East Fishkill, New York

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East Fishkill is a town in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 25,589 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from its formation from Fishkill, NY.

The Town of East Fishkill is on the south border of the county.

Hudson Valley Research Park (formerly known as IBM East Fishkill) is located in the town, and houses 27 divisions and 4,700 regular employees for IBM Microelectronics[1]. IBM also has an advanced, automated processor fabrication facility, and is developing the "Cell" processor there.

1 Real Estate
2 History
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 Communities and locations in East Fishkill
6 See also
7 External links
8 References

[edit] Real Estate

As the New York metropolitan area continues to expand along with the high price of housing, East Fishkill has become an exurb of New York City.^[1] Four Corners, a new housing development being built by WCI Communities, Inc., will include 265 single-family homes clustered around a town center according to the ideals of New Urbanism.^[2]

[edit] History

One early settler arrived around 1759. The Town of East Fishkill was established in 1849 from the eastern part of the Town of Fishkill. The name "Fishkill" comes from that of the river which the Dutch settlers in the area called "Vis Kill" which means "Stream full of fish".

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 148.5 km² (57.3 mi²). 147.4 km² (56.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (0.78%) is water.

The south town line is the border of Putnam County.

Interstate 84 and the Appalachian Trail pass across the town. The Taconic State Parkway runs north-south as well. The two major highways generate a lot of work for the East Fishkill Town Court.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 25,589 people, 8,233 households, and 7,006 families residing in the town. The population density was 173.6/km² (449.7/mi²). There were 8,495 housing units at an average density of 57.6/km² (149.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.54% White, 2.29% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.04% of the population.

There were 8,233 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $78,394, and the median income for a family was $83,213. Males had a median income of $59,735 versus $35,014 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,553. About 1.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities and locations in East Fishkill

Arthursburg -- A hamlet by the north town line.
East Fishkill -- The hamlet of East Fishkill.
Fishkill Plains -- A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.
Gayhead -- A location south of East Fishkill.
Hillside Lake -- A location northeast of Fishkill Plains.
Hopewell Junction -- A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.
Hortontown --
Lomala -- A hamlet south of Hopewell Junction.
Pecksville -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
Shenandoah -- A hamlet in the south part of the town.
Stormville -- A hamlet in the eastern part of the town, named after early settler Derrick Storm.
Wiccopee -- A hamlet near the west town line.