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Yorktown Heights is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. The population was 7,972 people at the 2000 census. The definitions of the political subdivisions of the state of New York differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... The definitions of the political subdivisions of the state of New York differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... The definitions of the political subdivisions of the state of New York differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ...

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Geography

Yorktown Heights is located at 41°16′38″N, 73°46′53″W (41.277347, -73.781290)GR1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 14.8 km² (5.7 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,972 people, 2,629 households, and 2,163 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was 540.0/km² (1,399.3/mi²). There were 2,661 housing units at an average density of 180.2/km² (467.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 90.49% White, 2.41% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.59% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 2,629 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.37. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ...


In the hamlet the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.


The median income for a household in the hamlet was $88,648, and the median income for a family was $97,580. Males had a median income of $61,365 versus $50,261 for females. The per capita income for the hamlet was $32,349. About 2.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Claims to Fame

Yorktown Heights is home to the Guiding Eyes For The Blind headquarters, located on Granite Springs Road.Dave Matthews of The Dave Matthews Band is an alumnus of Mildred E. Strang Middle School. Henry Dedona the Third for consuming a 72 ounce steak in under 20 minutes which he then recieved for free. A statue in his likeness still stands today in Uncle Frank's Steakhouse located in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. Also, Aaron Stern, the drummer for the punk-pop band Matchbook Romance hails from Yorktown Heights. David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-award winning lead vocalist and guitarist from Dave Matthews Band. ... Dave Matthews Band in concert Dave Matthews Band is an American jam band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, who plays a wide variety of instruments from the saxophone to the flute, violin player Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter... Matchbook Romance is a pop-punk/alternative rock band, from Poughkeepsie, New York, formed in 1997. ...


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Regions

Adirondack Mountains | Capital District | Catskill Mountains | Central | City of New York | Finger Lakes | The Holland Purchase | Hudson Valley | Long Island | Mohawk Valley | North Country | Saint Lawrence Seaway | Shawangunks | Southern Tier | Thousand Islands | Upstate | Western This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... Eagle Lake, Adirondack region The Adirondack mountain range is a group of mountains in the northeastern part of New York that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, and Warren counties. ... The Capital District is an imprecise regional definition (much like Upstate New York) that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Albany, the capital of New York: Schenectady County, Albany County, Saratoga County and Rensselaer County. ... Catskill Escarpment and Blackhead Range as seen from Overlook Mountain The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills), a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are not, despite their popular name, true geological mountains, but rather a mature dissected plateau... Central New York is a term used to describe the central region of Upstate New York, roughly including the following counties and cities: The region has a population of about 1,112,646. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... The Finger Lakes, a major tourist destination in the west-central section of Upstate New York, are actually eleven in number, but only seven of the largest are commonly identified as such. ... Map of the Holland Purchase The Holland Land Company was formed in 1796 by Wilheim Willink and a group of fellow Dutch bankers to purchase from Robert Morris a large tract of land in what is now western New York State, an area later known as the Holland Purchase. ... It has been suggested that Mid-Hudson Region be merged into this article or section. ... Map showing Long Island; to the north is Connecticut and to the west are New York City and New Jersey. ... The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York includes the industrialized cities of Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. ... The North Country describes the extreme northern frontier of the United States state of New York, bordering Lake Ontario, the Saint Lawrence River (across from the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec), Vermont, and the Adirondack Mountains. ... The Eisenhower Locks in Massena, NY. The St Lawrence Seaway is the common name for a system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes as far as Lake Superior. ... Shawangunk Ridge from south of New Paltz, N.Y. The Shawangunk Ridge (also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, or The Gunks) is a ridge of mountains in Ulster County, Sullivan County and Orange County in the state of New York, extending from the northernmost point of New Jersey to the... The Southern Tier is a geographical term that refers to the counties of upstate New York State west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania, with the exception of the counties in the far west of the state near the city of Buffalo. ... this school track was spray painted by these awsome massey kids. ... The areas highlighted in YELLOW and GREEN are those which are considered to be a bona fide part of Upstate New York from the perspective of New York City. ... Western New York refers to the westernmost counties of New York State, roughly the area included in the Holland Purchase. ...

