Profile for Tarrytown, New York, NY

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Tarrytown is a village in Westchester County, in the New York metro area.

Washington Irving, who lived here, said the name originated with farm women whose husbands lingered at the village tavern. Historians believe the name actually derives from Dutch for "wheat."
[NOTE: This is not the only community in New York named Tarrytown. For links to other places called Tarrytown, NY, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Tarrytown is 41.076N. The longitude is -73.859W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 121 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 11,411.

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Median household income

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$68,762

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Tarrytown is on the Hudson River.

Also known as Tarrytown-on-Hudson

British Major John Andre was captured here, after Benedict Arnold had given him the plans for West Point

Once a steamboat landing

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 22. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.9 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1999 movie, "Sleepy Hollow"
· 1996 movie, "The Preacher's Wife"
· 2000 movie, "The Family Man"

Well-known residents have included:
· Jay Gould, railroad baron
· John D. Rockefeller, industrialist

Local festivals include:

Tarrytown Street Fair - June 3, 2007

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Nearby parks & recreation: Rockefeller State Park Preserve

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Historic sites and museums: Kykuit, Sunnyside, Lyndhurst, Philipsburg Manor, Historical Society Museum

Colleges and universities: Marymount College

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

Quotes:
In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee?there lies a small market town or rural port, which by some is called Greensburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town.
-- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving

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