Editing Poughkeepsie, New York

{{Short description|City in New York, United States}}
{{redirect|Poughkeepsie|the town surrounding this city|Poughkeepsie (town), New York|other uses|Poughkeepsie (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Poughkeepsie, New York
| official_name=City of Poughkeepsie
| settlement_type          = [[List of cities in New York|City]]
| etymology                = ''U-puku-ipi-sing'': "The reed-covered lodge by the little-water place"<ref>{{cite book |last=Buff |first= Sheila  |title=Insider's guide to the Hudson River Valley |date=April 1, 2009 |publisher=Morris Book Publishing |isbn=978-0762744381 |page=6}}</ref>
| nickname                 = The Queen City of the Hudson, PK<ref>{{cite book|last=Adams|first=Arthur G.|title=The Hudson River Guidebook|publisher=[[Fordham University Press]]|location=New York|edition=2nd|url=https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam|url-access=registration |date=1996 |isbn=0-8232-1679-9 |lccn=96-1894|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|207}}
| image_skyline            = Poughkeepsie, NY with evening balloon take-off-crop.jpg
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| image_caption            = Poughkeepsie during its annual balloon festival
| image_flag               = Flag of Poughkeepsie, New York.png
| flag_size                = 150px
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| map_caption              = Interactive map of Poughkeepsie
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| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]]
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = {{start date and age|1686}}
| established_title1       = Incorporated (town)
| established_date1        = {{start date and age|1799}}
| established_title2       = Incorporated (city)
| established_date2        = {{Start date and age|1854}}
| elevation_ft             = 180
| elevation_max_ft         = 380
| elevation_max_point      = College Hill
| elevation_min_ft         = 0
| elevation_min_point      = [[Hudson River]]
| area_total_sq_mi         = 5.72
| area_land_sq_mi          = 5.14
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.57
| area_urban_sq_mi         = 327.1
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total         = 31577
| population_density_sq_mi = 6137.41
| population_urban               = 314,766 ([[List of United States urban areas|US: 131st]])<ref name="urban area">{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|title=2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications|author=United States Census Bureau|website=Federal Register|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=January 2, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230035004/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|url-status=live}}</ref>
| population_density_urban_km2   = 578.9
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 1,499.4
| population_metro         = 697,221 ([[Metropolitan statistical area|US: 84th]])
| government_type          = [[Mayor–council government]]
| leader_party             = [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Yvonne Flowers
| leader_title1            = Common Council
| leader_name1             = {{Collapsible list |At-Large: Sarah Salem ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |W1: Debra Long ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |W2: Evan Menist ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |W3: Lorraine Johnson ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]), Whip |W4: Nathan Shook, Vice-Chair ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |W5: Yvonne Flowers  ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) | W6: Christopher Grant ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |W7: Nedra Thompson ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |W8: Megan Deichler ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])|}}
| timezone1                = [[Eastern Standard Time|EST]]
| utc_offset1              = −5
| timezone1_DST            = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = −4
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code              = 12601–12604
| area_code                = 845
| blank_name               = FIPS code
| blank_info               = 36-59641
| blank1_name              = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info              = 979392<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|979392}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com}}
| population_density_km2   = 2369.86
| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_total_km2           = 14.81
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| area_water_km2           = 1.49
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'''Poughkeepsie''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|k|ɪ|p|s|i}} {{respell|pə|KIP|see}}) is a city within the [[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|Town of Poughkeepsie]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It is the county seat of [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess County]], with a 2020 census population of 31,577.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/poughkeepsiecitynewyork/PST045221=place|title=April 1,2020 Census QuickFacts Poughkeepsie city, New York |website=census.gov|access-date=2022-01-29|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930111100/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/poughkeepsiecitynewyork/PST045221=place|url-status=live}}</ref> Poughkeepsie is in the [[Hudson Valley|Hudson River Valley]] region, midway between the core of the [[New York metropolitan area]] and the state capital of [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. It is a principal city of the [[Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area|Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area]] which belongs to the New York combined statistical area.<ref>{{cite web |author1=United States Office of Management and Budget |author-link=United States Office of Management and Budget |title=OMB Bulletin No. 18-04 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf |access-date=11 July 2019 |date=14 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726002809/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf |archive-date=July 26, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is served by the nearby [[Hudson Valley Regional Airport]] and [[Stewart International Airport]] in [[Orange County, New York]].

