Profile for Red Hook, New York, NY

Red Hook is near the Hudson River

Once the site of an orphan asylum and a cigar factory

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
The village center with its red-brick storefronts, 90 miles up the Hudson Valley from New York, still has the feel of a Norman Rockwell painting.
-- New York Times, Aug. 23, 2002

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Cemeteries (14)

Colleges (2)

Communities (15)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (8)

Museums (4)

Parks (1)

Wineries (1)

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20% of Red Hook residents report German ancestry, and 18% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Red Hook ancestry & family history guide.

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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Red Hook was $20,618, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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29% of Red Hook residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Red Hook, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $528.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,212.

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Libraries in Red Hook include Red Hook Public Library ... View libraries

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Dutchess County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Red Hook political report.

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The average commute time for Red Hook workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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