Chappaqua, New York

Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua Railroad Depot and Depot Plaza
Etymology: Algonquian for "the rustling land"
Location of Chappaqua, New York
Location of Chappaqua, New York
Coordinates (Downtown): 41°9′32″N 73°46′20″W / 41.15889°N 73.77222°W / 41.15889; -73.77222
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionHudson Valley
CountyWestchester
TownNew Castle
SeatNew Castle Town Hall
41°9′19″N 73°46′28″W / 41.15528°N 73.77444°W / 41.15528; -73.77444
320 ft (98 m)
Government
 • Town SupervisorVictoria Tipp
 • Town Board
  • Jeremy Saland (Deputy Supervisor)
  • Alexandra Chemtob
  • Holly A.F. McCall
  • Jennifer Naparstek Klein
Area
 • Total0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2)
 • Land0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
330 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,598
 • Density2,867.55/sq mi (1,107.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
10514
Area code914 (Exchange: 238)
GNIS feature ID946393
FIPS code36-13805
RiverSaw Mill
Websitewww.mynewcastle.org
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Chappaqua (/ˈæpəkwɑː/ CHAP-ə-kwah) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York. It is approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. In the New York State Legislature it is within the New York State Assembly's 93rd district and the New York Senate's 40th district. In Congress the village is in New York's 17th District.

Chappaqua was founded by a group of Quakers in the 1730s and was the home of Horace Greeley, New-York Tribune editor and U.S. congressman. He now names Chappaqua's high school.

Many notable people have called Chappaqua home. Leo Esaki, a Japanese physicist, was living in town when he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1973.[7] Since the late 1990s, the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton and the 67th secretary of State, Hillary Clinton have lived there.

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  3. ^ "2010 Demographic Profile Data: Chappaqua CDP, New York". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "FIPS55 Data: New York". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
  5. ^ "Post Offices By County: Westchester County, New York". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "Places: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  7. ^ Smith, Craig. "image of Leo Esaki in Chappaqua". Getty Images. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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