Poughkeepsie has been called "The Queen City of the Hudson".<ref>{{cite book |page=40 |title=The Hudson River by Daylight |author=McQuill, Thursty |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WmXMnHZW9n4C&pg=PA40 |publisher=Bryant Literary Union |year=1884 |access-date=2019-11-14 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930111051/https://books.google.com/books?id=WmXMnHZW9n4C&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally part of [[New Netherland]], it was settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York State's second capital shortly after the [[American Revolution]]. It was chartered as a city in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the [[Walkway over the Hudson]], a former railroad bridge which reopened as a public walkway in 2009; and the [[Mid-Hudson Bridge]], a major thoroughfare built in 1930 that carries [[U.S. Route 44 in New York|U.S. Route 44]]. The city of Poughkeepsie lies in [[New York's 18th congressional district]].<ref>[http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012c/fc18.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412182404/http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012c/fc18.pdf|date=April 12, 2015}}, Detailed Map of 18th Congressional District</ref>

The City of Poughkeepsie and neighboring Town of Poughkeepsie are generally viewed as a single place and are commonly referred to collectively as "Poughkeepsie", with a combined population of 77,048 in 2020.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Poughkeepsie%20town,%20Dutchess%20County,%20New%20York&g=0600000US3602759652&hidePreview=false&table=DP05&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP05&vintage=2018&cid=DP05_0001E&layer=countysubdivision&lastDisplayedRow=24|title=ACS 2018 Demographic and Housing Estimates for Poughkeepsie Township|website=data.census.gov|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806123516/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Poughkeepsie%20town,%20Dutchess%20County,%20New%20York&g=0600000US3602759652&hidePreview=false&table=DP05&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP05&vintage=2018&cid=DP05_0001E&layer=countysubdivision&lastDisplayedRow=24|url-status=live}}</ref>

Poughkeepsie is situated between the Lower Hudson and the [[Capital District (New York)|Capital District]] regions, and the city's economy is stimulated by several major corporations, including [[IBM]]. Educational institutions include [[Marist University]], [[Vassar College]], [[Dutchess Community College]] and [[The Culinary Institute of America]].

== Etymology ==
The name ''Poughkeepsie'' is derived from a word in the [[Wappinger]] tribe's [[Munsee language]], roughly {{lang|alg|U-puku-ipi-sing}},<ref>{{cite web |url= http://airpaul.com/wheres_poughkeepsie_1.pdf |title= Where'e Poughkeepsie? Finding The Lost Spring |year= 2008 |author= Paul Joffe |access-date= June 7, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120816071039/http://airpaul.com/wheres_poughkeepsie_1.pdf |archive-date= August 16, 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref> meaning 'the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place', referring to a spring or stream feeding into the [[Hudson River]] south of the downtown area.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |article=Poughkeepsie |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/472957/Poughkeepsie |year=2012 |access-date=May 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121231202/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/472957/Poughkeepsie |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
English colonist Robert Sanders and Dutch colonist Myndert Harmense Van Den Bogaerdt acquired the land from a local [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribe in 1686, and the first settlers were the families of Barent Baltus Van Kleeck and Hendrick Jans van Oosterom. The settlement grew quickly, and the Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie was established by 1720.

The city of Poughkeepsie was spared from battle during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and became the second capital of the State of New York after [[Kingston, NY|Kingston]] was [[Burning of Kingston|burned by the British]]. In 1788, the Ratification Convention for New York State included [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[John Jay]], and [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]]. They assembled at the courthouse on Market Street and ratified the [[United States Constitution]], and New York State entered the new union as the eleventh of the original [[Thirteen Colonies]] to become the United States. In 1799, a new seal was created for the city.

The community was set off from the town of Poughkeepsie when it became an incorporated village on March 27, 1799.<ref name="Gazetteer of New York, 1860 & 1861">{{cite web|url=http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/New_York/new_york274.html|title=Gazetteer of New York, 1860 & 1861, page 274|website=gedcomindex.com|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809143352/http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/New_York/new_york274.html|archive-date=August 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The city of Poughkeepsie was chartered on March 28, 1854.<ref name="Gazetteer of New York, 1860 & 1861" />

Poughkeepsie was a major center for whale rendering,{{cn|date=March 2025}} and its industry flourished during the 19th century through shipping, millineries, paper mills, and several breweries along the Hudson River, including some owned by [[Matthew Vassar]], founder of [[Vassar College]]. Wealthy families such as the [[Astor family|Astors]], Rogers, and [[Vanderbilt family|Vanderbilts]], built palatial weekend homes nearby due to the area's natural beauty. The [[Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site|Vanderbilt Mansion]] is located several miles up the Hudson from Poughkeepsie in the town of [[Hyde Park, New York|Hyde Park]] and is registered as a national historic site; it is considered to be a sterling example of the mansions built by American industrialists during the [[Gilded Age]] of the late 19th century. Locust Grove, the former home of [[Samuel F.B. Morse]], the inventor of the telegraph, is nearby.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poughkeepsie {{!}} New York, Map, & History {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Poughkeepsie |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The city is home to the [[Bardavon 1869 Opera House]], the oldest continuously operating entertainment venue in the state.

==Geography==
The city of Poughkeepsie is located on the western edge of [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess County]], in [[Downstate New York]]'s{{cn|date=March 2025}} [[Hudson Valley|Hudson River Valley Area]].

