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Dutchess County, New York
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About 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 organized in 1713. Dutchess County is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area, which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state.

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Facts

Dutchess County at a glance

County seat
Poughkeepsie
Population
295,911 (2020)
Land area
825 sq mi
Founded
1683

Communities

Largest communities in Dutchess County

  1. Poughkeepsie County seat45,471
  2. East Fishkill29,707
  3. Wappinger28,216
  4. Fishkill24,226
  5. Hyde Park21,021

Background

History of Dutchess County

Before Anglo-Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the indigenous Wappinger peoples. They had their council-fire at what is now Fishkill Hook, and had settlements throughout the area. On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, including Dutchess. Its boundaries at that time included the present Putnam County, and a small portion of the present Columbia County (the towns of Clermont and Germantown). The county was named for Mary of Modena, Duchess of York; dutchess is an archaic spelling of the word duchess. The Province of New York and the Connecticut Colony negotiated an agreement on November 28, 1683, establishing their border as 20 miles (32 km) east of the Hudson River, north to Massachusetts.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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