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Chappaqua

  •   State: 
    New York
      County: 
    Westchester County
      City: 
    Chappaqua
      County FIPS: 
    36119
      Coordinates: 
    41°9′32″N 73°46′20″W
      Area total: 
    0.92 sq mi (2.39 km²)
      Area land: 
    0.91 sq mi (2.35 km²)
      Area water: 
    0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)
      Elevation: 
    330 ft (100 m)
      Established: 
    1730
  •   Latitude: 
    41,1722
      Longitude: 
    -73,77
      Dman name cbsa: 
    New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
      Timezone: 
    Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00
      ZIP codes: 
    10514
      GMAP: 

    Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York, United States

  •   Population: 
    40,508
      Population density: 
    2,867.55 residents per square mile of area (1,107.16/km²)
      Household income: 
    $201,793
      Households: 
    3,124
      Unemployment rate: 
    7.20%
  •   Sales taxes: 
    7.38%
      Income taxes: 
    6.85%

Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. It was founded by a group of Quakers in the 1730s and was the home of Horace Greeley, New-York Tribune editor and U.S. congressman. Since the late 1990s, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have lived there. In the New York State Legislature, it is within the 93rd district and the 40th district. In Congress, the village is in New York's 17th District. The area around the meeting house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The town was split from the overly large town of North Castle into two smaller towns, one of which was named New Castle in 1791. The border was drawn from the southwest corner of Bedford to the northeast edge of Mount Pleasant. As delineated for the 2000 census, the CDP covered a much greater area: 9.44 square miles (24.4 km²), of which 9.38 square miles of land was land and 0.06 square mile (0.16 km²) was water. At the 2000 Census, the population was 1,436, with a population of 9,468 as of the 2010 census. According to the 2015 American Community Survey, there were 1,434 people residing in Chappaqua.

History

In the early 1730s, a group of Quakers moved north from Purchase, New York, to settle in present-day Chappaqua. Their meeting house was built in 1753 and still holds weekly meetings each Sunday. Horace Greeley's home, known as Rehoboth and built by Greeley himself, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1846, business became centered on the new train station. The railroad enabled commuters to travel to New York City and back each day. Many early homes and businesses were demolished in the 1904Chappaqua tornado. The popular farming industry also helped give way to Chapaqua's high milk production. The town was named after an Algonquian word, shah-pah-ka, and it meant "the rustling land" or "the rattling land," or a place where nothing is heard but the rustling of the wind in the leaves. In 1791, the government of New York decided to split the overly large town of North Castle into two smaller towns, one of which was named New Castle. The border was drawn from the southwest corner of Bedford to the northeast edge of Mount Pleasant. New Castle's borders have remained the same since 1791 except for a small piece of land received from Somers in 1846 and the secession of Mount Kisco in 1978. The area around the meeting house,known as Old Chappaqua Historic District, was added to the National register of historic Places in 1974.

Geography

According to the 2010 United States Census, the Chappaqua CDP has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.2 km²), all land. As delineated for the 2000 census, the CDP of Chappaqua covered a much greater area: 9.44 sq miles (24.4 km²) The CDP includes the towns of Mount Kisco, New Castle, Mount Pleasant, Yorktown, and Bedford, as well as the hamlet of Millwood. Parts of the Chappaqua Central School District include homes in other zip codes, such as 10570, the Pleasantville zip code. The Chapaqua ZIP code area is part of the New York City Metropolitan Statistical Area (NYMSA), which includes New York, New Jersey, Long Island, and parts of New York and New England. The NYMSA has a population of 1,715, according to the 2011 census. The CSPD has a area of 9.38 square miles, or 24.3 km², of which 0.64% is land. The N.Y. MSA also includes the town of Bedford, which has an area of 8.4 square miles. The MSPD's area of land is 0.16 square miles and 0.06 square miles of water, or 0.4% of the MSA. The area has a climate that is very different from that of the rest of the N.J. Metropolitan area.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,434 people residing in Chappaqua. The median household income is $250,000+. The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.1% White alone, 0% Black or African American alone, and 0% Native American alone. The area has had a few high-profile murders. In 2008, CNNMoney listed Chappaaqua fifth in their list of "25 top-earning towns" The area ranks 42nd among the 100 highest-income places in the U.S. (with at least 1,000 households) The area's crime rate is far below the national average, but it has had several high- profile murders. The town is located in the New York City borough of Westchester, and is located on the East River. The population of Chappaqua was 9,468 as of the 2000 census, with very different census-defined boundaries, and 1,436 at the 2010 Census. In 2007, the median income was $198,000, and the median age was 39 years. In 2006, a disbarred attorney drove the body of his severely injured wife to Northern Westchester Hospital, claiming that the couple had been ambushed and shot in the nearby town of Millwood. In December 2007 the man was charged with his wife's murder after trying to collect on life insurance policies. Carlos Perez-Olivo was convicted October 4, 2008 for the murder of his wife, Peggy Perez- Olivo, who had been working as a teaching assistant at Douglas Grafflin Elementary School.