It is bordered by the town of [[Lloyd, New York|Lloyd]] in [[Ulster County]] across the [[Hudson River]] to the west and by the [[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|town of Poughkeepsie]] on the north, east and south. There are two crossings of the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie: the [[Mid-Hudson Bridge]] for motor vehicles and pedestrians, and the pedestrian [[Walkway over the Hudson]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|14.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.3|km2|order=flip}} is land, and {{convert|0.6|km2|order=flip}} (comprising 10.05%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602759641|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Poughkeepsie city, New York|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213125521/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3602759641|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Poughkeepsie lies approximately {{convert|75|mi}} north of the center of the [[New York metropolitan area|New York megacity]].<ref>Google Maps driving directions to north end of Manhattan</ref> It is {{convert|73.5|mi|km}} south of the New York state capital of [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. The highest elevation of Poughkeepsie is {{convert|380|ft|m}} above sea level on College Hill. Its lowest is on the Hudson River.

Poughkeepsie makes up a part of the [[Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan area|Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan statistical area]], which is a part of the wider [[New York metropolitan area|NY-NJ-CT combined statistical area]].

=== Historic districts ===
* [[Academy Street Historic District (Poughkeepsie, New York)|Academy Street Historic District]]
* [[Balding Avenue Historic District]]
* [[Dwight-Hooker Avenue Historic District]]
* [[Garfield Place Historic District]]
* [[Mill Street-North Clover Street Historic District]]
* [[Mount Carmel District]]
* [[Union Street Historic District (Poughkeepsie, New York)|Union Street Historic District]]

===Climate===
Poughkeepsie has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa'') with relatively hot summers and cold winters. It receives approximately {{convert|44.12|in|mm}} of precipitation per year, much of which is delivered in the late spring and early summer. Due to its inland location, Poughkeepsie can be very cold during the winter, with temperatures dropping below {{convert|0|F|C}} a few times per year. Poughkeepsie can also be hit by powerful [[nor'easter]]s, but it usually receives significantly less snow or rain from these storms compared to locations towards the south and east. Extremes range from {{convert|-30|F}} on January 21, 1961, to {{convert|106|F}} on July 15, 1995.

{{Weather box
| location = Poughkeepsie, New York ([[Hudson Valley Regional Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1931–present
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| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 70
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 86
| Apr record high F = 94
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 103
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 101
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 82
| Dec record high F = 72
| year record high F = 104
| Jan high F = 36.0
| Feb high F = 38.9
| Mar high F = 47.9
| Apr high F = 60.6
| May high F = 71.3
| Jun high F = 79.8
| Jul high F = 84.8
| Aug high F = 82.8
| Sep high F = 75.3
| Oct high F = 63.3
| Nov high F = 51.4
| Dec high F = 40.5
| year high F = 61.0
| Jan mean F = 27.1
| Feb mean F = 29.2
| Mar mean F = 37.6
| Apr mean F = 49.0
| May mean F = 59.5
| Jun mean F = 68.4
| Jul mean F = 73.6
| Aug mean F = 71.7
| Sep mean F = 63.9
| Oct mean F = 52.2
| Nov mean F = 41.5
| Dec mean F = 32.1
| year mean F = 50.5
| Jan low F = 18.2
| Feb low F = 19.5
| Mar low F = 27.4
| Apr low F = 37.5
| May low F = 47.7
| Jun low F = 57.1
| Jul low F = 62.3
| Aug low F = 60.7
| Sep low F = 52.5
| Oct low F = 41.1
| Nov low F = 31.6
| Dec low F = 23.8
| year low F = 40.0
| Jan record low F = −30
| Feb record low F = −23
| Mar record low F = −13
| Apr record low F = 13
| May record low F = 26
| Jun record low F = 35
| Jul record low F = 43
| Aug record low F = 38
| Sep record low F = 26
| Oct record low F = 18
| Nov record low F = 3
| Dec record low F = −23
| year record low F = -30
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.82
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.21
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.09
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.62
| May precipitation inch = 3.47
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.91
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.78
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.28
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.33
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.73
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.27
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.39
| year precipitation inch = 41.90
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 9.5
| Feb precipitation days = 9.8
| Mar precipitation days = 11.2
| Apr precipitation days = 11.2
| May precipitation days = 12.6
| Jun precipitation days = 12.9
| Jul precipitation days = 11.3
| Aug precipitation days = 11.7
| Sep precipitation days = 10.5
| Oct precipitation days = 10.5
| Nov precipitation days = 10.0
| Dec precipitation days = 11.1
| year precipitation days = 132.3
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = "NOWData ALY" >{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=aly |title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Dat |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = May 24, 2021 |archive-date = May 2, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210502183400/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=aly |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="NOAA txt KPOU">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014757&format=pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Station: Poughkeepsie Dutchess CO AP, NY |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) |access-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524175558/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014757&format=pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| width = 90
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 11511
|1860= 14726
|1870= 20080
|1880= 20207
|1890= 22206
|1900= 24029
|1910= 27936
|1920= 35000
|1930= 34288
|1940= 40478
|1950= 41023
|1960= 38330
|1970= 32029
|1980= 29757
|1990= 28844
|2000= 29871
|2010= 32736
|2020= 31577
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=January 29, 2022|df=mdy|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
The [[American Community Survey]]'s 2018 estimates placed the population at 30,356.<ref name=":0" /> There were 14,240 housing units. 39.8% of Poughkeepsans were [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 36.4% were [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian or Alaska Native]], 1.2% [[Asian Americans|Asian American]], 5.0% [[Multiracial Americans|multiracial]], and 0.3% from some other race. An estimated 15 persons were of [[Pacific Islander]] heritage according to 2018's estimates. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latin Americans]] collectively made up 17.1% of the city's inhabitants. [[Mexican Americans]] and [[Puerto Ricans]] made the two largest groups of Hispanic and Latin Americans in the city, followed by Cubans and others.

