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{{For|the Suffolk County hamlet|Tuckahoe, Suffolk County, New York}} |
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|official_name = Tuckahoe, New York |
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|settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|Village]] |
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|image_map = Westchester County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Tuckahoe highlighted.svg |
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|map_caption = Location of Tuckahoe (village), New York |
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|subdivision_name = [[United States]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[New York]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] |
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|leader_title = Mayor |
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|leader_name = Steve Ecklond |
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|area_total_km2 = 1.6 |
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|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |
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|population_total = 6486 |
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |
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|latd = 40 |latm = 57 |lats = 11 |latNS = N |
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|postal_code = 10707 |
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|area_code = [[Area code 914|914]] |
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|blank_info = 36-75583 |
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[[File:Tuckahoe, New York at Crestwood MNR Station.jpg|thumb|350px|Commercial District near Crestwood Train Station]] |
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'''Tuckahoe''' is a [[administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in the [[administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[Eastchester (town), New York|Eastchester]] in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], [[New York]], [[United States]]. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 6,486.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tuckahoe village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 18, 2011}}</ref> |
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The village can be reached by the [[Metro-North]] railroad system. The [[Tuckahoe (Metro-North station)|Tuckahoe]] and [[Crestwood (Metro-North station)|Crestwood]] stations are 32 minutes and 34 minutes from New York City's [[Grand Central Terminal]], respectively. |
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==Geography== |
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Tuckahoe village is located at {{coord|40|57|11|N|73|49|25|W|type:city}} (40.953110, -73.823609),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> which is the lower, central section of Westchester County. Tuckahoe is bordered by the village of [[Bronxville, New York|Bronxville]] to its south and the unincorporated portion of the town of Eastchester to the north and east. The [[Bronx River]] separates it from the [[Crestwood (Yonkers)|Crestwood section]] of [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]] to its west. Easily accessible roadways include the [[Bronx River Parkway]], White Plains Road ([[New York State Route 22|Route 22]]), the [[Major Deegan Expressway]] ([[Interstate 87|I-87]]), the [[Hutchinson River Parkway]], and the [[Cross County Parkway]]. |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. |
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==Demographics== |
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,211 people, 2,627 households, and 1,626 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was 10,188.8 people per square mile (3,931.3/km²). There were 2,729 housing units at an average density of 4,476.8 per square mile (1,727.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 73.98% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9.76% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.84% of the population. |
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There were 2,627 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.05. |
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In the village the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males. |
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The median income for a household in the village was $60,744, and the median income for a family was $78,188. Males had a median income of $56,217 versus $41,077 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $31,819. About 5.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. |
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==Tuckahoe Marble== |
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[[File:Tuckahoe quarry ny monument 2009.png|thumb|right|200px|Description sign monument at Tuckahoe Quarry]] |
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{{main|Westchester marble}} |
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In 1818, after high-quality white [[marble]] was found, the Tuckahoe Marble Quarry opened and soon became a major producer of marble for the world. This high quality white marble was discovered near the [[Bronx River]] and was used in many famous buildings and monuments. |
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==Tuckahoe renaissance== |
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Beginning in the early 2000s, Tuckahoe has enjoyed an influx of investor capital which has resulted in the redevelopment of many of its former commercial and industrial areas. Several previous and current projects include the conversion of a former [[Revlon]] factory to the high-end Rivervue Apartment Complex (located on the corner of Lake Avenue and Main Street), and the new construction of residential, retail and medical office properties along the Main Street corridor. The updated and refurbished [[Tuckahoe (Metro-North station)|Tuckahoe railroad station]] is now a [[Starbucks]]. The original Tuckahoe Village Hall, built in 1911, is now home to the [[Generoso Pope]] Foundation. Additional residential construction is occurring at the former site of Westcon on Main Street, and additional construction/redevelopment is expected in the downtown section of Crestwood as well.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} In 2011, Growlers Beer Bistro opened, replacing the abandoned [[New York Central Railroad]] substation originally constructed in 1906. |
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== In popular culture == |
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*The [[Norman Lear]] comedy [[Maude (TV series)|''Maude'']] (1972-1978) starring [[Bea Arthur]] was set in Tuckahoe. |
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*In the [[J. D. Salinger]] novel ''[[Franny and Zooey]]'', Beatrice "[[Boo Boo Glass|Boo Boo" Glass]] Tannenbaum is referred to as a Tuckahoe homemaker. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.tuckahoe.com/ Village of Tuckahoe official website] |
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* [http://www.tuckahoetv.com/ Tuckahoe Government-Access Television (GATV) cable TV channel] |
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* [http://www.eastchester.org/ Town of Eastchester] |
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{{New York}} |
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{{Westchester County, New York}} |
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[[Category:Eastchester, New York]] |
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[[Category:Villages in New York]] |
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[[Category:Villages in Westchester County, New York]] |
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