Mount Pleasant (New York)
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Location in New York
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Westchester County | ||
| 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 |
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| 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
- Larry James , former athlete, Olympic medalist and world record holder
- Brandon Larracuente (born 1994), actor