Mount Pleasant, New York

Mount Pleasant, New York
Mount Pleasant, New York
Town
	Mount Pleasant Public Library main branch
	Seal
	Location of Mount Pleasant, New York
	Coordinates: 41°6′37″N 73°47′55″W / 41.11028°N 73.79861°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Westchester
Government
• Town Supervisor	Carl Fulgenzi (R)
Area
• Total	32.79 sq mi (84.92 km2)
• Land	27.45 sq mi (71.10 km2)
• Water	5.34 sq mi (13.82 km2)
Elevation	249 ft (76 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	44,436
• Density	1,623.05/sq mi (626.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	36-49011
GNIS feature ID	0979244
Website	Official website

Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 44,436. The hamlets of Valhalla, Hawthorne, Pocantico Hills, and Thornwood, and the villages of Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, and a small portion of Briarcliff Manor lie within the town.^[b]

History

The John D. Rockefeller Estate Kykuit in Pocantico Hills was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a National Historic Landmark.^[3]

Geography

Mount Pleasant is located about 27 miles north of Manhattan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.7 square miles (85 km²), of which 27.7 square miles (72 km²) is land and 5.0 square miles (13 km²), or 15.26%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1790	1,924	—
1820	3,684	—
1830	4,932	33.9%
1840	7,307	48.2%
1850	3,323	−54.5%
1860	4,517	35.9%
1870	5,210	15.3%
1880	5,450	4.6%
1890	5,844	7.2%
1900	8,698	48.8%
1910	11,863	36.4%
1920	14,004	18.0%
1930	20,944	49.6%
1940	24,138	15.3%
1950	26,022	7.8%
1960	34,955	34.3%
1970	38,535	10.2%
1980	39,298	2.0%
1990	40,590	3.3%
2000	43,221	6.5%
2010	43,724	1.2%
2020	44,436	1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[5]

At the 2000 census there were 43,221 people, 13,737 households, and 10,522 families in the town. The population density was 1,560.5 inhabitants per square mile (602.5/km²). There were 13,985 housing units at an average density of 504.9 per square mile (194.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.25% White, 5.07% Black, 0.24% Native American, 3.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.02% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.01%.^[6]

Of the 13,737 households 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.4% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.30.

The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median household income was $81,072 and the median family income was $96,403 (these figures had risen to $103,657 and $129,077 respectively as of a 2007 estimate^[7]). Males had a median income of $60,761 versus $41,023 for females. The per capita income for the town was $35,468. About 2.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Archville - a hamlet south of Scarborough
Briarcliff Manor – the eastern portion of this village is located in the town
Hawthorne – a hamlet located in the eastern portion of the town
Pleasantville – a village located in the northeastern section of the town
Pocantico Hills – a hamlet centrally located in the town, northeast of Sleepy Hollow and southwest of Pleasantville
Scarborough – a hamlet in the northern part of the town, divided between Briarcliff Manor and Ossining
Sleepy Hollow (formerly North Tarrytown) – a village located in the southwestern section of the town
Thornwood – a hamlet located just south of Pleasantville
Valhalla – a hamlet in the southeastern portion of the town. The hamlet is the location of the town hall.

Biotechnology research center

In April 2017, Westchester County officials unveiled plans for a 3-million-square-foot biotechnology hub to be built with US$1.2 billion in private investment on vacant land adjacent to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. The bioscience center, a public-private partnership, is anticipated to create 12,000 new jobs and include over 2.25 million square feet of biotechnology research space.^[8]^[9]

Notes

^ "fellow GOP-Conservative Party town board incumbents Carl Fulgenzi and Mark Rubeo were overwhelmingly reelected on Tuesday."^[1]
^ The other portion of Briarcliff Manor lies within the neighboring town of Ossining.