Yorktown is a

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on the northern border of

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, United States. A

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of the

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, it is approximately north of midtown

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. The population was 36,569 at the 2020 U.S. Census.

History

Yorktown has a rich historical heritage. It was originally inhabited by one or more bands of

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people, including the

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. Most of Yorktown was part of the Manor of Cortlandt, a Royal Manor granted by

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for the

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. The

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, which runs through the southern part of Yorktown, was dammed by the

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to provide the city with its first major source of clean and reliable water. The first Croton Dam was located in Yorktown and broke in 1842, causing significant damage to property and major loss of life. Yorktown NY Presby PHS837

During the

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, Yorktown saw limited action. Late in the war, the Pines Bridge crossing of the

was guarded by the

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made up of White,

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, and Native American soldiers. Several of the soldiers were killed, including the regiment's commander, Colonel

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, on May 14, 1781, at the

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in Croton Heights. A memorial was erected at the Presbyterian Church in Crompond, New York. Major

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, a British officer who communicated with

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, ate his final breakfast at the Underhill House at 370 Underhill Avenue on Hanover Street just before his capture and eventual

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as a spy. In 1788, the township was officially incorporated as Yorktown, commemorating the Revolutionary War victory of the Franco-American

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, near

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, on October 19, 1781. The area had previously been known as

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, with a now unwanted association with King

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. Moving north after the battle of Yorktown, the French army camped at the site of today's French Hill Elementary School, where cannonballs and other relics have been found. Although rumors claim that

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passed through Yorktown, no factual records confirm this. A Bicentennial Committee in 1988 reviewed the town's remaining historic sites and determined which should be preserved.

Geography

The town's northern border is the Town of Putnam Valley in Putnam County. Its eastern border is the Town of Somers. Its southern border is the Town of New Castle. Its western border is the Town of Cortlandt. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.57%, is water.

Climate

Demographics

As of the United States Census of 2000, there were 36,318 people, 12,556 households, and 9,831 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 12,852 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 90.64%

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, 3.04%

, 0.14% Native American, 3.44% Asian, 0.01%

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, 1.30% from other races and 1.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.82% of the population. There were 12,556 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.26. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $133,819, and the median income for a family was $154,984 (these figures had risen to $137,253 and $159,413 respectively as of a 2014 estimate). Males had a median income of $96,071 versus $75,899 for females. The

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for the town was $63,570. About 1.1% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. For the 2010 census, the results showed 87.9% White, 3.3% African-American, 0.1% American Indian, 4.7% Asian, 9.4% Latino. Some of Yorktown's multiple ethnic groups, nationalities and religious communities are, for example, Italians, Mexicans and American Jews. There is an annual feast of San Gennaro represents the Italian community. Also there are Irish, Japanese and African-Americans, among others.

Government

Yorktown is governed by a five-member town board. It determines policy and is the branch of government that appropriates funds for governmental functions and services. The Board is composed of four Council members, who are elected for a four-year term, and the Supervisor who is elected for a two-year term. Terms are staggered. Two Council positions are elected at each biennial election.

Politics

Communities and locations in Yorktown

The town is made up of five business hamlets: Mohegan Lake, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Crompond, and Yorktown Heights, and twelve historical residential neighborhoods each with their own unique character and identity. ;Hamlets * Lake Mohegan * Shrub Oak * Jefferson Valley-Yorktown * Crompond (partially in the town of Cortlandt) *

Yorktown Heights Yorktown Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census. History Yorktown Heights is in the town of Yorktown, New York, in northern ...

;Historical Neighborhoods *Copper Beech/Oakside * Croton Heights *Manhattan Park *Crow Hill * Huntersville/Hunterbrook * Kitchawan/Pinesbridge *

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is a state park in Westchester County, New York. Formerly known as Mohansic (State) Park, it is situated in Yorktown, approximately from New York City. It was created in 1922 on the former site of the Mohansi ...

(formerly Mohansic Park) *Quarry/Stony Street *Sparkle Lake/Cottage Farms *Teatown (not completely in the town of Yorktown) *Turkey Hill/Underhill Heights *Yorkhill/Amawalk Nursery *Yorktown

Education

The Town of Yorktown is served by four school districts:

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Lakeland Central School District The Lakeland Central School District is a public school district in New York State, serving approximately 5200 students in of the towns of Yorktown, Cortlandt and Somers in Westchester County; and the towns of Carmel, Philipstown, and P ...

Croton-Harmon Union Free School District Croton-Harmon Union Free School District (CHUFSD) or Croton-Harmon Schools is a school district headquartered in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It operates Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, and Croton-Harmon ...

, and

Ossining Union Free School District Ossining Union Free School District is a school district headquartered in the Village of Ossining, Town of Ossining, New York. The district includes sections of the towns of Ossining and New Castle. Included within the portions of the schoo ...

