North East is a

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, United States. The population was 3,031 at the 2020 census. The town is in the northeastern corner of the county.

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crosses the town.

History

The town of North East takes its name from its position in the county.Smith, James H. ''The History of Dutchess County with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches'', Chap. XXI, D. Mason & Co.

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, 1882 Part of the town was from the

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of 1697, and part was from the

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of 1706. The town was first settled by people from

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, who located here from 1725–30,Smith, Philip H. ''General History of Dutchess County from 1609 to 1876''
Pawling, 1877 in a separate area called "The Oblong", which was not part of the Patent. The Town of Northeast was formed in 1788. Parts of the town were taken to form the towns of

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(1818) and Pine Plains (1823). In 1807, and for some time thereafter, a traveling

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minister would preach once a fortnight. A

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company was formed in the town in 1812. During the Revolutionary War,

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was taken former the former Maltby ore bed (then known as the Dakin ore bed) to cast cannon for the irregular forces.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.28%, is water. The northern town line is the border of Columbia County, but a small part of the northern town line borders

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. The eastern town line is the border of

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's summit, near the Connecticut state line in the northeastern corner of town, is the highest point in Dutchess County. The lowest elevation is , along Shekomeko Creek at the Pine Plains town line.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 3,002 people, 1,146 households and 778 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,366 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.60%

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, 2.10%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.70% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population. There were 1,146 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97. 23.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. The

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was $42,038 and the median family income was $48,179. Males had a median income of $30,659 compared with $26,346 for females. The

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for the town was $24,650. About 7.0% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the

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, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Timothy T. Lockwood, former mayor of

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* Heman Lowry, U.S. Marshal for Vermont

Communities and locations in North East

* Boston Corner – a hamlet at the northern town line; portions of the hamlet are in Ancram in Columbia County. * Coleman Station – a hamlet in the southern part of the town. *Irondale – a hamlet northwest of Millerton village. The oldest mill in the town of Northeast was built by James Winchell, which stood at what is now called Irondale. * Millerton – the Village of Millerton is on Route 44 near the Connecticut border. *Mount Riga – a hamlet in the northern part of the town. *Northeast – a location southwest of Northeast Center. *Northeast Center – a hamlet southwest of Millerton on Route 44. *Oblong – a former community in the town. *Perry Corners – a location in the southern part of the town. *Sharon Station – a hamlet on the southern town line. * Shekomeko – a hamlet in the southwestern part of the town. *Spencer's Corners – a hamlet named after early settler Philip Spencer, northeast of Millerton. *State Line – a hamlet east of Millerton village on the New York–Connecticut border. *

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– a

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in the northern part of the town. *Whitehouse Crossing – a hamlet in the northern part of the town.

References

External links

Town of North East official website

NorthEast-Millerton Library

North East Community Center
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