In 2018, there were 12,627 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 6 living in them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Poughkeepsie%20city,%20New%20York%20families&g=1600000US3659641&lastDisplayedRow=26&table=S1101&tid=ACSST5Y2018.S1101&layer=place|title=ACS 2018 Demographic and Housing Estimates|website=data.census.gov|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806214222/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Poughkeepsie%20city,%20New%20York%20families&g=1600000US3659641&lastDisplayedRow=26&table=S1101&tid=ACSST5Y2018.S1101&layer=place|url-status=live}}</ref> 56.1% of households has children from 6 to 17 living with them. 14.0% of householders aged 65 and older lived alone. The average household size was 2.33. A total of 6,606 families lived within the city of Poughkeepsie and the average family size was 3.21.

The median household income from 2014 to 2018 was $42,296 and the mean income was $60,763.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Poughkeepsie%20city,%20New%20York%20income&g=1600000US3659641&lastDisplayedRow=16&table=S1901&tid=ACSST5Y2018.S1901&t=Income%20(Households,%20Families,%20Individuals)&layer=place&vintage=2018&mode=|title=ACS 2018 Annual Income Estimates|website=data.census.gov|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806123825/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Poughkeepsie%20city,%20New%20York%20income&g=1600000US3659641&lastDisplayedRow=16&table=S1901&tid=ACSST5Y2018.S1901&t=Income%20(Households,%20Families,%20Individuals)&layer=place&vintage=2018&mode=|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the 2010 census there were 32,736 people.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|5,806.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13,153 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,556.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 52.8% White, 35.7% Black or African American, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 1.6% Asian, 0.4% Native American, 5.3% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races.

There were 12,014 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.8% were married couples living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The [[median household income]] in the city was $29,389, and the median income for a family was $35,779. Males had a median income of $31,956 versus $25,711 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,759. About 18.4% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

=== Religion ===
Per ''[[Sperling's BestPlaces]]'', nearly 54% of Poughkeepsie and its surrounding area have [[Religion|religious]] affiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_york/poughkeepsie|title=Poughkeepsie, New York Religion|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203181558/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/new_york/poughkeepsie|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest Christian organization is the [[Catholic Church]] (37.8%), served by the [[Latin Church]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Archdiocese of New York]]. The second and third largest Christian organizations are [[Methodism]] (2.6%) and [[Presbyterianism]] (2.0%), and fourth, [[Anglicanism|Anglicanism/Episcopalianism]] (1.7%). Anglicans or Episcopalians within the city limits and surrounding area are primarily served by the [[Episcopal Diocese of New York]].

The fifth largest Christian group is [[Pentecostalism]] (1.3%), followed by [[Lutherans|Lutheranism]] (1.1%), the [[Baptists|Baptist Church]] (0.9%), the [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-Day Saints]] (0.3%), and [[List of Christian denominations|Christians of other denominations]] including the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[United Church of Christ]] (2.7%). The second largest religious group outside of Christianity is [[Islam]] (2.4%). The Islamic community primarily identifies with [[Sunni Islam]] in the area. Following Islam, 0.8% of the population profess [[Judaism]] and 0.1% practice an [[Eastern religions|eastern religion]].

==Economy==
[[File:SmithBrothers 04.jpg|thumb|Smith Brothers]][[File:SmithBrothers 02.gif|thumb|Smith Brothers menthol, introduced in 1922]]
As of 2020, the dominant industries in Poughkeepsie are [[Health care in the United States|healthcare]], [[retail]], [[Education in the United States|education]], [[science]] and [[technology]], [[finance]], and [[Manufacturing in the United States|manufacturing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/poughkeepsie-ny#economy|title=Poughkeepsie, NY |website=Data USA |access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806125704/https://datausa.io/profile/geo/poughkeepsie-ny#economy|url-status=live}}</ref> The arts community is part of the current wave or revitalization in Poughkeepsie with creative people moving from New York City and elsewhere, affectionately called "Poughkipsters."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wayne |first=Jeremy |title=On Location: All About Upstate |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65886423/netjets-us-volume-15-2021 |journal=NetJets |volume=15 |issue=Fall 2012 |pages=56 |via=Yumpu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahoney |first=Brian K. |date=February 1, 2019 |title=The Arts Lead Poughkeepsie's Transformation |url=https://www.chronogram.com/hv-towns/poughtential-the-arts-lead-poughkeepsies-transformation-7452825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003025959/https://www.chronogram.com/hv-towns/poughtential-the-arts-lead-poughkeepsies-transformation-7452825 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2024 |website=Chronogram}}</ref> 

