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Sleepy Hollow, is a
village in the
Town of
Mount Pleasant in
Westchester County,
New York,
United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the
Hudson River, about 30 miles north of midtown
Manhattan in
New York City, and is served by the
Philipse Manor stop on the
Metro-North Hudson Line. To the south of Sleepy Hollow is the village of
Tarrytown, and to the north and east are unincorporated parts of Mount Pleasant.
From the end of the
American Revolution to its incorporation the area was a
hamlet called
Beekmantown, which incorporated in 1874 as "North Tarrytown", and then officially changed its name to "Sleepy Hollow" in March 1997. The population of the village at the 2000 census was 9,212, and the estimated population in 2006 was 10,124.
Sleepy Hollow is the
setting of the famous
Washington Irving ghost story,
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and the location of
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery,
where Irving is
buried, along with
Andrew Carnegie,
Walter P. Chrysler,
Brooke Astor,
Elizabeth Arden,
Thomas J. Watson of
IBM and many others.
Philipsburg Manor and the
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow are located in the village as well.
Until 1996 the village was the location of a
General Motors Chevrolet assembly plant. The closing of the plant caused serious disruption to the economy of the area. The site is now being redeveloped for residential and retail use, although the neighboring village of Tarrytown has sued over concerns about the traffic, parking and environmental impact of the project.
Geography
Sleepy Hollow is located at (41.091998, -73.864361).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1
square miles (13.2
km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) of it's land and 2.8 square miles (7.4 km²) of it (55.58%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 9,212 people, 3,181 households, and 2,239 families residing in the village. The
population density was 4,054.7 people per square mile (1,566.9/km²). There were 3,253 housing units at an average density of 1,431.8/sq mi (553.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 67.64% Caucasian American, 5.23%
African American, 0.84%
Native American, 1.87%
Asian, 0.09%
Pacific Islander, 18.82% from
other races, and 5.51% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 45.08% of the population, many of whom are
Dominican.
There were 3,181 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were
married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $54,201, and the median income for a family was $63,889. Males had a median income of $39,923 versus $32,146 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $28,325. About 5.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
Possible merger
Sleepy Hollow Mayor Philip Zegarelli, in
March 2007 met with
Tarrytown Mayor
Drew Fixell and district superintendent
Dr. Howard Smith to discuss forming a blue ribbon panel that would explore the pros and cons of an intermunicipal agreement.
The two villages have shared a school district for 55 years. The villages already shared some services to lower their expenses, but the greatest reductions, however, especially in school and property taxes, would come from
merging the two villages
The problem, Zegarelli said, is that each village has its own assessment roll. “People complain about taxes overall. In particular, they’re talking about school taxes,” he said. “By definition it’s not equal. It’s very important to have a standardized assessment roll.”
Zegarelli, who led an unsuccessful attempt in the mid-
1970s to disaffiliate Sleepy Hollow from the town of
Mount Pleasant, continues to advocate for
secession — Sleepy Hollow from Mount Pleasant and Tarrytown from
Greenburgh — as another way to save money. “If the idea is to save money, why have two levels of government?” he asked. The town of Mount Pleasant blocked Sleepy Hollow’s effort to secede, largely because it didn't want to lose tax revenue from
General Motors, Zegarelli said..
Miscellany
Points of interest
Philipsburg Manor
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
The 1883 Lighthouse
Kingsland Point Park
Rockefeller State Preserve
Philips Manor Beach Club
Patriot's Park - the site of the capture during the Revolutionary War of British officer John Andre, who was carrying the plans to West Point provided by Benedict ArnoldFurther Information
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