Chappaqua, New York | |
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| Etymology: Algonquian for "the rustling land" | |
 Location of Chappaqua, New York | |
| Coordinates (Downtown): 41°9′32″N 73°46′20″W / 41.15889°N 73.77222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley |
| County | Westchester |
| Town | New Castle |
| Seat | New Castle Town Hall 41°9′19″N 73°46′28″W / 41.15528°N 73.77444°W 320 ft (98 m) |
| Government | |
| • Town Supervisor | Victoria Tipp |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 330 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,598 |
| • Density | 2,867.55/sq mi (1,107.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10514 |
| Area code | 914 (Exchange: 238) |
| GNIS feature ID | 946393 |
| FIPS code | 36-13805 |
| River | Saw Mill |
| Website | www |
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Chappaqua (/ˈtʃæpəkwɑː/ CHAP-ə-kwah) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York. It is approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. In the New York State Legislature it is within the New York State Assembly's 93rd district and the New York Senate's 40th district. In Congress the village is in New York's 17th District.
Chappaqua was founded by a group of Quakers in the 1730s and was the home of Horace Greeley, New-York Tribune editor and U.S. congressman. He now names Chappaqua's high school.
A few notable people have called Chappaqua home. Leo Esaki, a Japanese physicist, was living in town when he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1973.[7] Since the late 1990s, the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, and the 67th secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, have lived there.
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- ^ "Chappaqua". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "2010 Demographic Profile Data: Chappaqua CDP, New York". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "FIPS55 Data: New York". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
- ^ "Post Offices By County: Westchester County, New York". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Places: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ Smith, Craig. "image of Leo Esaki in Chappaqua". Getty Images. Retrieved August 22, 2023.