[[IBM]] has a large campus in the adjacent [[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|town of Poughkeepsie]]. It was once referred to as IBM's "Main Plant", although much of the workforce has been moved elsewhere in the company (2008). The site once built the [[IBM 700/7000 series]] of computers as well as the [[IBM 7030 Stretch]] computer and later, together with [[Endicott, New York#IBM|the Endicott site]], [[IBM mainframe]]s. The RS/6000 SP2 family of computers, which came to fame after one of them won a chess match against world chess master [[Garry Kasparov]], were also manufactured by IBM Poughkeepsie. In October 2008, IBM's Poughkeepsie facility was named "Assembly Plant of the Year 2008" by the editors of ''Assembly Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081023/0445853.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707174440/http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081023/0445853.html|url-status=dead|title=Expired|date=July 7, 2012|archive-date=July 7, 2012|website=archive.is}}</ref> Poughkeepsie remains IBM's primary design and manufacturing center for its newest mainframes and high-end [[Power Systems]] servers, and it is also one of IBM's major software development centers for [[z/OS]] and for other products.

Until 1972, Poughkeepsie was home to the [[Smith Brothers]] cough drop factory. The Smith Brothers' gravesite is in the [[Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Musso|first=Anthony P.|title=From a bathtub-shaped marker to famous 'residents,' St. James' graveyard rich in history|url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2019/09/24/graveyard-tours-st-james-episcopal-church-reveal-famous-residents/2390769001/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Poughkeepsie Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410121751/https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2019/09/24/graveyard-tours-st-james-episcopal-church-reveal-famous-residents/2390769001/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Poughkeepsie, New York}}

==Media==
[[File:PoughkeepsieJournalFront.jpg|thumb|Historic headquarters of the ''Poughkeepsie Journal'']]
Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County are within the [[media market]] of the [[New York metropolitan area|New York—New Jersey—Connecticut combined statistical area]], though the city is headquarters for The ''[[Poughkeepsie Journal]]'', the third-oldest active newspaper in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2213.html|title=History of Poughkeepsie, New York|date=December 2014|access-date=December 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214130104/http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2213.html|archive-date=December 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Poughkeepsie Journal'' is owned by [[Gannett]]. [[News 12 Networks|News 12]] Hudson Valley is a regional television channel targeting Poughkeepsie and the Hudson Valley region.

FM radio stations in the area are: 
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*[[WRRV]]-96.9 (alternative rock)
*[[WPDH]]-101.5 (album-oriented rock)
*[[WRHV]]-88.7 (classical music, and [[NPR]] affiliate)
*[[WCZX]]-97.7 (country)
*[[WKXP]]-94.3 (soft adult contemporary)
*[[WRWD-FM]]-107.3 (country)
*[[WSPK]]-104.7 (top 40)
*[[WHUD]]-100.7 (adult contemporary)
*[[WDST]]-100.1 (independent rock)
*[[WPKF]]-96.1 (top 40)
*[[WVKR]]-91.3 (Vassar College Radio)
*[[WRNQ]]-92.1 ('80s to current music)
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AM radio stations in the area are:
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*[[WEOK]]-1390 (oldies)
*[[WGNY (AM)|WGNY]]-1220 (sports)
*[[WHVW]]-950 ('50s and older blues and country)
*[[WKIP (AM)|WKIP]]-1450 (talk radio)
{{div col end}}

==Education==
{{Main articles|Poughkeepsie City School District}}
{{See also|Poughkeepsie plan}}
[[File:Main Building at OFS.jpg|thumb|Oakwood Friends School]]
The [[Poughkeepsie City School District]] is the public K–12 school system, serving approximately 5,000 students.

The [[Oakwood Friends School]] is a co-ed boarding and day school serving approximately 170 students, grades 5–12. Located about {{Convert|75|mi|km}} north of [[New York City]], it is the oldest [[University-preparatory school|college preparatory]] school in New York State, founded in 1796. Oakwood was founded on the Quaker principles of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship. The school's vibrant community nurtures the spirit, scholar, artist, and athlete in each student. [[Poughkeepsie Day School]], also outside the city, is a progressive co-ed pre-K-through-12 day school serving approximately 140 students, founded in 1934 by local families and members of the Vassar College faculty. Other private schools in the area include Tabernacle Christian Academy and Our Lady of Lourdes High School.

[[Spackenkill Union Free School District]], comprising generally the southern part of the town of Poughkeepsie, consists of Hagan Elementary School, Nassau Elementary School, Orville A. Todd Middle School, and [[Spackenkill High School]].

[[Arlington Central School District]], covers substantial parts of Poughkeepsie as well as parts of the towns of [[Beekman, New York|Beekman]], La Grange,  [[Pleasant Valley (town), New York|Pleasant Valley]], and [[Union Vale, New York|Union Vale]].

