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Millbrook, New York
Millbrook, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°47′14″N 73°41′32″W / 41.78722, -73.69222
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Dutchess
Area
- Total	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km²)
- Land	1.9 sq mi (4.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	574 ft (175 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,429
- Density	764.3/sq mi (295.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	12545
Area code(s)	845
FIPS code	36-47273
GNIS feature ID	0957288

Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1,429 at the 2000 census. It is considered one of the wealthiest towns in the State of New York and is often thought of as a rural and more low-key version of The Hamptons. The main street, Franklin Avenue, is home to many of the village's main eateries, stores, and landmarks, including the public library. The Village of Millbrook is near the center of the Town of Washington. US Route 44 passes through the village.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Residents of note 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Schools and Colleges 5 Points of interest 6 In popular culture 7 External links

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Millbrook is located at 41°47′14″N, 73°41′32″W (41.787125, -73.692246)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.60%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,429 people, 678 households, and 360 families residing in the village. The population density was 764.3 people per square mile (295.0/km²). There were 744 housing units at an average density of 397.9/sq mi (153.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.87% White, 2.66% African American, 0.21% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.01% of the population.

There were 678 households out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.8% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,552, and the median income for a family was $65,417. Males had a median income of $47,917 versus $31,111 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,114. About 2.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

• Millbrook Central School District (website)
• Millbrook High School, New York (website)
• Millbrook School (website)

• Colleges in the general area:
  • Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson) (website)
  • Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park) (website)
  • Dutchess Community College (Poughkeepsie) (website)
  • Marist College (Poughkeepsie) (website)
  • Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute (Poughkeepsie)
  • State University of New York at New Paltz (New Paltz) (website)
  • Vassar College (Poughkeepsie) (website)

• Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum
• Innisfree Garden

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about the boarding school that he attended located near the town (entitled "Millbrook"). The song is on his eponymous first album, released in 1998.

• Millbrook information
• Millbrook Free Library

• Millbrook, New York is at coordinates 41°47′14″N 73°41′32″W / 41.787125, -73.692246Coordinates: 41°47′14″N 73°41′32″W / 41.787125, -73.692246

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Dutchess County, New York
County seat: Poughkeepsie (city)
Cities	Beacon | Poughkeepsie
Towns	Amenia | Beekman | Clinton | Dover | East Fishkill | Fishkill | Hyde Park | LaGrange | Milan | North East | Pawling | Pine Plains | Pleasant Valley | Poughkeepsie | Red Hook | Rhinebeck | Stanford | Union Vale | Wappinger | Washington
Villages	Fishkill | Millbrook | Millerton | Pawling | Red Hook | Rhinebeck | Tivoli | Wappingers Falls
Communities and CDPs	Amenia | Annadale-on-Hudson | Arlington | Brinckerhoff | Crown Heights | Dover Plains | Fairview | Haviland | Hillside Lake | Hopewell Junction | Linden Acres | Myers Corner | New Hamburg | Pine Plains | Red Oaks Mill | Rhinecliff | Salt Point | Shekomeko | Spackenkill | Staatsburg | Wassaic