Larchmont (New York)

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Larchmont
Landmark of Larchmont: Manor Park
Landmark of Larchmont: Manor Park
Location in New York
Larchmont (New York)
Larchmont
Larchmont
Basic data
Foundation : 1614
State : United States
State : new York
County : Westchester County
Coordinates : 40 ° 56 ′  N , 73 ° 45 ′  W 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
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

Web links

Commons : Larchmont, New York  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Early Larchmont History. villageoflarchmont.org, accessed June 6, 2013 .