Hyde Park, New York

Hyde Park, New York
Town hall of Hyde Park
Town hall of Hyde Park
Official seal of Hyde Park, New York
Location within Dutchess County and the state of New York
Location within Dutchess County and the state of New York
Hyde Park, New York is located in New York
Hyde Park, New York
Hyde Park, New York
Hyde Park, New York is located in the United States
Hyde Park, New York
Hyde Park, New York
Coordinates: 41°47′08″N 73°55′37″W / 41.7856°N 73.9269°W / 41.7856; -73.9269
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyDutchess
Named forEdward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon
Government
 • TypeTown council
 • Town supervisorAlfred Torreggiani (R)
 • Town council
List of members
Area
 • Total39.86 sq mi (103.23 km2)
 • Land36.66 sq mi (94.95 km2)
 • Water3.19 sq mi (8.28 km2)
Elevation249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total21,021
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12538
Area code845
FIPS code36-027-37209
GNIS feature ID0979090[2]
Websitewww.hydeparkny.us

Hyde Park is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States, bordering the Hudson River north of Poughkeepsie. Within the town are the hamlets of Hyde Park, East Park, Staatsburg, and Haviland. Hyde Park is known as the hometown of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States. His house there, now the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, as are the homes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Isaac Roosevelt, and Frederick William Vanderbilt, along with Haviland Middle School (formerly Franklin D. Roosevelt High School).

Hyde Park is home to the main campus of the Culinary Institute of America, a four-year college for culinary and baking and pastry arts, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the first presidential library in the United States.

Hyde Park's population was 21,021 at the 2020 United States Census.[3] U.S. Route 9 passes through the town near the Hudson River.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hyde Park, New York
  3. ^ U.S. Census, 2020, 'Hyde Park town, Dutchess County, New York'

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