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Dutchess County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 280,150
  • Year Organized: 1683
  • Area: 802 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Poughkeepsie
  • Main Industry: Health Care and Social Services
  • County Legislators: 25
  • Colleges and Universities: 6
  • State Parks: 3
  • Communities: 43
  • 386 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 14

  • Named in honor of the Duchess of York,
    wife of James II.
  • Final resting place of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
    thirty-second United States President.
  • Home of the Warton House, made famous in
    Cooper’s novel, “The Spy”.
  • Home of Poughkeepsie, capital of New York State, from 1778-1783.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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