Freedom Plains, New York

Census-designated place in New York, United States
41°40′21″N 73°47′58″W / 41.67250°N 73.79944°W / 41.67250; -73.79944CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountyDutchessTownLaGrangeArea • Total1.33 sq mi (3.46 km2) • Land1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)Elevation
315 ft (96 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total438 • Density339.27/sq mi (131.04/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
12540
Area code845FIPS code36-27452GNIS feature ID0950660

Freedom Plains is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census the population was 421.[3]

Geography

Freedom Plains is in the center of the town of LaGrange, in the south-central part of Dutchess County. New York State Route 55 passes through the hamlet, leading west 7 miles (11 km) to Poughkeepsie, the county seat, and southeast 13 miles (21 km) to Pawling. The Taconic State Parkway forms the eastern edge of Freedom Plains, leading north 57 miles (92 km) to its end at Interstate 90 and south 70 miles (110 km) to New York City. The CDP is bordered to the north by James Baird State Park.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Freedom Plains CDP has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.45 km2), of which 1.29 square miles (3.34 km2) is land and 0.042 square miles (0.11 km2), or 3.30%, is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020438
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Education

It is in the Arlington Central School District,[5] which operates Arlington High School.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom Plains, New York
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Freedom Plains CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dutchess County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/7). Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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