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Amenia is a town in Dutchess County, in the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area.
The community name believed to derive from Latin for "pleasant place."
The latitude of Amenia is 41.849N. The longitude is -73.557W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 495 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 4,048.
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$39,231National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Amenia demographic reports
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· Hitchcock's Corners
Luminaries such as Luther Burbank, W.E.B. DuBois and Sinclair Lewis gathered here in the 1920s at the Spingarn Estate, now known as Troutbeck.
The Wassaic Developmental Center was once a major local employer.
· Lewis Mumford, author and critic
· Frank Stella, artist
· Fred Drasner, publisher and sports team owner
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12% of Amenia residents report German ancestry, and 25% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Amenia ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Amenia was $22,095, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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14% of Amenia residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Amenia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $495. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,176.
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Dutchess County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Amenia political report.
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The average commute time for Amenia workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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