===Colleges and universities===
{{See also|Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area#Colleges and universities}}

There are no institutions of higher learning operating within the city limits, however [[Dutchess Community College]], Marist College, and [[Vassar College]] are all located just outside the city in the surrounding [[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|Town of Poughkeepsie]].<ref name="Censusmaptown">{{cite web |title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Poughkeepsie town, NY |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st36_ny/cousub/cs3602759652_poughkeepsie/DC20BLK_CS3602759652.pdf |access-date=2023-12-16 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |page=1 (PDF p. 2/3) |quote=Dutchess Community Colg[...]Marist Colg[...]Vassar Colg}}</ref> In addition, [[Adelphi University]]'s Hudson Valley Center located at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital offers a [[Master of Social Work]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hudson Valley Center {{!}} Adelphi University |url=https://www.adelphi.edu/about/locations/hudson-valley-center/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Meet Adelphi |language=en |archive-date=August 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819200229/https://www.adelphi.edu/about/locations/hudson-valley-center/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Colleges formerly located in Poughkeepsie were the Ridley-Lowell Business and Technical Institute, which closed in 2018, and the [[Eastman Business College]] (1859-1931).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridley.edu/location/poughkeepsie|title=Technical Schools in Poughkeepsie, NY - Ridley-Lowell|website=www.ridley.edu|access-date=August 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803052237/http://www.ridley.edu/location/poughkeepsie|archive-date=August 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Public safety==
===Fire===
The city is protected by the career firefighters in the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department. By keeping buildings up to [[fire code|code]], controlling illegal occupancies, monitoring the safety of living areas and issuing licenses and permits, the department works to limit the potential for dangerous situations and the occurrences of fire hazards. The Poughkeepsie Fire Department operates out of three [[fire station]]s, located throughout the city, and operates and maintains a fire apparatus fleet of four [[fire apparatus|engine]]s, including one reserve engine; two ladder trucks; one rescue vehicle, cross-staffed as needed; and one [[fireboat]]. The [[Arlington Fire District]], Fairview Fire District, and [[New Hamburg Fire Department]] cover the surrounding town of Poughkeepsie. The Fire Department is capable of handling fires, rescues, extractions and natural disasters. It is a certified Emergency Medical Services first responder [[fire department]] and first responder to calls with Mobile Life Support Services.

===Police===
Police protection to the city is provided by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. The police department has over 125 employees, including 96 sworn police officers and 34 civilians, of which 13 are emergency dispatchers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cityofpoughkeepsie.com/police-department/|title=Police Department|website=cityofpoughkeepsie.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115062121/http://cityofpoughkeepsie.com/police-department/|archive-date=January 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Police Department also operate a Citizen Observer Alert Network to keep citizens informed about local crime, emergency situations, and other important information. The Dutchess County Sheriff Station is based in Poughkeepsie and is adjacent to the Dutchess County Jail, which houses around 250 inmates maximum capacity at any time, with the same number of inmates housed at out-of-county facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barry|first=John W.|title=Dutchess Jail: Proposed facility shrinks, millions in savings expected|url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/05/22/dutchess-jail-proposed-facility-shrinks-millions-savings-expected/3771250002/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Poughkeepsie Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130234015/https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/05/22/dutchess-jail-proposed-facility-shrinks-millions-savings-expected/3771250002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Medical===
Poughkeepsie is home to [[Vassar Brothers Medical Center]], a 365-bed hospital situated next to [[U.S. Route 9]] on Reade Place. The hospital has an advanced birthing center and a Level III [[Neonatal intensive care unit|Neonatal Intensive Care Unit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healthquest.org/poughkeepsie/hospital-information-vbmc.aspx|title=Vassar Brothers Medical Center {{!}} Hospital Information|website=www.healthquest.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115184118/http://www.healthquest.org/poughkeepsie/hospital-information-vbmc.aspx|archive-date=January 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Vassar Brother Medical Center is owned and operated by [[Nuvance Health]] (formerly HealthQuest), a local nonprofit collection of hospitals and healthcare providers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healthquest.org/about-us/about-us.aspx|title=About Us {{!}} About Us|website=www.healthquest.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202015808/http://www.healthquest.org/about-us/about-us.aspx|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Emergency medical services]] are provided by Mobile Life Support Services, which are contracted to provide full-time ambulance coverage to the city. They provide [[paramedic]] level service, including [[advanced life support]], and have ambulances stationed in the city on Pershing Avenue. Mobile Life also has a staff of specially trained paramedics that provide tactical Emergency Medical Services support to the city police during ESU/SWAT operations, as well as emergency responses for the Fire Department via their Special Operations Response Team. They also provide advanced life support ambulance service to other agencies and municipalities in Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange counties, and their headquarters building is located in [[New Windsor, New York|New Windsor]] in Orange County.

==Culture==
===Sports===
The [[Hudson Valley Renegades]] is a minor league baseball team affiliated with the [[New York Yankees]]. The team is a member of the [[High-A East]], and play at [[Dutchess Stadium]] in the nearby town of [[Fishkill (town), New York|Fishkill]].

The Hudson Valley Hawks were a team in the [[National Professional Basketball League (2007–08)|National Professional Basketball League]] until 2009 when the league disbanded. The team's home court was at [[Beacon City Schools|Beacon High School]], located approximately {{Convert|16|mi|km}} south in the city of [[Beacon, New York|Beacon]].

