Tuxedo Park, New York | |
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 Location in the state of New York and in Orange County | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′5″N 74°12′6″W / 41.20139°N 74.20167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Town | Tuxedo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc D. Citrin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2) |
| • Land | 2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 645 |
| • Density | 242.75/sq mi (93.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10987 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-75803 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0968011 |
| Website | tuxedopark-ny |
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| Location | Tuxedo Park, New York |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Bruce Price McKim, Mead & White Russell Sturgis |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002740[2] |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1980 |
Tuxedo Park is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. Its population was 645 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. Its name is derived from an indigenous Lenape word of the Munsee language, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, which is said to mean 'crooked water'[3] or 'crooked river'.[4]
Tuxedo Park is a gated village in the southern part of the town of Tuxedo, near New York Route 17 and the New York State Thruway.
The evening dress for men now popularly known as a tuxedo takes its name from Tuxedo Park. It was brought there by James Brown Potter, who was introduced to the garment by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII).[5][6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Pritchard, Evan T. (2002). Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York. San Francisco: Council Oak Books. p. 455. ISBN 1-57178-107-2.
- ^ Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. Tuskegee-Una Vida, Pueblo. ISBN 978-0-8061-2444-5.
- ^ The Prince and the Potter
- ^ While some sources have attributed the tuxedo's origin to Pierre Lorillard's son Griswold, that account apparently refers instead to a mess jacket.The Black Tie Guide -- Late Victorian Era (Pt 1): Dinner Jacket Debut