Carmel (New York)

Putnam County

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Carmel is a town in Putnam County, in the state of New York, USA. In 2000, the city had 33,006 inhabitants. It is the county seat ( county seat ) of Putnam County. The city of Carmel includes the two villages Mahopac Mahopac Falls and one with.

History

The Land of Carmel was originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Wappingers tribe who sold it in 1691 to Dutch traders. In 1697 bought a wealthy New York businessman, Adolph Philipse, from the dealers the country and it was a permission from King William III of England for the entire area of the country, which now includes Putnam County, granted. The settlers who arrived here in 1720, the tenants of the Philipse family or the Indians.

On the night of April 26, 1777, the 16 -year-old Sybil Ludington made ​​her still famous ride through Carmel and Kent to summon her father with his " regiment Ludington ," a British attack on Danbury, CT ward. She was a monument.

After the American Revolution, the lower part of Dutchess County was divided into several new cities from the Putnam County were in 1812. One of these cities was Carmel, which was founded in April 1795. Carmel and the surrounding area remained until the mid-nineteenth century, especially farmland.

In the early years, until the mid- nineteenth century, was Carmel and in particular the Lake Mahopac, a popular vacation spot for city dwellers who had discovered the beautiful lakes of the region and country charm. From 1834 onwards, emerged along the hotels, guest houses and holiday homes lake shore, so that crowds of visitors could enjoy swimming, boating, skating and all kinds of summer and winter activities. The Mahopac Hotel, Thompson House, Dean House and Forest House were among the largest and most popular hotels. A branch of the Harlem Railroad made ​​more comfortable since 1871 the journey from New York City to Mahopac. The New York City and Northern Railroad was built through Carmel in 1880 and had five holding - stations in the city.

The Webster Act of 1893 eventually led to the fact that many apartments and houses on the shores of Lake Gleneida were built. Finally, the construction of reservoirs of West Branch and Croton Falls in 1898 and 1911 respectively was completed.

Today, Carmel is represented by three locations on the National Register of Historic Places:

• The Gilead cemetery as the final resting place of at least two dozen veterans of the Revolutionary War, including the patriotic spy Enoch Crosby.
• The Reed Memorial Library was opened in 1914 and was built by Arrietta Crane Reed in memory of her husband, William Belden Reed. In 2013, the library celebrated its 100th anniversary.
• The Putnam County Courthouse was built in 1814 and rebuilt several times over the years. It closed in 1988 for extensive repairs and reopened in 1994. It is still used when needed for court hearings.

Geography

The town of Carmel is located on the southern border of Putnam County to Westchester County. It is part of the Hudson Valley region, and has many beautiful lakes and parks, such as Sycamore Park, and Chamber Park, located on the shores of Lake Mahopac.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town stretches over 105.4 km ², 11.9 km ² or 11.26% is water area.

Population

The population density is 352.9 inhabitants of Carmel / km ².

The population is as follows (as of 2012):

• White alone - 29.938 ( 90.7 %)
• Hispanic - 1,955 (5.9 %)
• Asian alone - 386 ( 1.2 %)
• African Americans alone - 325 ( 1.0 %)
• Two or more races - 336 ( 1.0 %)
• Other origin alone - 39 (0.1%)
• Native American ( Indian ) alone - 24 (0.07 %)
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islands alone - 3 (0.01 %)

The proportion of Hispanics, immigrants from Spanish - speaking countries, is about 6%.

Ethnicity of the population: Italy ( 35.3 %), Ireland (25.0 %), Germany (15.5 % ), Poland ( 5.5 % ), England (5.0% ), United States ( 3.7 %).

In March 2012, amounted to the cost of living 329.0 points and are very high, as measured by the U.S. average of 100

1.5 % of residents live below the poverty line

Sons and daughters of the town

• Daniel Drew, Businessman