Amenia (New York)
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Location in New York
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| Foundation : | March 7, 1788 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Dutchess County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 49 ′ N , 73 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,436 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 39.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 113.0 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) thereof 111.9 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) land |
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| Height : | 162 m | ||
| Postal code : | 12501 | ||
| Area code : | +1 845 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-01693 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 978674 | ||
| Website : | www.AmeniaNY.gov | ||
Amenia is a town in the United States , Dutchess County , New York . A 2010 census counted 4436 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the Latin amoena , which means "lovely located".
The Town of Amenia is on the eastern border of the county. The city has train connections to New York City via the Metro-North Railroad . The local train station is called Wassaic , named after the village of Wassaic , which is part of Amenia.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 113.0 km², of which 111.9 km² is land and 1.1 km² (= 0.97%) is water. Amenia borders Connecticut to the east . The US Highway 44 runs through the northern part Amenias, and run primarily in common and in North-South direction NY 22 and NY 343 by Amenia. The Wassaic Creek flowing through Wassaic drains the west of the Town of Amenia .
Localities within Amenia
- Amenia - a census-designated place and hamlet in the northeast of the urban area
- Amenia Union - a hamlet to the east on the Connecticut border
- Leedsville - in the northeast of the town, east of the hamlet of Amenia
- Sharon Station - a hamlet on the northern city limits
- Smithfield - a hamlet in the northwest part of the town
- South Amenia - a hamlet at the intersection of County Routes 2 and 3 to the east of the town
- Wassaic - a hamlet in the south-central area of the town
Personalities
Sons and daughters of Amenias
- Roswell Hopkins (1757–1829) American politician and Justice of the Vermont Secretary of State
- Obadiah German (1766–1842), US Senator
- John Miller (1774–1862), physician and Congressman for New York.
- Samuel Herrick (1779–1852), Ohio Congressman
- William H. Ray (1812-1881), politician
- Joel Benton (1832–1911), poet and writer
Personalities who have worked on site
- Gail Borden (1801–1874), inventor, opened a production facility in Amenia
- Michael Cole (* 1968), commentator for World Wrestling Entertainment
- Erastus Otis Haven (1820–1881), Bishop of the Methodist Church, former director of the seminary in Amenia
- Lewis Mumford (1895–1990), architecture critic and historian of science
- Joel Elias Spingarn (1875–1939), teacher, literary critic and civil rights activist
- Frank Stella (* 1936), painter, lived in Amenia
Margaret Hamilton's ashes were buried in a Poughkeepsie cemetery after their cremation . Hamilton was best known for her role as Miss Almira Gulch, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the 1939 musical adaptation of the book The Wizard of Oz .