Ossining (town), New York
Ossining /ˈɒsɪnɪŋ/ is a town near the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 37,674 in the 2010 census.
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_highlighted.svg) Location of Ossining (town), New York | |
| Coordinates: 41°9′45.47″N 73°51′41.75″W / 41.1626306°N 73.8615972°WCoordinates: 41°9′45.47″N 73°51′41.75″W / 41.1626306°N 73.8615972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
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| • Type | Manager-Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Dana Levenberg (D) |
| • Town Board | Members
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| Area | |
| • Total | 6.45 sq mi (16.71 km2) |
| • Land | 3.17 sq mi (8.20 km2) |
| • Water | 3.29 sq mi (8.51 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 37,674 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 24,812 |
| • Density | 7,834.54/sq mi (3,024.67/km2) |
| • Demonym | Ossinaut |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 10562 |
| FIPS code | 36-55530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0959520 |
| Website | Official website |
Ossining (town), New York Media
Publicity photo of Peter Falk as Columbo.
Jamie Loeb at UNC. Cropped version.
Painting by Samuel Colman of the view looking north from Ossining (1867)
A photograph of Sing Sing Prison from about the same time (c.1863-1885)
Like most of the river towns along the Hudson in the middle- to late-19th century, Ossining was the location of the mansions and estates of the rich. The Kane Mansion was built in 1843....
...while "Hillside", the house of General Edwin McAlpin, was built prior to 1895
Two arched bridges cross Sing Sing Kill in Ossining. Broadway is carried on the lower bridge, while the Croton Aqueduct was carried on the upper one
The upper bridge is today used as a pedestrian bridge, and is part of the state Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
References
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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