Pound Ridge, New York

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Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Pound Ridge is in the eastern corner of the county. It is bordered to the east by New Canaan, Connecticut, to the south, by Stamford, Connecticut, to the west by Bedford, New York, and to the north by Lewisboro. The local school is the Pound Ridge Elementary School, one of five K-5 schools in the Bedford Central School District. Older children take the bus to the Fox Lane Campus in Bedford, NY, where the Middle and High Schools are located.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 Communities and locations in Pound Ridge
5 Trivia
6 Notable residents, past and present
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 60.8 km² (23.5 mi²). The east and south town lines are along the border with Connecticut. 59.1 km² (22.8 mi²) of the town is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (2.90%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,726 people, 1,699 households, and 1,406 families residing in the town. The population density was 80.0/km² (207.3/mi²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 31.6/km² (81.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.54% White, 1.21% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

There were 1,699 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $153,208, and the median income for a family was $168,040. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,553 for females. The per capita income for the town was $74,914. About 0.9% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

Gary Warshauer is the current town supervisor. Pound Ridge government offices are located in the historic Pound Ridge Town House on Westchester Avenue.

[edit] Communities and locations in Pound Ridge

Pound Ridge -- The historic hamlet of Pound Ridge in the center of the town. You will find the Pound Ridge Community Church, the Hiram Halle Memorial Library, Pound Ridge Museum, as well as many privately owned Hiram Halle restorations here in the historic district.
Sarles Corners -- A hamlet west of Scotts Corners.
Scotts Corners -- A hamlet in the south part of the town which serves as the business district. This is also where the post office and firehouse are located.

[edit] Trivia

In the famous Top 40 radio parody "Nine" [1], this hamlet is used as the city of licence for an AM radio station trying out the ultimate saleable radio format.

Jazz legend Benny Goodman, a former resident, composed a song entitled, "Pound Ridge."

In the musical RENT by Jonathan Larson, Joanne's mother mentions "Alfred in Pound Ridge" during "Voice Mail #2."
Parts of the 1997 film, Jungle 2 Jungle, starring Tim Allen, were filmed in Pound Ridge.
Parts of the 1997 HBO film, In the Gloaming, directed by Christopher Reeve and starring Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, and Whoopi Goldberg, were filmed in Pound Ridge.
Historical trivia about the town can be found in the book God's Country by Jay Harris, which is available through the Pound Ridge Historical Society.

[edit] Notable residents, past and present

(in alphabetical order)

Max Abramovitz, architect and long term resident who died here in 2004
Eva Amurri, lifelong resident and actor
Tallulah Bankhead, actor (deceased)
Ellen Barkin, actor who lived in town in the 1990s
David Bloom, journalist (deceased)
Gabriel Byrne, actor who resided here in the 1990s
Zoe Caldwell, long term resident and stage actor
Howard Cosell, sportscaster (deceased)
Hume Cronyn, long-term resident and actor, husband of Jessica Tandy (deceased)
Ari Fleischer, press secretary for U.S. President George W. Bush (2001 to 2003) who grew up here and returned to raise his family here
Henry Gabriel, writer
Richard Gere, actor and husband of Carey Lowell^[1]
Hiram Halle, philanthropist, inventor and businessman who died here in 1944
Anne Jackson, actor
Eartha Kitt, long term resident and actor
David Letterman, comedian and television host
Carey Lowell, actor, wife of Richard Gere^[1]
Robert Morgan, actor (deceased)
Mike Myers, actor
Elizabeth Hand, author who grew up here
William Rubin, art historian and curator who died here in 2006
Benny Goodman, musician (deceased)
Tom Brokaw, journalist and author
Jane Pauley, journalist and author
Christopher Reeve, long-time resident and actor who died here in 2004
Dana Reeve, long-time resident and actor who died here in 2006
Tim Robbins, long-time resident, Little League sponsor, and actor
Robert Rubin, 70th United States Treasury Secretary
Susan Sarandon, long-time resident and actor
Jessica Tandy, long-time resident and actor, wife of Hume Cronyn (deceased)
Vuko Tashkovich, architect and builder and long term resident who died here in 1996
Eli Wallach, actor
Vera Wang, lifelong resident and fashion designer
Robert Whitehead, producer (deceased)
Gary Palmer, Long time resident, Donkeylips from tv's salute your shorts
Miguel Maceria Long time resident, Little league standout, Prime minester of spains illegitamate son