Hyde Park, New York
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Hyde Park is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States, bordering the Hudson River north of Poughkeepsie. Within the town are the hamlets of Hyde Park, East Park, Staatsburg, and Haviland. Hyde Park is known as the hometown of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States. His house there, now the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, as are the homes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Isaac Roosevelt, and Frederick William Vanderbilt, along with Haviland Middle School (formerly Franklin D. Roosevelt High School).
Hyde Park, New York | |
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Coordinates: 41.7856°N 73.9269°W / 41.7856; -73.9269 | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Dutchess |
Named for | Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon |
Government | |
• Type | Town council |
• Town supervisor | Alfred Torreggiani (R) |
• Town council | |
Area | |
• Total | 39.86 sq mi (103.23 km2) |
• Land | 36.66 sq mi (94.95 km2) |
• Water | 3.19 sq mi (8.28 km2) |
Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,021 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 12538 |
Area code | 845 |
FIPS code | 36-027-37209 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979090[2] |
Website | www |
Hyde Park is home to the main campus of the Culinary Institute of America, a four-year college for culinary and baking and pastry arts, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the first presidential library in the United States.
Hyde Park's population was 21,021 at the 2020 United States Census.[3] U.S. Route 9 passes through the town near the Hudson River.