester was an American actor. Burmester worked for director John Sayles several times, including in Passion Fish and Lone Star , and also for directors such as John Schlesinger and Sidney Lumet, and as the Apostle Nathaniel in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ...
, stage and television actor, played the Innkeeper in the Broadway debut of Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.... - Jeff Augen, famous investor and writer, co-founding executive of IBM’s Life Sciences Computing
Political leaders
- Governor Andrew CuomoAndrew CuomoAndrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development...
elected 2011 - US Senator Charles SchumerCharles SchumerCharles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. He was easily re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a...
elected 1999 - US Senator Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand is an attorney and the junior United States Senator from the state of New York and a member of the Democratic Party...
elected 2009 - Congressman Nan HayworthNan HayworthNan Alison Sutter Hayworth is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and nursing career:...
2011 elected 2011 - State Senator Gregory R. BallGregory R. BallGregory R. Ball is an American business executive, former active duty Air Force officer and member of the New York State Senate. He is a resident of Carmel, New York....
elected 2011 - Assemblyman Steve Katz Steve Katz (politician)Dr. Stephen M. "Steve" Katz is an American veterinarian, business owner and politician from Mohegan Lake, New York. He is currently a member of the New York State Assembly, representing parts of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties....
elected 2011 - County Executive Paul J. Eldridge appointed by County Legislature due to resignation of Vincent LeibellVincent LeibellVincent L. "Uncle Vinny" Leibell, III is a convicted felon and disgraced politician from Putnam County, New York. After a long career in the New York State Legislature, Leibell ran for and was elected County Executive-elect in Putnam County in 2010, but resigned prior to taking office following an...
due a federal conviction. - County Legislator Daniel G. BirminghamDaniel G. BirminghamDaniel G. Birmingham , better known as "Dan Birmingham", is the Chairman of the nine-member County Legislature in Putnam County, New York. He is also an attorney with a Wall Street law firm, practicing in the area of municipal and public finance....
, 2004-: - County Legislator Carl L. Albano:
- County Legislator Dini Lobue, 2009 -:
- County Legislator Anthony DiCarlo, 2011:
- Town Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt 2008
- Town Councilman Robert J. Ravallo, 1988 -
- Town Councilman Frank D. Lombardi, 2010 -
- Town Councilwoman Suzanne McDonough, 2010 -
Notable sites and organizations
- Arms Acres is a 129-bed residential alcoholism and substance abuse treatment facility situated on a 54 acres (218,530.4 m²) site also on Seminary Hill Road.
- Carmel High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, New York)Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District...
is the town's high school, part of the Carmel Central School District - Centennial Golf Club is a 27 hole championship course on 340 acres (1.4 km²), located on John Simpson Road.
- Gilead CemeteryGilead CemeteryGilead Cemetery is located in the Town of Carmel, New York, United States. It is off a bend in Mechanic Street south of the hamlet of Carmel, seat of Putnam County....
has marked gravestones dating back to 1766, and was a principal burying ground to the community throughout the nineteenth century, including that of Enoch CrosbyEnoch CrosbyEnoch Crosby was an American soldier and spy during the Revolutionary War. His life may have been the basis for the character Harvey Birch in James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Spy.-Early life:...
, a Revolutionary War soldier - Putnam County Park, a 200 acre (0.809372 km²) haven with hiking trails, camp grounds and a lake for swimming and ice skating.
- Carmel Fitness and Racquet Club is the town's go to place for sports and fitness related activity. This is one of the largest fitness centers in the Northeast and boasts four tennis courts, a pool,fitness center, racquetball courts, and a member lounge.
- Putnam Hospital Center, which opened in 1964, is a 164-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital on Stoneleigh Avenue.
- Reed Memorial LibraryReed Memorial LibraryReed Memorial Library is located at the junction of US 6 and NY 52 in Carmel, New York, United States. It is the oldest library building in Putnam County, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980....
was dedicated in 1914 and was built by Arrietta Crane Reed in memory of her late husband, William Belden Reed. It sits at the intersection of Routes 6 and 52. - Smalley's Inn & RestaurantSmalley's Inn & RestaurantSmalley’s Inn is a tavern, restaurant and former hotel in Carmel, New York, United States.-History:Smalley’s Inn was opened in 1852 by James Smalley. In 1924, the inn and much of Carmel burned to the ground. A new Smalley's Hotel was built. The hotel was located where the Palmer Agency, Smith...
, originally built in 1852 by Colonel Thomas Taylor, is located on Route 52 (Gleneida Avenue). - Town of Carmel Police Department, is the town's local Police force, located on Mcalpin Ave. in Mahopac
- SLS Residential (SLS), a residential behavioral health treatment program based in Nearby BrewsterBrewster, New YorkBrewster is a village within the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, United States. Its population was 2,162 at the 2000 census. The village is the most densely populated portion of the town...
, has one of their residences located in Carmel.http://slshealth.com/
Communities and locations in Carmel
- Baldwin Place – A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
- CarmelCarmel Hamlet, New YorkCarmel Hamlet is the seat of Putnam County, New York, United States. It is a hamlet located in the Town of Carmel. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,650....
– The hamletHamlet (place)A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Carmel is in the northeast corner of the town. - Carmel Hills – A hamlet south of Carmel village.
- Crafts – once a hamlet of Carmel with its own Post Office, off of Drewville Road, south of Route 6U.S. Route 6 in New YorkU.S. Route 6 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Bishop, California, to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In New York, US 6 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Port Jervis to the Connecticut state line east of Brewster...
, named after the Craft Family, descendants of Pilgrims. - Field Corners –
- Hopkins Corners –
- Houseman Corners –
- MahopacMahopac, New YorkMahopac, New York, is a hamlet in the Town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York. An exurb of New York City some to the south, Mahopac is located on US Route 6 on the County's southern central border with Westchester County...
– A hamlet where the town government is located. - Mahopac Falls – A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
- Mahopac Mines –
- Mahopac Point –
- McLaughlin Acres –
- Rock Hill Camp – A Girl Scout camp opened in 1922, located in Mahopac on Long Pond.
- The Sedgewood Club – (Previously the Carmel Country Club) A private community with golf and tennis facilities near the Hamlet of Carmel,
- Secor Corners –
- Stillwater – A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
- Tilly Foster – A hamlet southeast of Carmel village near the east town line
- West Mahopac – A hamlet near the west town line.
- Most of the other towns in Putnam CountyPutnam County, New YorkPutnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson River Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County. , the population was 99,710. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is the hamlet of Carmel...
send their students to the Carmel High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, New York)Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, New York, currently serving grades 9-12. It is the only high school in the Carmel Central School District...
Pronunciation
The name of the hamlet/town is almost always pronounced "CAR-m'l", unlike many other Carmels in the United States, such as Carmel, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, which is "car-MEL". The hamlet of Mahopac is notoriously divided between "MAY-oh-pak" and "muh-HO-pak".