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Carmel, New York

Introduction to Carmel, New York

Carmel is located in the New York metropolitan area. The town has a population of 33,006.

Carmel History

George Hughson, the earliest European settler in this area, arrived in 1740. Carmel was originally founded as the Town of Kent in 1795. It was declared a county seat in 1812. The Carmel County Courthouse was constructed in 1814, while the Carmel High School was built in 1929.

Carmel and nearby Attractions

Putnam County Park
Reed Memorial Library
The Sedgewood Club
Clarence Fahnestock State Park
Putnam County Veteran Memorial Park
Mahopac Golf Club

Things To Do In Carmel

The Centennial Golf Club, a 27-hole championship golf course, occupies an area of 340 acres and provides memorable playing opportunities to golfers. Lake Gleneida is also a popular tourist spot. It is spread over 168 acres and was formed by ice age glaciers. The Putnam County Park has a lake, camp grounds and hiking trails.

Carmel Transportation

Air transportation facilities are available at Stewart International Airport.

Carmel Higher Education

United States Military Academy, Pace University, Western Connecticut State University, and SUNY Westchester Commmunity College provide facilities for higher education.

Category	Value
County	Putnam
Standard Zip Codes	10512
Phone Area Codes	845
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.44
Longitude	-73.669

Station	STORMVILLE
Distance	7.2 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 33 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	42 to 62 F
Annual Precip	49.9 inches

Station	YORKTOWN HEIGHTS 1 W
Distance	13.8 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 34 F
Apr Temp	38 to 58 F
Jul Temp	63 to 82 F
Oct Temp	42 to 62 F
Annual Precip	51.1 inches

Station	GLENHAM
Distance	14.6 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	45.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	33,006	100%
Male	16,363	49.6%
Female	16,643	50.4%
Under 18	8,997	27.3%
18+	24,009	72.7%
65+	3,139	9.5%
Median Age	37.1
Average Family Size	3.37
White	31,223	94.6%
African-American	362	1.1%
Asian	391	1.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	42	0.1%
Other	482	1.5%
Mixed Race	503	1.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1,955	5.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	34,711
Growth	1,705
Growth %	5.2%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	35.5%
Irish	20.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.2%
German	9.1%
US/American	4.3%
Polish	3.5%
English	2.8%
Russian	2.1%
Portuguese	1.2%
Greek	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Scottish	0.9%
Slovak	0.8%
Swedish	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.7%
Dutch	0.6%
Hungarian	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%
French Canadian	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
Yugoslavian	0.4%
Czech	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
European	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
Albanian	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Jordanian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Carmel	33,006	$86,032
Brewster	2,162	$48,393
Lake Carmel	8,663	$76,514
Lincolndale	2,018	$96,290
Mahopac	8,478	$78,091
Shenorock	1,887	$79,534
Somers	18,346	$103,950

Library
Kent Public Library 264 Route 52 Carmel, New York (845) 225-8585 Library Web Site
Literary Union Library Of Carmel 1733 Route 6 Carmel, New York (845) 225-2439 Library Web Site

(As of 2005)
1876 Route 6

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