Metros

Albany/Schenectady/Troy | Binghamton | Buffalo/Niagara Falls | Elmira/Corning | Glens Falls | Jamestown | New York | Newburgh/Middletown | Poughkeepsie | Rochester | Syracuse | Utica/Rome This List of cities in New York State, USA, is an alphabetic list that also gives the primary county in which each city is located. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 Government  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area  - City  21. ... Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... Binghamton is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. ... This article is becoming very long. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Location in Chemung County in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Chemung County Mayor John S. Tonello (D) Area    - City 7. ... Rockwell Museum Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. ... Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. ... The New York metropolitan area is the most populous in the United States and the fourth most populous in the world (after Tokyo, Seoul, and Mexico City). ... Newburgh is a city located in Orange County, New York. ... Middletown is a city located in Orange County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 25,388. ... Poughkeepsie (pronounced ) is a city in New York, USA and serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson River Valley roughly midway between New York City and Albany. ... Nickname: The Flour City, The Flower City, The Worlds Image Center Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country United States State New York County Monroe  - Mayor Robert Duffy Area    - City  37. ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City  - Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area    - City 66. ... Utica, New York is a city in the State of New York and the county seat of Oneida County. ... Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. ...

Counties

Albany | Allegany | Bronx | Broome | Cattaraugus | Cayuga | Chautauqua | Chemung | Chenango | Clinton | Columbia | Cortland | Delaware | Dutchess | Erie | Essex | Franklin | Fulton | Genesee | Greene | Hamilton | Herkimer | Jefferson | Kings (Brooklyn) | Lewis | Livingston | Madison | Monroe | Montgomery | Nassau | New York (Manhattan) | Niagara | Oneida | Onondaga | Ontario | Orange | Orleans | Oswego | Otsego | Putnam | Queens | Rensselaer | Richmond (Staten Island) | Rockland | Saint Lawrence | Saratoga | Schenectady | Schoharie | Schuyler | Seneca | Steuben | Suffolk | Sullivan | Tioga | Tompkins | Ulster | Warren | Washington | Wayne | Westchester | Wyoming | Yates List of New York counties Map of the counties of New York State (click for larger version) Albany County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. ... Location in the state of New York Formed November 1, 1683 Seat Albany Area  - Total  - Water 1,381 km² (533 mi²) 25 km² (10 mi²) 1. ... Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Housing projects in the infamous South Bronx area. ... Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1799 Seat Auburn Area  - Total  - Water 2,237 km² (864 mi²) 441 km² (170 mi²) 19. ... Chautauqua County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Clinton County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Cortland County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Erie County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Essex County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Franklin County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Genesee County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Hamilton County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Herkimer County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1805 Seat Watertown Area  - Total  - Water 4,810 km² (1,857 mi²) 1,515 km² (585 mi²) 31. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Lewis County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Livingston County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1808 Seat Lockport Area  - Total  - Water 2,952 km² (1,140 mi²) 1,598 km² (617 mi²) 54. ... Oneida County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1794 Seat Syracuse Area  - Total  - Water 2,087 km² (806 mi²) 66 km² (25 mi²) 3. ... Ontario County is a county located in the state of New York. ... The Orange County Government Center in Goshen, N.Y., designed by Paul Rudolph. ... Orleans County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Oswego County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York . ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and two of New Yorks major airports. ... Rensselaer County is a county in the state of New York. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... The Tappan Zee Bridge, in a view looking toward Rockland. ... St. ... Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1809 Seat Schenectady Area  - Total  - Water 543 km² (210 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 1. ... Schoharie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Schuyler County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Seneca County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Steuben County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Tioga County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. ... Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the states beautiful Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. ... Warren County is a county in the state of New York. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Wyoming County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Yates County is a county located in the state of New York. ...

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Municipalities and Communities of Westchester County, New York
County Seat: White Plains
Cities

Mount Vernon | New Rochelle | Peekskill | Rye | White Plains | Yonkers Image File history File links Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Westchester_County. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... NY redirects here. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Location of White Plains. ... The definitions of the political subdivisions of the state of New York differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... Motto: The city of homes Coordinates: Counties Westchester County Mayor Ernest D. Davis (Dem) Area    - City 4. ... New Rochelle City Hall New Roc City New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County in the U.S. state of New York, 16 miles (26 km) from Grand Central Terminal in New York City and 2 miles north of the border with The Bronx. ... Peekskill, New York is a distinct scenic community along the Hudson River, located in an area where the river winds through the Bear Mountain highlands. ... The Rye, NY City Seal. ... Location of White Plains. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Towns

Bedford | Cortlandt | Eastchester | Greenburgh | Harrison | Lewisboro | Mamaroneck | Mount Kisco | Mount Pleasant | New Castle | North Castle | North Salem | Ossining | Pelham | Pound Ridge | Town of Rye | Scarsdale | Somers | Yorktown The definitions of the political subdivisions of the state of New York differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... Bedford is a town in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 18,133 at the 2000 census. ... Cortlandt is a town located in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Eastchester is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Greenburgh is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Harrison is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Lewisboro is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Mamaroneck is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Mount Kisco is both a village and a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. ... New Castle is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... North Castle is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... The Balanced Rock, a North Salem landmark North Salem is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Ossining is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... A combonation residency and retail building on 5th Avenue in Pelham Pelham is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Pound Ridge is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Rye is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Scarsdale is both a town and village in Westchester County, New York, USA postal code 10583. ... Somers is a town located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 18,346. ... Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan. ...