Arts and culture

Chappaqua Friends Meeting House, circa 1753, is the oldest extant Quaker meeting house in Westchester County. America's first concrete barn was completed by Horace Greeley on his Chappaqua farm in 1856. The Shamberg House, designed by Richard Meier, was built in chappaqua in 1974. The world headquarters of Reader's Digest was in Chappqua. The exterior featured statues of Pegasus. The original structure of one of Greeley's homes is part of the present-day New Castle Historical Society. It was also one of the first concrete buildings ever built in the U.S. and was named Rehoboth by the Greeley family. It is a contributing property to the Old Chappauqua Historic District. It has been named a National Register of Historic Places. It also has a New York State Museum of American Art, which is a National Historic Site of the State of New York, as well as the New York City Museum of Art and Science, which are both located in New York. It's also a National League of American Heritage Site, which was established in 1858. It contains the National Museum of Modern Art's first building, which dates back to 1852. The Museum's second building, the National Gallery of Art, was dedicated in 1913. It features a collection of 19th-century artworks, including works by Rembrandt, Giorgio de Chirico, Toni Morrison, and others. The museum is also home to the Museum of Applied Arts and Crafts, which opened in 1914.

Education

In the 1800s, there were eight one-room schoolhouses in the Chappaqua region. In 1870, the Quakers built a large school on Quaker Street. Around 1928, Robert E. Bell Middle School, known at the time as Horace Greeley School, was built. The present day Horace. Greeley High School was built in 1957. Three elementary schools were completed over a twenty-year period: Roaring Brook School in 1951, Douglas G. Grafflin in 1962, and Westorchard in 1971. In 2003, after the opening of the new middle school, Seven Bridges, and the moving of the fifth grade from the elementary schools to the middle schools, the district added a full day kindergarten. Schools currently operating in Chappaquila include:Robert E.Bell MS.Douglas Grafflins ES.Seven Bridges MS.Roaring Brook ES.Horace Greely High School.Westorchard ES.Chappaqua is home to the New York State Museum of Natural History, which opened in 2009. The museum is located on the former site of a former Quaker Mountain Institute. It is now owned by Children's Aid. The Museum is open to the public and has a collection of rare books and artifacts from the area. It also has a museum of photographs from the early 1900s, including some of the first photographs taken in the town in the early 20th century. It has a gallery of the town's historic buildings, including the first house, which dates back to 1805.

Infrastructure

The Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides basic life support services to most of New Castle. The New Castle Police Department also provides first-response services for medical emergencies. The volunteer-based Chapaqua Fire Department, established in 1910, provides firefighting services to the hamlet. The fire department currently maintains two firehouses in Chappaqua. The hamlet is protected by the New Castle police department, which also provides police services. The Chappaquin Fire Department provides fire protection for the town of Chappaiqua and its surrounding areas. It was founded in 1910 and has two fire houses in the town, one in the center and the other in the east of the town. The town has a population of 2,000 people, with the majority of its residents living in the central part of the city. It is the only town in New Castle not to have a post office or police station. It also has a hospital, which is run by a volunteer ambulance service. The city has a number of other volunteer agencies, including a fire department and an ambulance service, as well as a fire protection service for the rest of the community. The village is also home to the Chappaqueans, who have lived in the area since the 17th century. It has been the site of several World War II-era battles, including the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the early 1900s. The community has a history of civil rights struggles, with many residents fighting for the right to vote and for equal rights.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York = 35.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 36. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Chappaqua = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 40,508 individuals with a median age of 39 age the population grows by 1.65% in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,867.55 residents per square mile of area (1,107.16/km²). There are average 3.08 people per household in the 3,124 households with an average household income of $201,793 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.20% of the available work force and has dropped -2.79% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 27.22%. The number of physicians in Chappaqua per 100,000 population = 518.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Chappaqua = 48 inches and the annual snowfall = 11.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 106. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 200. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 90.18%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 48 years with median home cost = $854,570 and home appreciation of -2.36%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $20.95 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $12,826 per student. There are 12.2 students for each teacher in the school, 376 students for each Librarian and 301 students for each Counselor. 2.24% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 31.18% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 48.66% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).

  • Chappaqua's population in Westchester County, New York of 2,581 residents in 1900 has increased 15,69-fold to 40,508 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.

    Approximately 50.83% female residents and 49.17% male residents live in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York.

    As of 2020 in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York are married and the remaining 22.55% are single population.

  • 45.8 minutes is the average time that residents in Chappaqua require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61­–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.

    57.45% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 5.19% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 27.55% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 8.14% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.

  • Of the total residential buildings in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York, 90.18% are owner-occupied homes, another 7.60% are rented apartments, and the remaining 2.22% are vacant.

  • The 67.81% of the population in Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.

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