Poughkeepsie is a city in and is the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is surrounded by the Town of Poughkeepsie and had a population of 31,577 at the 2020 census, while the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area has an estimated 712,000 residents. Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson Valley region, midway between the core of the New York metropolitan area and the state capital of Albany. It is served by the nearby Hudson Valley Regional Airport and Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York.
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Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County, NY
Population
31,717
Walk Score
91 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,291
Median home value
$245,100
Founded
1686
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Academy Street Historic District · listed 1982
- Balding Avenue Historic District · listed 1982
- Dwight-Hooker Avenue Historic District · listed 1982
- Garfield Place Historic District · listed 1972
- Main Mall Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2024
- Mill Street-North Clover Street Historic District · listed 1972
- Mill Street-North Clover Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1987
- Rosenlund Estate Buildings · listed 1991
- Union Street Historic District · listed 1971
- Upper-Mill Street Historic District · listed 1982
Notable landmarks
- Adriance Memorial Library · listed 1982
- Amrita Club · listed 1982
- Bain, F.R., House · listed 2016
- Barrett House · listed 1982
- Booth, O. H., Hose Company · listed 1982
- Boughton/Haight House · listed 1982
- Bowdoin Farm Archeological Site
- Building at 73 Mansion St. · listed 1997
- Cedarcliff Gatehouse · listed 1982
- Church of the Holy Comforter · listed 1972
- Church Street Row · listed 1982
- Clark House · listed 1982
- CLEARWATER (Sloop) · listed 2004
- Clinton House · listed 1982
- Collingwood Opera House and Office Building · listed 1977
- Corlies-Ritter-Hart House · listed 2014
- Dixon House · listed 1982
- DuBois Farmhouse · listed 2017
- Dutchess County Court House · listed 1982
- Eastman Terrace · listed 1982
- Ethol House · listed 1982
- Farmer's and Manufacturer's Bank · listed 1982
- First Baptist Church · listed 2001
- First Presbyterian Church · listed 1982
- First Presbyterian Church Rectory · listed 1982
- …and 59 more
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