The highest elevation of Poughkeepsie is 380 feet (120 m) above sea level on College Hill. It is 73.5 miles (118.3 km) south of the New York state capital of Albany. Poughkeepsie lies approximately 75 miles (121 km) north of the center of the New York megacity. There are two crossings of the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie: the Mid-Hudson Bridge for motor vehicles and pedestrians, and the pedestrian Walkway over the Hudson.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km 2), of which 5.1 square miles (13.3 km 2) is land, and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km 2) (comprising 10.05%) is water. It is bordered by the town of Lloyd across the Hudson River to the west and by the town of Poughkeepsie on the north, east and south. The city of Poughkeepsie is located on the western edge of Dutchess County, in Downstate New York's Hudson River Valley Area. Geography The Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY The city is home to the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, the oldest continuously operating entertainment venue in the state. The Vanderbilt Mansion is located several miles up the Hudson from Poughkeepsie in the town of Hyde Park and is registered as a national historic site it is considered to be a sterling example of the mansions built by American industrialists during the late 19th century. Families built palatial weekend homes nearby, such as the Astors, Rogers, and Vanderbilts, due to the area's natural beauty and proximity to New York City. Poughkeepsie was a major center for whale rendering, and the industry flourished during the 19th century through shipping, millineries, paper mills, and several breweries along the Hudson River, including some owned by Matthew Vassar, founder of Vassar College. In 1799, a new seal was created for the city. They assembled at the courthouse on Market Street and ratified the United States Constitution, and New York State entered the new union as the eleventh of the original Thirteen Colonies to become the United States. In 1788, the Ratification Convention for New York State included Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and George Clinton. The city of Poughkeepsie was spared from battle during the American Revolutionary War and became the second capital of the State of New York after Kingston was burned by the British. The city of Poughkeepsie was chartered on March 28, 1854. The community was set off from the town of Poughkeepsie when it became an incorporated village on March 27, 1799. The settlement grew quickly, and the Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie was established by 1720. History Įnglish colonist Robert Sanders and Dutch colonist Myndert Harmense Van Den Bogaerdt acquired the land from a local Native American tribe in 1686, and the first settlers were the families of Barent Baltus Van Kleeck and Hendrick Jans van Oosterom. The name Poughkeepsie is derived from a word in the Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing, meaning 'the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place', referring to a spring or stream feeding into the Hudson River south of the downtown area. Educational institutions include Marist College, Vassar College, Dutchess Community College and The Culinary Institute of America. Poughkeepsie is situated between the Lower Hudson and the Capital District regions, and the city's economy is stimulated by several major corporations, including IBM. The City of Poughkeepsie and neighboring Town of Poughkeepsie are generally viewed as a single place and are commonly referred to collectively as "Poughkeepsie", with a combined population of 74,751 in 2018. The city of Poughkeepsie lies in New York's 18th congressional district. Major bridges in the city include the Walkway over the Hudson, a former railroad bridge called the Poughkeepsie Bridge which reopened as a public walkway on Octoand the Mid-Hudson Bridge, a major thoroughfare built in 1930 that carries U.S. It was settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York State's second capital shortly after the American Revolution. Poughkeepsie has been called "The Queen City of the Hudson". It is served by the nearby Hudson Valley Regional Airport and Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York. It is a principal city of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area which belongs to the New York combined statistical area. Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson River Valley region, midway between the core of the New York metropolitan area and the state capital of Albany. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie ( / p ə ˈ k ɪ p s i/ pə- KIP-see), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, which is separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it, is a city in the U.S.
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