The Hudson Valley Highlanders of the North American Football League played their home games at [[Dietz Stadium]] in nearby [[Kingston, New York|Kingston]].

Poughkeepsie hosted a founding member of the [[North Eastern Hockey League]] with the formation of the [[Connecticut Cougars|Poughkeepsie Panthers]] in 2003. However, due to financial problems, the team only played for one season and became the Connecticut Cougars the following year. The league folded due to financial problems in January 2008. Subsequently, the city was home to the [[Hudson Valley Bears]], one of four founding members of the [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–09)|Eastern Professional Hockey League]], for one season. Both teams played their home games at the McCann Ice Arena in the [[Mid-Hudson Civic Center]].

[[File:1907 Poughkeepsie Regatta.jpg|thumb|right|Spectators at the 1907 [[Poughkeepsie Regatta]]]]
One of Poughkeepsie's most notable sports events was the annual [[Poughkeepsie Regatta]] of the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]], which was held on the [[Hudson River]] from 1895 to 1949. The top college teams would attend along with tens of thousands of spectators. Poughkeepsie was known as the rowing capital of the world.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Spectators watched from the hills and bluffs overlooking the river and from chartered boats and trains that followed the races along the entire length of the course; which were longer than present-day races, with varsity eights rowing a {{Convert|4|mi|adj=on}} race. When the rowing association moved the regatta to other venues, the Mid-Hudson Rowing Association was formed to preserve rowing in the area. It successfully lobbied to preserve the regatta's facilities for use by area high schools and club rowing programs. As part of the [[NY400|400th anniversary celebration]] of [[Henry Hudson]]'s trip up the Hudson River<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/travel/upstate-new-york-events-celebrate-400th-anniversary-henry-hudson-voyage-river-article-1.363820| title=Upstate New York events celebrate 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage up the river| newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|NY Daily News]]| date=2009-04-21| access-date=December 10, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017182424/http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/travel/upstate-new-york-events-celebrate-400th-anniversary-henry-hudson-voyage-river-article-1.363820| archive-date=October 17, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> a recreation of the regatta was held with [[Marist Red Foxes#Crew|Marist College Crew]] as its host.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/sports/04crew.html| title=Regatta Evokes Poughkeepsie's Rowing Heyday| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=2009-04-10| access-date=February 18, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215004625/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/sports/04crew.html| archive-date=February 15, 2017| url-status=live}}</ref> The events included a fireworks display, a large dinner, and the unveiling of the restored historic Cornell Boathouse, now property of Marist Crew. Historically accurate, the four mile long course started off Rogers Point in [[Hyde Park, New York|Hyde Park]] and ended about a mile south of the [[Walkway over the Hudson|Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge]]. Competitors included [[Marist Red Foxes|Marist]], [[Vassar Brewers|Vassar]], [[Army Black Knights|Army]], [[College Boat Club|Penn]], [[Navy Midshipmen|Navy]], [[Syracuse Orange|Syracuse]], [[Columbia Lions|Columbia]] and [[Cornell Big Red|Cornell]]. Notably this was the first time women's crew teams were allowed to participate in the historic Poughkeepsie Regatta.

Established British racing team [[Carlin Motorsport]] have chosen Poughkeepsie as their U.S. base whilst racing in [[Indy Lights]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|date=2014-12-01|title=Carlin confirms Indy Lights entry, which provides series a huge shot in the arm|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/12/01/carlin-confirms-indy-lights-entry-which-provides-series-a-huge-shot-in-the-arm/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=MotorSportsTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227170947/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/12/01/carlin-confirms-indy-lights-entry-which-provides-series-a-huge-shot-in-the-arm/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Arts and entertainment===
[[File:Bardavon building poughkeepsie 2007 03 18.jpg|thumb|The [[Bardavon 1869 Opera House]]]]

Poughkeepsie has a number of notable institutions for arts and entertainment. The [[Bardavon 1869 Opera House]], located on Market Street just below Main Street, is a theater that has an array of music, drama, dance, and film events and is the home of the [[Hudson Valley Philharmonic]].

The Mid-Hudson Civic Center, located down the street from the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, hosts concerts, [[professional wrestling]] and [[Trade fair|trade shows]] and has an [[ice rink]] next door for [[ice hockey]]. From July 1984 to August 5, 1986, the Civic Center was the location for filming [[WWF Championship Wrestling]].

[[File:Jeff_Keith_with_Tesla_at_the_Chance_in_Poughkeepsie,_NY.jpg|alt=Jeff Keith, lead singer, on stage with Tesla. Guitar player, speakers and drums are in the background.|thumb|The band [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]] at [[The Chance]] in Poughkeepsie, NY]]

[[The Chance]], located at 6 Crannell Street in downtown Poughkeepsie, hosts live rock concerts with local as well as major artists.

The collections of the [[Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center]] at [[Vassar College]] chart the history of art from antiquity to the present and comprise over 21,000 works, including paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs.

The Barrett Art Center at 55 Noxon Street offers exhibits, classes, and lectures on the visual arts.

