Wappingers Falls, New York
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Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
, New York
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. The name is derived from the local Wappinger Indians. One half of the village is in the town of Wappinger
Wappinger, New York
Wappinger is a town of in Dutchess County, New York in the United States. The population was 26,274 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the Wappani Indians that inhabited the area...
and the other half is in the town of Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (town), New York
Poughkeepsie is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 42,777 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the native term, "Uppu-qui-ipis-in," which means "reed-covered hut by the water."...
, with Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek is a creek which runs from Thompson Pond to the Hudson River at New Hamburg in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is the longest creek in Dutchess County, with the largest watershed in the county.- Overview :...
forming the dividing line between the towns.
The Wappingers Falls Historic District
Wappingers Falls Historic District
The Wappingers Falls Historic District is in the center of that village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is a 90-acre area roughly centered along South Avenue and West Main Street NY 9D and Wappingers Creek...
includes downtown, several adjacent residential neighborhoods, and Mesier Park & Homestead. Mesier Park has been a public park since ca. 1891, and hosts many annual events that focus around the band stand and tree lined paths of the park.
The Village of Wappingers Falls also holds claim to New York State's 6th oldest library, the Grinnell Library.
History
The area was part of the Rombout Patent.The community was founded around 1699. The village of Wappingers Falls was incorporated in 1871 and included the adjacent community of Channingville.
The local waterfall was important for early industrial development and included 13 factories in the early 1800s.
Geography
Wappingers Falls is located at 41°35′57"N 73°55′5"W (41.599093, -73.918077).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (4.96%) is water.
Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek
Wappinger Creek is a creek which runs from Thompson Pond to the Hudson River at New Hamburg in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is the longest creek in Dutchess County, with the largest watershed in the county.- Overview :...
flows through the village.
As mentioned above, a portion of the village of Wappingers Falls is located within the town of Wappinger. However the large post office which services both municipalities is located in the village of Wappingers Falls. Thus both the village of Wappingers Falls and the town of Wappinger (as well as portions of Fishkill, East Fishkill, Poughkeepsie and Lagrange) all have the same ZIP code: "WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590". This often results in confusion. The town of Wappinger is 28 square miles (72.5 km²). Truckers and travelers often attempt to locate an address in the 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) village of Wappingers Falls when the location they are actually seeking is somewhere in the much larger town of Wappinger (or portions of Fishkill, East Fishkill, Poughkeepsie and Lagrange).
US 9 passes through the village, as well as NY 9D
New York State Route 9D
New York State Route 9D , also known as the Bear Mountain – Beacon Highway, is a north–south state highway that runs along the eastern shore of the Hudson River in New York in the United States. It starts at the eastern end of the Bear Mountain Bridge at U.S...
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,929 people, 1,980 households, and 1,191 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 4,321.4 people per square mile (1,669.4/km²). There were 2,119 housing units at an average density of 1,857.8 per square mile (717.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 82.02% White, 5.98% African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.04% Asian, 5.64% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.05% of the population.
There were 1,980 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,123, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $38,147 versus $26,607 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $20,491. About 10.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
The population was 4,929 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
–Newburgh
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Newburgh is a city located in Orange County, New York, United States, north of New York City, and south of Albany, on the Hudson River. Newburgh is a principal city of the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area, which includes all of Dutchess and Orange counties. The Newburgh area was...
–Middletown
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, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area
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as well as the larger New York
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Places of worship
First Presbyterian Church, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, United Methodist Church of Wappingers, Zion Episcopal ChurchZion Episcopal Church
Zion Episcopal Church may refer to:in the United States* Zion Episcopal Church , listed on the NRHP in Georgia* Zion Episcopal Church Complex and Harmony Cemetery, listed on the NRHP in New York...
http://zionwf.dioceseny.org, and St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church are available for services of various denominations.
Entertainment and the arts
County Players Falls Theater, a volunteer, non-profit community theatre is located on West Main Street in the Village, in the former Academy Theater building.- TV stations (with antenna pointed south) WCBS-TVWCBS-TVWCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
-2, WNBC-TV-4, WNYW-TV-5, WABC-TVWABC-TVWABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
-7, WWOR-TVWWOR-TVWWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship...
-9, WPIX-TV-11, WNETWNETWNET, channel 13 is a non-commercial educational public television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey. With its signal covering the New York metropolitan area, WNET is a primary station of the Public Broadcasting Service and a primary provider of PBS programming...
-13, WMHT-TV-42
- TV stations (with antenna pointed north) WRGB-TV-6, WTEN-TV-10, WXXA-TVWXXA-TVWXXA-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Upstate New York's Capital District and Western New England. Licensed to Albany, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7 from a transmitter southwest of New Scotland's Voorheesville section. The station can also be seen...
-23, WMHT-TV-42, WCWNWCWNWCWN is the CW-affiliated television station for New York State's Capital District and Western New England. Licensed to Schenectady, New York, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 from a transmitter southwest of New Scotland's Voorheesville section...
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Famous Residents
- Jack MulhallJack MulhallJack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films....
(1887–1979) - silent movie actor was born here - In Ward MooreWard MooreWard Moore was the working name of American author Joseph Ward Moore. Moore grew up in New York City, and later moved to Chicago, and then to California....
's 1953 alternate history novel Bring the JubileeBring the JubileeBring the Jubilee by Ward Moore is a 1953 novel of alternate history. The point of divergence occurs when the Confederate States of America wins the Battle of Gettysburg and subsequently declares victory in the "War of Southron Independence" on July 4, 1864 after the surrender of the United States...
, the protagonist, Hodgins M. Backmaker, is a native of Wappingers Falls.
Books
- Gianpaolo Zeni, En Merica! L'emigrazione della gente di MagasaMagasaMagasa is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy in northern Italy.-Historical and cultural profile:In position on the plateau of Denai, in the Valley of Vestino, inland of Lake of Garda, rises the small village of Magasa, whose origins go back to the Celtics; they called the...
e ValvestinoValvestinoValvestino is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy in northern Italy.-Historical and cultural profile:The Stoni and the Gallic Cenomani, then the Romans and the Lombards lived here. The Lodrone family establisched in Valvestino from 1200 to 1807; then, for centuries, this has been...
in America, Cooperativa Il Chiese, Storo 2005. - Setting for 2010's ReVamped by Lucienne Diver