Villages

Ardsley | Briarcliff Manor | Bronxville | Buchanan | Croton-on-Hudson | Dobbs Ferry | Elmsford | Hastings-on-Hudson | Irvington | Larchmont | Mamaroneck | Ossining | Pelham | Pelham Manor | Pleasantville | Port Chester | Rye Brook | Sleepy Hollow | Tarrytown | Tuckahoe The definitions of the political subdivisions of the state of New York differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... Ardsley is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Briarcliff Manor is a village in Westchester County in the state of New York. ... Bronxville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, located 15 miles north of midtown Manhattan. ... Buchanan is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Croton-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Dobbs Ferry is a village in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 10,622 at the 2000 census. ... Elmsford is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Irvington is a village in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 6,631 at the 2000 census. ... emblem, Village of Larchmont Larchmont is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Mamaroneck is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Pelham is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Pelham Manor is a village located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 5,466. ... Pleasantville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Rye Brook is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Sleepy Hollow is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Tarrytown is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Tuckahoe is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ...

Communities and CDPs

Amawalk | Armonk | Baldwin Place | Banksville | Bedford | Bedford Hills | Bedford Village | Chappaqua | Cortlandt Manor | Crompond | Cross River | Croton Falls | Crugers | Eastchester | Eastview | Fairview | Golden's Bridge | Granite Springs | Greenville/Edgemont | Hartsdale | Hawthorne | Heritage Hills | Jefferson Valley-Yorktown | Katonah | Lake Mohegan | Lincolndale | Millwood | Montrose | Peach Lake | Pocantico Hills | Purchase | Purdys | Salem Center | Scotts Corners | Shenorock | Shrub Oak | Somers | South Salem | Thornwood | Tompkins Corners | Valhalla | Verplanck | Vista | Waccabuc | Yorktown Heights It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... The definitions of the political subdivisions of the state of New York differ from those in certain other countries or even various other U.S. states, leading to misunderstandings regarding the governmental nature of an area. ... Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan. ... Armonk is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of North Castle in Westchester County, New York. ... Bedford is a hamlet (and census-designated place or CDP) located in the town of Bedford in Westchester County, New York. ... Bedford Hills is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Bedford, New York. ... Bedford is a hamlet (and census-designated place or CDP) located in the town of Bedford in Westchester County, New York. ... Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York. ... Cortlandt Manor is a municipality located in the Town of Cortlandt in Northern Westchester County, NY. Formally shared a mailing address with Peekskill, Cortlandt Manor is situated directly north of Peekskill and east of Croton-on-Hudson, Crugers-on-Hudson, and Montrose. ... Crompond is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. ... a town with john jay high school and middle school and thats about it. ... Somers is a town located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 18,346. ... Crugers is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. ... ... Fairview is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Greenburgh, New York, Westchester County, New York. ... Goldens Bridge is a hamlet (and census-designated place [CDP]) located in the town of Lewisboro in Westchester County, New York. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Greenville is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) (CDP) located in the unincorporated portion of the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York. ... Hartsdale is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York. ... Hawthorne is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ... Heritage Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Somers in Westchester County, New York. ... Jefferson Valley-Yorktown is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. ... Katonah, New York is one of three unincorporated hamlets within the town of Bedford. ... Lake Mohegan is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. ... Lincolndale is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Somers inWestchester County, New York. ... Millwood, New York - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Montrose is a hamlet next to the village of Verplank, birthplace of the film The Passion of the Christ directed by Mel Gibson. ... Peach Lake is a hamlet (and census-designated place (CDP)) located mostly in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York; a portion of the CDP is in the Town of North Salem in Westchester County, New York. ... Purchase, New York is part of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. ... Somers is a town located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 18,346. ... North Salem is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Scotts Corners is a hamlet (and census-designated place or CDP) located in the town of Pound Ridge in Westchester County, New York. ... Shenorock is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Somers in Westchester County, New York. ... Shrub Oak is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. ... Somers is a town located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 18,346. ... Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... Thornwood is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ... Valhalla is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ... Verplanck is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. ... Lewisboro is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Waccabuc is a hamlet and lake in Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York. ...

George Washington camped out in the town during hte Revolutionary War


Robert Hansen, a traitor, lived in Yorktown Hgts. for a period of time


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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS - Immaculate 3 bedroom, i bath ranch on 1/2 acre.
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