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Tuckahoe (village), New York

Coordinates:40°57′11″N73°49′25″W/ 40.95306°N 73.82361°W/40.95306; -73.82361
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Tuckahoe, New York
Village
Commercial district near Crestwood Station
Commercial district near Crestwood Station
Official seal of Tuckahoe, New York
Seal
Location of Tuckahoe (village), New York
Location of Tuckahoe (village), New York
Coordinates:40°57′11″N73°49′25″W/ 40.95306°N 73.82361°W/40.95306; -73.82361
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWestchester
TownEastchester
Incorporated1903
Government
• MayorOmayra Andino
Area
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• Total0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
• Land0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
• Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
112 ft (34 m)
Population
(2020)
• Total7,084
• Density11,787.02/sq mi (4,550.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5(Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)UTC-4(EDT)
ZIP code
10707
Area code914
FIPS code36-75583
GNISfeature ID0967924
Websitewww.tuckahoe

Tuckahoe/tʌkəˈhoʊ/is avillageinWestchester County,New York,United States. One-and-a-half miles long and three-quarters of a mile wide, with theBronx Riverserving as its western boundary, the Village of Tuckahoe is approximately sixteen miles north ofmidtown Manhattanin Southern Westchester County.[2]As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 6,486.[3]

The village can be reached by theMetro-Northrailroad system. TheTuckahoeandCrestwoodstations are 32 minutes and 34 minutes from New York City'sGrand Central Terminal,respectively.

History

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Industry and growth

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Main article:Tuckahoe marble
Village square and downtown

The name “Tuckahoe," meaning “it is globular," was a general term used by the Native Americans of the region when describing various bulbous roots which were used as food. Throughout the 1700s and 1800s, Tuckahoe was a rural, minor community which was part of the larger town of Eastchester. It wasn't until the early nineteenth century that Tuckahoe first became a semi-prominent part of the New York Metropolitan Area upon the discovery of vast, high-quality, whitemarbledeposits near the Bronx River by Scottish businessmanAlexander Masterson.[4]Through the use of his financial wealth and influence, Masterson started Tuckahoe's marble industry, its first quarry in 1812. The high quality of "Tuckahoe Marble" was in great demand, quickly transforming the once quiet village into the "marble capital of the world".[5]In the 1840s, to serve quarry owners who transported marble to the city, theNew York and Harlem Railroadopened two train depots in Tuckahoe. The booming industry drew succeeding waves of German, Irish and Italian immigrant workers, and, after the Civil War, African-Americans who migrated from the South.[6]The Tuckahoe quarries produced heavily for almost a century before supplies dwindled and the industry ended.[7]The village'sChurch of the Immaculate Conceptionwas constructed for the predominantly Catholic population using Tuckahoe Marble.[8]

Descriptive monument at Tuckahoe Quarry

During the 1920s Burroughs Wellcome (now part ofGlaxoSmithKline) established research and manufacturing facilities on Scarsdale Road on land acquired from the Hodgman Rubber Company,[9]: 18 [10][11]and for many years was a leading industry in Tuckahoe[9]until the company moved toResearch Triangle Parkin North Carolina in 1971.[12]The Nobel Prize winning scientistsGertrude B. ElionandGeorge H. Hitchingsworked there and invented drugs still used many years later, such as the cancer and autoimmune disease suppressantmercaptopurine.[13]

Geography

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Tuckahoe village is located at40°57′11″N73°49′25″W/ 40.95306°N 73.82361°W/40.95306; -73.82361(40.953110, -73.823609),[14]which is the lower, central section of Westchester County. Tuckahoe is bordered by the village ofBronxvilleto its south and the unincorporated portion of the town of Eastchester to the north and east. The Bronx River separates it from theCrestwood sectionofYonkersto its west. Easily accessible roadways include theBronx River Parkway,White Plains Road (Route 22), theMajor Deegan Expressway(I-87), theHutchinson River Parkway,and theCross County Parkway.

According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19102,722—
19203,50928.9%
19306,13874.9%
19406,5636.9%
19505,991−8.7%
19606,4237.2%
19706,236−2.9%
19806,076−2.6%
19906,3023.7%
20006,211−1.4%
20106,4864.4%
20207,0849.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[15]

As of thecensus[16]of 2010, there were 6,486 people, 2,855 households, and 1,657 families residing in the village. There were 3,122 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 67.5%White,10.2%African American,12.1%HispanicorLatinof any race, 8.2%Asian,1.7% from two or more races, 0.2% fromother races,and 0.1%Native American.

There were 2,627 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% weremarried couplesliving together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. In total, 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 20, 4.7% from 20 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. The male population represented 46.4% of the population whereas females accounted for 53.6% of the population.

The median and mean incomes for a household in the village was $68,648 and $129,406, respectively, and the median income for a family was $92,250. Approximately 14.7% of the village population earned income of $200,000 or more and theper capita incomefor the village was $56,057. About 1.1% of families and 3.9% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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The village was fictionally represented as the setting of the CBS sitcomMaudefrom 1972 to 1978.

References

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  1. ^"ArcGIS REST Services Directory".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedSeptember 20,2022.
  2. ^A Brief History of the Village of Tuckahoe
  3. ^"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tuckahoe village, New York".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedNovember 18,2011.
  4. ^The Mastersons
  5. ^Town Eastchester - Local History
  6. ^Here Comes the Train Circa 1850
  7. ^Holding on to Tradition, and Independence NY Times
  8. ^"The Present Church"(PDF).ICC History.RetrievedSeptember 26,2016.
  9. ^abTricentennial Committee.1664-1964 The Story of a Town
  10. ^The Eastchester Citizen-Bulletin, November 19, 1924Page 2
  11. ^Peter Pennoyerand Anne Walker. The Architecture of Delano & Aldrich. W. W. Norton & Company, 2003ISBN9780393730876.Page 188
  12. ^Triangle Modernist Houses Press release. October 8, 2012Iconic Burroughs Wellcome Headquarters Open for Rare Public TourArchivedMarch 31, 2016, at theWayback Machine
  13. ^Katherine Bouton for the New York Times. January 29, 1989The Nobel Pair
  14. ^"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".United States Census Bureau.February 12, 2011.RetrievedApril 23,2011.
  15. ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2015.
  16. ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
  17. ^"Police union announces scholarship winners".The Bronxville Review Press and Reporter.Gannett Company. June 9, 2005.RetrievedMay 17,2017.
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