Red Hook (Village)
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 Elmendorph Inn , the oldest building in Red Hook, |
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| Foundation : | 1894 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Dutchess County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 0 ′ N , 73 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,961 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 700.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.9 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 66 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 12504, 12507, 12571 | ||
| Area code : | +1 845 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-60895 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2391089 | ||
Red Hook is a village in Dutchess County , New York , United States . In the United States Census 2010 , the place had 1961 inhabitants. It belongs to the Metropolitan Statistical Area Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown . The name is derived from the Dutch expression Roode Hoeck , which means something like red peninsula and alludes to the bright red color of the leaves in autumn.
The Village of Red Hook is located within the Town of Red Hook on US Highway 9 and should not be confused with the Red Hook neighborhood in Brooklyn .
history
The region was part of the Schuyler patent. The St. Paul's (Zion's) Evangelical Lutheran Church , the Elmendorph Inn and Halfway Diner , now Village Dinner in the National Register of Historic Places entered.
geography
Red Hook's geographic coordinates are 42 ° 0 ′ N , 73 ° 53 ′ W (41.994315, −73.877552). The place is on the Hudson River in Dutchess County .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has an area of 2.8 km² . This area consists entirely of land.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Red Hook lived in 1805 people. The population density was 645.3 people per km ². There were 798 housing units at an average of 285.3 per km ². The Red Hook population was 95.46% White, 0.66% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.72% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.11% said others Belonging to races and 0.94% named two or more races. 3.55% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Red Hook distributed to 765 households out of which 29.4% were living in children under 18 years of age. 49.3% of households were married, 10.6% had a female head of the household without a husband and 35.7% were not families. 28.8% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 11.8% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.
The population was divided into 23.2% minors, 9.1% 18–24 year olds, 28.0% 25–44 year olds, 22.8% 45–64 year olds and 16.8% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 women there were 98.1 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 90.6 men.
The median household income in Red Hook was 37,284 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 48,125 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 35,580 compared to $ 25,563 for women. The per capita income was $ 8.6. 4.9% of the population and 6.3% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 2.0% of minors and 40% of the age group 65 and over.
