MacDonnell Heights is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in the town of Poughkeepsie in

Dutchess County Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later organ ...

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The community is in western Dutchess County, in the northeastern section of the town of Poughkeepsie. It is bordered to the southeast by

Wappinger Creek Wappinger Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 creek which runs from Thompson Pond to the Hudson River at New Hamburg in Dutchess County, New York, ...

, across which is the town of

LaGrange Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi LagrangiaU.S. Route 44 U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, ...

(Dutchess Turnpike) passes through the center of the CDP, leading west to the center of

Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsi ...

and northeast to Amenia.

Demographics

Education

It is in the

Arlington Central School District The Arlington Central School District (abbreviated ACSD) is one of thirteen public school districts serving residents of Dutchess County, New York. Organization Coverage area The district's territory covers substantial parts of the Towns of Bee ...

, which operates Arlington High School.

References

Census-designated places in Dutchess County, New York Census-designated places in New York (state) {{DutchessCountyNY-geo-stub