Southeast, New York | |
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| Town of Southeast | |
 Bog Brook Reservoir | |
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 Location of Southeast, New York | |
| Coordinates:41°24′N73°36′W / 41.400°N 73.600°W /41.400; -73.600 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Putnam |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.98 sq mi (90.60 km2) |
| • Land | 31.73 sq mi (82.19 km2) |
| • Water | 3.25 sq mi (8.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,058 |
• Estimate (2022)[citation needed] |  18,118 |
| • Density | 572.5/sq mi (221.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 10509 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-68924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979507 |
| Website | www |
Southeast is atown inPutnam 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 incorporatedvillage within the town's borders.Interstate 84,Interstate 684,U.S. Route 202,US Route 6, andNY 22 are the primary routes through the town.
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The first settler arrivedcirca 1730. 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 theConnecticut border, 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 thevillage ofBrewster.
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]
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.
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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 severalreservoirs that supplyNew York City.
The eastern town line bordersFairfield County, Connecticut, and the southern town boundary borders northernWestchester County.
Metro-North Railroad'sBrewster station andSoutheast station serve the town, and are located on theHarlem Line. From Southeast, express trains toGrand Central Terminal take about 80 minutes.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1,909 | — | |
| 1830 | 2,042 | 7.0% | |
| 1840 | 1,910 | −6.5% | |
| 1850 | 2,079 | 8.8% | |
| 1860 | 2,350 | 13.0% | |
| 1870 | 2,075 | −11.7% | |
| 1880 | 3,500 | 68.7% | |
| 1890 | 4,082 | 16.6% | |
| 1900 | 2,843 | −30.4% | |
| 1910 | 3,282 | 15.4% | |
| 1920 | 3,260 | −0.7% | |
| 1930 | 3,503 | 7.5% | |
| 1940 | 4,053 | 15.7% | |
| 1950 | 4,388 | 8.3% | |
| 1960 | 6,844 | 56.0% | |
| 1970 | 9,901 | 44.7% | |
| 1980 | 11,416 | 15.3% | |
| 1990 | 14,927 | 30.8% | |
| 2000 | 17,316 | 16.0% | |
| 2010 | 18,404 | 6.3% | |
| 2020 | 18,058 | −1.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
As of thecensus of 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.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 24.98% 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 couples living 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]
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]
Southeast is governed by atown board. Southeasttown hall is located onNew York State Route 22 inBrewster, New York. Law enforcement services for Southeast are provided by theNew York State Police and the Putnam County sheriff's office. The village ofBrewster has its own police department.
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