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Southeast, New York

Coordinates:41°24′N73°36′W/ 41.400°N 73.600°W/41.400; -73.600
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Southeast, New York
Town
Town of Southeast
Bog Brook Reservoir
Bog Brook Reservoir
Official seal of Southeast, New York
Seal
Location of Southeast, New York
Location of Southeast, New York
Coordinates:41°24′N73°36′W/ 41.400°N 73.600°W/41.400; -73.600
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyPutnam
Area
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• Total34.98 sq mi (90.60 km2)
• Land31.73 sq mi (82.19 km2)
• Water3.25 sq mi (8.41 km2)
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Population
(2020)
• Total18,058
• Estimate
(2022)[citation needed]
Increase18,118
• Density572.51/sq mi (221.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5(Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)UTC-4(EDT)
ZIP code
10509
Area code845
FIPS code36-68924
GNISfeature ID0979507
Websitewww.southeast-ny.gov

Southeastis atowninPutnam County,New York,United States,so named for its location in the southeastern corner of the county. The population was 18,058 at the 2020 census.[2]The town as a whole is informally referred to asBrewster,the town's principal settlement;[according to whom?]the latter is also an incorporatedvillagewithin the town's borders.Interstate 84,Interstate 684,U.S. Route 202,US Route 6,andNY 22are the primary routes through the town.

History

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A 1799 map of Connecticut which showsThe Oblong.FromLow's Encyclopaedia.

The first settler arrivedcirca1730. The area first exploited was called "The Oblong,"and was outside of the land claimed by thePhilipse Patent.Due to a border dispute between New York andConnecticut,the area between the undisputed border of New York and the undisputed border of Connecticut was an approximately 4-mile-wide (6 km) area which ran the full north-south dimension along the state line, in what are now Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Columbia Counties. This was called the Oblong. Land was sold in this area, both by the governor of New York and the King of England for Connecticut, with conflicting deeds. The boundary was settled in New York's favor by the 1731 Treaty of Dover.

A small portion ofthe Oblong,namely the portion in the Philipse Patent (now Putnam County), was alternately known as Southeast as it was the southeasternmost town in Dutchess County. It consisted of the four-mile-wide section of land along theConnecticutborder, going the full north-south dimension of what is now Putnam County, i.e. the eastern part of the current town ofPatterson,and the eastern part of the current town of Southeast. The western parts of those two current towns were part of the large Phillipse Patent which had not yet been divided into towns.

The most heavily settled areas of the "Oblong" version of Southeast were the "city" of Frederickstown, now the hamlet of Patterson, and the area called Sodom. This version of Southeast was founded in 1788,[3]and formed the southeast corner of Dutchess County. In 1795, Frederickstown, the town that had been Southeast's neighbor, was divided into the present towns ofCarmel,Kent,and Patterson, the latter two known at first as "Frederick" and "Franklin", and at the same time, Southeast lost its northern half to Patterson, and expanded to the west to become the shape it is now. Putnam County split from Dutchess in 1812. The most densely populated area in the town today is thevillageofBrewster.

Post offices

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The first "South East" post office was established in 1797, when the town was still a municipality in Dutchess County.[4]On June 12, 1812, the county of Putnam was established from six Dutchess County towns: Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Putnam Valley and Southeast.[5]These two dates provide a frame of reference for the dates of operation of each Southeast post office.

Before the establishment of centralized post offices, local offices were established in general stores, railroad depots and other public venues in densely populated areas. In Southeast, there were nine individual post offices, each with distinctive postmarks:[6]

  • Brewster's Station from 1850 to 1883
  • Brewster from 1883 to date
  • Doanesburgh from 1839 to 1855
  • Dykman's from 1851 to 1894
  • Dykemans from 1894 to 1935
  • Milltown from 1826 to 1867
  • Putnam Lake Branch 1959 to 1968
  • South East 1797 to 1812 (Dutchess County)
  • South East 1812 to 1857 (Putnam County)
  • Tilly Foster 1881 to 1958

By September 1968, the last of these local offices was closed, and the only post office for the town of Southeast and village of Brewster was located at 20 Main Street with the postmark "Brewster, New York 10509".[6]In the 1990s this USPS branch relocated to 3 Mount Ebo Road in the Doansburgh section of Southeast, no longer in the village of Brewster, but retained the "Brewster 10509" name and ZIP code.

