Poughkeepsie | |
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| Town of Poughkeepsie | |
,_New_York&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Town_of_Poughkeepsie_montage.png) Clockwise from top left: Locust Grove, Stone Street Historic District, Vassar College, Red Oaks Mill | |
,_New_York&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Seal_of_the_Town_of_Poughkeepsie,_New_York.png) Seal | |
,_New_York&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Dutchess_County_New_York_incorporated_areas_Town_of_Poughkeepsie_highlighted.svg) Location of the town of Poughkeepsie, New York | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′16″N 73°54′25″W / 41.67111°N 73.90694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Rebecca Edwards (D) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2) |
| • Land | 28.5 sq mi (73.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 45,471 |
| • Density | 1,520/sq mi (586.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 12601-12604 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-59652 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979393 |
| Website | www |
Poughkeepsie (/pəˈkɪpsi/ pə-KIP-see),[1] officially the Town of Poughkeepsie, is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 45,471. The name is derived from the native compound Uppuqui-ipis-ing, from Uppuqui (/uːˈpuːki/ oo-POO-kee) meaning "lodge-covered", plus ipis meaning "little water", plus ing meaning "place", all of which translates to "the reed-covered lodge by the little water place". This later evolved into Apokeepsing, then into Poughkeepsing, and finally Poughkeepsie.[2]
The area includes a large IBM campus noted for its ongoing development and manufacturing of IBM mainframes.
- ^ "Poughkeepsie". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Town of Poughkeepsie website