Mount Pleasant (New York)

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Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant (New York)
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Location in New York
Basic data
State : United States
State : new York
County : Westchester County
Coordinates : 41 ° 7 ′  N , 73 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 7 ′  N , 73 ° 49 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 43,724 (as of 2010)
Population density : 615.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 84.8 km 2  (about 33 mi 2 ) of
which 71.0 km 2  (about 27 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 194 m
Postcodes : 10510-10591
Area code : +1 914
FIPS : 36-49011
GNIS ID : 979244

Mount Pleasant is a small town in the US state of New York , which has had the status of a city (" Town ") since 1788 .

geography

Mount Pleasant is located in the southern part of Westchester County and thus north of New York City , to whose catchment area (New York Metro Area) it belongs. Mount Pleasant is located on Rye Lake (Kensico Reservoir).

Mount Pleasant is made up of four smaller towns - Hawthorne, Pocantico Hills, Thornwood, and Valhalla - and two self-governing towns, Sleepy Hollow (which set the scenario for Washington Irving's book) and Pleasantville.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city covers an area of ​​84.7 km², 71.7 km² of which is land and 12.9 km² is water (15.26%).

Demographics

At the 2010 census, the population was 43,724.

The median household income in 2000 was USD 81,072 (US average: USD 41,994), and the mean annual income per capita was USD 35,468. About 2.6% of families and 4.9% of the population are below the poverty line.

sons and daughters of the town

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