Geography

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Interstates84and684meet in Southeast

According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the town has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km2), of which 32.1 square miles (83 km2) is land and 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), or 8.35%, is water. The town contains severalreservoirsthat supplyNew York City.

The eastern town line bordersFairfield County, Connecticut,and the southern town boundary borders northernWestchester County.

The windmill at Tilly Foster Farm

Metro-North Railroad'sBrewster stationandSoutheast stationserve the town, and are located on theHarlem Line.From Southeast, express trains toGrand Central Terminaltake about 80 minutes.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18201,909—
18302,0427.0%
18401,910−6.5%
18502,0798.8%
18602,35013.0%
18702,075−11.7%
18803,50068.7%
18904,08216.6%
19002,843−30.4%
19103,28215.4%
19203,260−0.7%
19303,5037.5%
19404,05315.7%
19504,3888.3%
19606,84456.0%
19709,90144.7%
198011,41615.3%
199014,92730.8%
200017,31616.0%
201018,4046.3%
202018,058−1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of thecensusof 2020, there were 18,058, 7,058 households, and 6,516 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 71.95%White,0.027%African American,0.69%Native American,2.65%Asian,0.04%Pacific Islander,10.3% fromother races,and 11.6% from two or more races.HispanicorLatinoof any race were 0.239% of the population.[2]

There were 6,516 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% weremarried couplesliving together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% had a male householder with no wife present. 77.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18.[2]

Tilly Foster Farm

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 22.0% from 18 to 24, 78.0% from 25 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years.[2]

The median income for a household in the town was $104,167, and the median income for a family was $119,232. About 5.2% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.[2]

Government

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Southeast is governed by atown board.Southeasttown hallis located onNew York State Route 22inBrewster, New York.Law enforcement services for Southeast are provided by theNew York State Policeand the Putnam County sheriff's office. The village ofBrewsterhas its own police department.

Communities and locations in Southeast

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  • Bog Brook Reservoir– Areservoirnear the center of the town.
  • Brewster– A centrally located village within the town.
  • Brewster Heights– Ahamletwest of Brewster village.
  • Brewster Hill– A hamlet north of Brewster village.
  • Deans Corners – A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town.
    Horses at Tilly Foster Farm
  • Deforest Corners – A hamlet in the northeastern corner of the town, northeast of Sears Corners.
  • Doansburg Preserve – a 13 acre preserve; one of the Putnam County Land Trust properties.
  • Drewville Heights – A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town.
  • Dykemans – A hamlet on Route 312, north of Brewster Hill.
  • East Branch Reservoir– A reservoir east of Brewster and south of Bog Brook Reservoir.
  • Fieldstone Pond – Condo community off Doansburg Road.
  • Milltown– A hamlet near the eastern town line.
  • Peach Lake– A hamlet in the southeastern corner of the town, located at the northeast shore of a smalllakealso called Peach Lake.
  • Sears Corners – A hamlet by the intersection of Routes 22 and 312 in the northeastern part of the town.
  • Sodom– A location east of Brewster village.
  • Tilly Foster – A hamlet near the western town line.
  • Tilly Foster Mine– an abandoned mine adjacent toTilly Foster Farm Museum.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJuly 5,2017.
  2. ^abcde"Explore Census Data".data.census.gov.RetrievedApril 27,2022.
  3. ^"About the Town of Southeast | Southeast, NY".www.southeast-ny.gov.RetrievedJune 6,2024.
  4. ^The History of Putnam County, New York. 1886. Reprinted by the Landmarks Preservation Committee of the Southeast Museum, Brewster, New York 1975
  5. ^The History of Putnam County, N.Y.; with an enumeration of its towns, villages, rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, mountains, hills and geological features, local traditions and short biographical sketches of early settlers, etc. by William J. Blake, Esq., counselor-at-law; New York 1849
  6. ^abNew York Postal History: The Post Offices and First Postmaster from 1775 to 1980by John L. Kay and Chester M. Smith, Jr., American Philatelic Society, 1982
  7. ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2015.
  8. ^"Population and Housing Unit Estimates".RetrievedJune 9,2017.
  9. ^Kozinn, Allan (August 8, 2003)."Julius Baker, Principal Flutist Of Philharmonic, Dies at 87".The New York Times.
  10. ^"Juilliard | the Juilliard Journal Online".Archived fromthe originalon May 15, 2008.RetrievedMay 25,2009.
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