. The Yorktown School District encompasses a large part of the Town of Yorktown and small sections of Cortlandt and New Castle. The district includes two, grade K-3 elementary schools; one, grade 4-5 elementary school; one, grade 6-8 middle school; and one grade 9-12 high school. Lakeland is a suburban school district located in the Northwest corner of Westchester County and includes parts of six towns: Yorktown, Cortlandt, and Somers in Westchester County; Carmel, Philipstown, and Putnam Valley in Putnam County. Lakeland includes five grade K-5 elementary schools, one grade 6-8 middle school, and two grade 9-12 high schools, as well as the Lakeland Alternative High School. The Croton-Harmon School District encompasses parts of the towns of Cortlandt, Yorktown, and Ossining and includes the village of Croton-on-Hudson. The district population is approximately 15,000 with some 1,700 students attending Croton schools this year. The district includes one, grade K-4 elementary school; one, grade 5-8 middle school; and one, grade 9-12 high school. The Ossining Union Free School District encompasses parts of the towns of Yorktown, New Castle, Briarcliff Manor, Ossining, and the Village of Ossining. The district includes the Park Early childhood center, which houses three programs: First Steps for Ossining families with children ages 0 to 4, Pre-Kindergarten for four year-olds and Kindergarten, one grade 1-2 elementary school, one, grade 3-4 elementary school, one grade 5 elementary school, one grade 6-8 middle school, and one grade 9-12 high school.

Economy

The main site of the

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is located in the Kitchawan part of Yorktown. The headquarters for Contractors Register is located in the Hamlet of Jefferson Valley. Contractors Register publishes

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. Regional bank PCSB Bank is headquartered in Yorktown Heights.

Jefferson Valley Mall Jefferson Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Yorktown, New York. Opened in 1983, it is anchored by Macy's and Dick's Sporting Goods. It is managed by Washington Prime Group. History Melvin Simon & Associates built Jefferson Valley Mal ...

, the area's major shopping center, is located in Yorktown, in the hamlet of Jefferson Valley.

Parks

Parks in Yorktown includes several state parks: Donald J. Trump State Park (with north and south sections), sold to the state at a discount by

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, and

. There are also many local parks: Downing Park, Granite Knolls Park, Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, Kitchawan Preserve, part of the

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(now also known as the Empire State Trailway), Patriot Park, Railroad Park, Sylvan Glen Park Preserve, Teatown Lake Reservation (partially in the towns of Cortlandt and New Castle), Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve, and Woodlands Legacy Fields Park.

Rail stops

Yorktown once had five stations along the

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— Kitchawan, Croton Lake, Croton Heights, Yorktown Heights, and Amawalk. The railroad was purchased by the

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, and ran into the early 1960s, when changes in vacation patterns impacting the numerous resort hotels further upline in Lake Mahopac and the dominant car culture killed the rail service. The old right of way is now part of the

, which runs north as far as

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. There is currently no rail service in Yorktown, but there are multiple

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stations nearby, in Katonah in the east on the

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and

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on the Hudson Line. One of the New York Central stations was restored and today serves as the centerpiece of a small town park.

Events

Feast of San Gennaro The Feast of San Gennaro (in Italian language, Italian: ''Festa di San Gennaro''), also known as San Gennaro Festival, is a Naples, Neapolitan and Italian-American patronal festival dedicated to Saint Januarius, patron saint of Naples and Little ...

* Yorktown Grange Fair * Battle of Yorktown, a litter cleanup initiative held annually in April *

Greasestock Greasestock was an American event held yearly in Yorktown Heights, New York. Exhibitors showcase a variety of alternative energy vehicles, as well as exhibits with a sustainable lifestyle theme. Although it is illegal in New York to power a vehicle ...

, a yearly festival showcasing

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Notable people

Roy Colsey Roy Colsey (born July 29, 1973 in Yorktown Heights, New York) is a former professional lacrosse player who last played for the Philadelphia Barrage in Major League Lacrosse. College career Roy attended Syracuse University, where he was a third- ...

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player, grew up in Yorktown *

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, Bollywood actress, owns a house in Yorktown *

Susan Faludi Susan Charlotte Faludi (; born April 18, 1959) is an American feminism, feminist, journalist, and author. She won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1991, for a report on the leveraged buyout of Safeway Stores, Inc., a report that the ...

, American feminist, journalist, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner grew up in Yorktown * Charlie Gasparino, American financial journalist * Robert Hannsen, convicted Russian spy, lived with his family in Yorktown in the mid-1980s * Margaret Illington, stage actress popular in the first decade of the 20th century, lived on her Dreamlake estate in Yorktown *

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, photographer and writer who became well known for her photographs of African-Americans *

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, actor, grew up in Yorktown *

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, singer/songwriter, lived with his family in Yorktown before he moved to

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* William Keepers Maxwell Jr., fiction editor for ''

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'' and novelist * Terrence Murphy, Former New York State Senator *

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, Congresswoman, born in NYC, but moved to Yorktown when she was five and later attended Yorktown High School *

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baseball analyst and former

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beat writer *

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, writer. In his book, ''The Mobius Strip'', he models the fictional New Devonshire on Yorktown. Pickover also used the

as the locale for his book ''The Heaven Virus.'' *

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, meteorologist, lived in Yorktown while he was married to the town clerk, Alice Bell * Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Dominican-American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and lead vocalist of the American bachata band Aventura who is the first Latino artist to sell out Yankee and MetLife Stadium *

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, American politician currently serving as a member of the

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, representing the 94th district. Former Town Supervisor of Yorktown. *

Lawrence Treat Lawrence Arthur Goldstone (1903–1998), better known by his pen name, Lawrence Treat, was an American mystery writer, a pioneer of the genre of novels that became known as police procedurals. Treat began his professional life as a lawyer, having ...

, mystery writer and pioneer of the genre of novels

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s *

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, founder of the

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, a publisher, lived in the Croton Heights section of Yorktown

References

External links

Citizens for an Informed Yorktown

Town of Yorktown official website

Yorktown Heights Fire Department
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