Chappaqua
| Chappaqua | |
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| Hamlet & CDP | |
Downtown Chappaqua from the NY 120 overpass
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| Etymology: Algonquian for "the rustling land" | |
 Location of Chappaqua, New York |
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| Coordinates (Downtown): 41°9′32″N 73°46′20″W / 41.15889°N 73.77222°WCoordinates: 41°9′32″N 73°46′20″W / 41.15889°N 73.77222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley |
| County | Westchester |
| Town | New Castle |
| Seat | New Castle Town Hall 41°9′19″N 73°46′28″W / 41.15528°N 73.77444°W 320 ft (98 m) |
| Government | |
| • Town Supervisor | Robert Greenstein |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 330 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2010) | 1,436 |
| • Density | 3,191.1/sq mi (1,232.1/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 10514 |
| Area code(s) | 914 (Exchange: 238) |
| GNIS feature ID | 946393 |
| FIPS code | 36-13805 |
| River | Saw Mill |
| Website | www |
Chappaqua /ˈtʃæpəkwɑː/ is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York. It is on 0.45 square miles (1.2 km2) of land on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. In the New York State Legislature it is within the New York State Assembly's 93rd district and the New York Senate's 40th district. In Congress the village is in New York's 17th District.
Chappaqua was founded by a group of Quakers in the 1730s and was the home of Horace Greeley, New-York Tribune editor and U.S. congressman. Since the late 1990s, President Bill and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have lived there.
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