Larchmont (New York)
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Larchmont | ||
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Landmark of Larchmont: Manor Park |
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Location in New York | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1614 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | new York | |
County : | Westchester County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 56 ′ N , 73 ° 45 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 5,864 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 2,094.3 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 2.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 18 m | |
Postal code : | 10538 | |
Area code : | +1 914 | |
FIPS : | 36-41333 | |
GNIS ID : | 2390932 | |
Website : | www.villageoflarchmont.org | |
Mayor : | Elizabeth N. Field |
Larchmont (German: Lärchenberg) is a small town in Westchester County in the US state of New York . It is located on Long Island Sound northeast of New York City and has a population of almost 5900 (as of 2010). Larchmont is one of the more upscale neighborhoods in the New York City catchment area.
history
The first known settlers in the area of today's Larchmont, which was discovered by a Dutch navigator in 1614 , were Siwanoy , Indians from the Algonquin tribe. After the land was increasingly bought up by the British and Dutch at the beginning of the 18th century , only a few Indians lived in the area around 1720.
In the 19th century, mainly Quakers from New England and wealthy New Yorkers moved to the town, which was elevated to a parish in 1891.
Personalities
- Anne Coffin Hanson (1921–2004), art historian
- Dick Smith (1922–2014), special effects makeup artist
- Walton Ford (* 1960), animal painter
- Matt Oberg (born 1976), actor
- Rebecca Moros (* 1985), soccer player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Early Larchmont History. villageoflarchmont.org, accessed June 6, 2013 .