Ossining

Ossining is a town in Westchester County, New York. The population was 40,061 at the time of the 2020 census. It contains two villages, the Village of Ossining and part of Briarcliff Manor. The rest of the town is located in the Town of Mount Pleasant. Ossining is the location of Sing Sing prison, which opened in 1826. The town considered changing its name to "Garfield Plains" to honor the recently assassinated President of the United States, James Garfield, but dropped the idea after the much larger city of White Plains objected. The Jug Tavern and Scarborough Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the census of 2000, there were 36,534 people, 12,355 households, and 8,537 families residing in the town. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km²), of which 11.7 sq miles (30.3 km²) is land and 3.9sq miles (10.1km²) (25.06%) is water. A local Indian authority suggested the town be named Ossinsing, a different form of the name Sing Sing. In 1901, to prevent confusion of goods made in the village with Sing Sing Prison-made items, local officials had the village name changed to Ossining as well. The prison was opened to replace the Newgate Prison that was located in New York City.

Geography

Ossining is bounded on the west by the Hudson River and on the north by the Croton River.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km²) of which 11.7 square mile (30.3 km²), is land and 3.9 squaremile (10.1km²) (25.06%) is water. The town is home to the New York State Psychiatric Center, which was founded in 1876. The hospital is located in the town of Ossining, New York, and has a population of 1,856. It is located at the junction of the Hudson and Croton rivers, and is located on New York state's eastern seaboard and New Jersey's western coast. The city's population was 1,744 in the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent survey, which took place in the year 2000, and it has a current population of 2,854. The state's largest city is New York City, which has a resident population of 3,844. The county seat is Newburgh, New Jersey. The village is located near the town's eastern tip, on the New Jersey-New York State border. It has an area of 11.3 square miles, or 30 km², with a total of 3.1 square miles of land, or 25.6 km². It was the site of one of the world's largest coal mining operations in the 19th century.

History

In 1813, the village of Sing Sing was incorporated. In 1845, the New York State Legislature created a new town out of the northern part of what had been the Town of Mount Pleasant. In 1901, to prevent confusion of goods made in the village with Sing Sing prison-made items, local officials had the village name changed to Ossining. The Jug Tavern and Scarborough Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town considered changing its name to "Garfield Plains" to honor the recently assassinated President of the United States, James Garfield, in 1881, but dropped the idea after the much larger city of White Plains in southern Westchester County objected. In 1902, an area east of the village, then known as Whitson's Corners, was incorporated as Briarcliff Manor. The last Lord of the Manor, Frederick Philipse III, was a Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War who fled to England. The State of New York confiscated the manor in 1779. The prison was opened in 1826 to replace the Newgate Prison that was located in New York City. It is now known as Sing Sing Correctional Facility, which is a maximum-security prison, and is located in the town of Ossining, New York. It has a population of about 2,000 people, the majority of whom are African-American. It was built on land that was once owned by the Sint Sinck Indians, who originally resided in the area of Cow Neck Peninsula.

Demographics

In the census of 2000, there were 36,534 people, 12,355 households, and 8,537 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 70.26% White, 14.28% Black or African American, 4.54% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 7.34% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.93% of the population. The town's population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, and 34.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there are 106.1 males. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14. In the town, the median income for a household was $65,485, and the median incomes for a family was $81,943 (these figures had risen to $77,753 and $98,593 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $51,286 versus $40,618 for females. The per capita income for the town is $34,195. About 8.4% of families and 8.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% ofThose age 65 or over are below the poverty line.

Government

The Town of Ossining is governed by a town supervisor and a four-member town board. It comprises two incorporated villages, Village of Ossined and Village of Briarcliff Manor, each of which has a mayor and a village board. In addition to the two villages, there is an unincorporated section of the town that is not part of either village. Fire, EMS and water services are provided by either the village or the town. Law enforcement services for the uninc incorporated section are provided through an inter-municipal agreement with the village. The town's police department was disbanded in 2011. It is the only town in New York that does not have its own highway department. It also has its own police department and village justice court. It was the first town in the U.S. to have a mayor. It has a population of more than 1,000,000. It had its first post-bellum mayor in 1881. The last post was in 1883. The current mayor was elected in 2010. It's the first time the town has had a mayor in more than 30 years. It began its incorporation in 1885. It became a town in 1894. It received its first city charter in 1891. It got its first town hall in 1892. Its first town council in 1887. It first had a town board in 1882. The first town supervisor was appointed in 1884. It now has a town manager and four members.

Education

Ossining Public Library was chartered in 1893 as the Sing Sing Public Library. The current library collections include 110,000 books, 25,000 non-print items, and 300 newspaper and magazine titles. A $15.8-million building program was started in 2005 to replace the 1960s-era facility with a new 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m2) building. The new library opened in March 2007 and added many new or enhanced services, including over 50 public Internet terminals, a 250-seat theater, an art gallery, and the county's first radio frequency (RFID) circulation system. The library is a charter member of the 38-member Westchester Library System, and offers its patrons access to the more than one million holdings of the other county libraries. The Ossining Union Free School District operates public schools, including Ossining High School. It is located in the Village and Town of Ossining, and of the Ossining School District, and serves the residents of the Village, Town and the Town of Westchester. It was founded in 1893 and is the oldest public library in Westchester County, New York, with its first library building opening in 1893. Its current library is located on the former site of the former Sing Sing public library, which was built in the early 1900s. It has a collection of more than 100,000 items, including more than 30,000 newspapers and more than 1,000 magazine titles, as well as a large collection of books.

In popular culture

Don Draper, the primary protagonist of Mad Men, lives with his family in Ossining, New York. Don Draper is the inspiration for the character of Don Draper in the TV series Mad Men. He has a daughter, Peggy, and a son, Sterling, with his wife, Peggy. He also has a son and a daughter-in-law, Sterling and Peggy Draper, with whom he lives in New York City. He is the father of Sterling Draper Jr., the main character in the show. He lives in the town of Ossining with his daughter and son- in-law. The couple have a son named Sterling Draper III, who was born in 1961. He was born into a middle-class family and has two daughters. He and his wife have two sons, Sterling Draper IV and Sterling Draper V. They were born in 1972 and 1973. They live with their mother and father in Ossined. They also have a daughter named Peggy Draper V, born in 1974. They have two children, Sterling V and Sterling V, who were also born in 1978 and 1978, respectively. The family live in the same town as Don Draper. They are married and have three children together, Sterling D Draper IV, Sterling S. Draper III and Sterling D. V, both of whom are also called Sterling V. V. and Sterling M. Draper IV. They had a son in 1978, Sterling P. V., who is named Don Draper VII, who is also called Don Draper VIII, and an older brother.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Ossining, 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 Ossining = 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 9,027 individuals with a median age of 38.4 age the population grows by 0.65% in Ossining, Westchester County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 6,200 residents per square mile of area (2,400/km²). There are average 2.67 people per household in the 8,026 households with an average household income of $64,549 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.70% of the available work force and has dropped -2.78% 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 27.74%. The number of physicians in Ossining per 100,000 population = 518.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Ossining = 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. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 17.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 50, 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 Ossining, Westchester County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 49.76%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 53 years with median home cost = $383,330 and home appreciation of -9.57%. 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 $12,120 per student. There are 13.8 students for each teacher in the school, 524 students for each Librarian and 419 students for each Counselor. 5.62% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 16.38% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 12.17% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).