[[Locust Grove (Samuel F. B. Morse House)|Locust Grove]], the home of [[Samuel Morse]] and a [[National Historic Landmark]], features paintings by Morse, as well as historically important examples of telegraph technology.

For shopping and movie theater entertainment, the [[Poughkeepsie Galleria]] is located in the [[Poughkeepsie (town), New York|town of Poughkeepsie]], southeast of the hamlet of [[Crown Heights, New York|Crown Heights]] and north of [[Wappingers Falls, New York|Wappingers Falls]]. The mall, which opened in 1987, consists of two floors with 250 shops, restaurants, and a multi-plex theater with 16 screens. 

The [[Mid-Hudson Children's Museum]] is located at 75 North Water Street.

The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center at [[Vassar Home for Aged Men|9]] and [[Vassar Institute|12 Vassar Street]] provides venues for music, dance and the visual arts.

[[Bananas Comedy Club]] is a comedy club that presents comedians such as [[Jim Norton (American comedian)|Jim Norton]], [[Rich Vos]], [[Patrice O'Neal]], and [[Nick DiPaolo]]. [[Jimmy Fallon]] started his career performing at the club.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-23|title=Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon Got His Start In Poughkeepsie|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/southwestdutchess/lifestyle/tonight-shows-jimmy-fallon-got-his-start-in-poughkeepsie/700914/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Southwest Dutchess Daily Voice|language=en|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208123958/https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/southwestdutchess/lifestyle/tonight-shows-jimmy-fallon-got-his-start-in-poughkeepsie/700914/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Joseph Bertolozzi]]'s [[Bridge Music]] is a sound-art installation on the Mid-Hudson Bridge.

The [[The Chance|Chance Theater]] and [[Mid-Hudson Civic Center]] ranked #4 and 5, respectively, on a list of Poughkeepsie's most Instagrammed locations in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingstoncreative.net/poughkeepsies-15-instagrammed-places/|title=Poughkeepsie's 15 Most Instagrammed Places - Kingston Creative|date=2016-06-14|website=Kingston Creative|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618103844/http://kingstoncreative.net/poughkeepsies-15-instagrammed-places|archive-date=June 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Library===
The [https://www.poklib.org Poughkeepsie Public Library District] serves the City and Town of Poughkeepsie through a special legislative Library district established in 1988.  The Library District's main library [[Adriance Memorial Library]], is located on Market Street in the City of Poughkeepsie.  Another City branch, the Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Branch Library, is located in the Family Partnership Center on North Hamilton Street.  The Library District has another branch library in the Town of Poughkeepsie, the Boardman Road Branch Library, along with a mobile library service called Rover.<ref>Poughkeepsie Public Library https://poklib.org/your-library/locations-hours/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322020624/https://poklib.org/your-library/locations-hours/ |date=March 22, 2019 }}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Image:Poughkeepsie Bridge by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|[[Walkway over the Hudson]] in Poughkeepsie]]Poughkeepsie sits at the junction of the north–south [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|US 9]] and east–west [[U.S. Route 44#New York|US 44]] and [[New York State Route 55|NY 55]] highways.

Rail commuter service to New York City is provided at the [[Poughkeepsie (Metro-North station)|Poughkeepsie Metro-North station]] by the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]]'s [[Metro-North Railroad]]. Poughkeepsie is the northern terminus of Metro-North's [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]]. [[Amtrak]] also serves the station, along the Hudson River south to New York City's [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] and north along the river to [[Albany–Rensselaer (Amtrak station)|Albany-Rensselaer]] station and points further north and west. Amtrak trains serving Poughkeepsie are the ''[[Adirondack (train)|Adirondack]]'', ''[[Empire Service (train)|Empire Service]]'', ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'', ''[[Maple Leaf (train)|Maple Leaf]]'', and ''[[Lake Shore Limited]].''
[[File:Poughkeepsie_Bridge_Strengthening_1906.jpg|alt=4 men working on the Poughkeepsie Bridge. The Hudson River is seen below with buildings along the shore making their height above the water apparent.|left|thumb|Poughkeepsie Bridge strengthening project, 1906]]
[[File:Poughkeepsie Roads.JPG|thumb|Highways and railroad tracks in Poughkeepsie]]The [[Mid-Hudson Bridge]], opened in 1930, carries US 44 and NY 55 across the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie to [[Highland, Ulster County, New York|Highland]]. The [[Poughkeepsie Bridge]] opened in 1889 to carry railroad traffic across the Hudson, the usage of the bridge came to an end when a 1974 fire damaged its decking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cruz|first=Roberto|title=Railroad bridge fire 40th anniversary: Fire in the sky|url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/05/07/poughkeepsie-railroad-fire-anniversary/8831573/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Poughkeepsie Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228135944/http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/05/07/poughkeepsie-railroad-fire-anniversary/8831573/|url-status=live}}</ref> A local group (Walkway over the Hudson) raised the funds to convert the bridge into a unique linear park connecting rail-trails on both sides of the Hudson River. The Walkway Over The Hudson opened on October 3, 2009, coinciding with the 400th anniversary of [[Henry Hudson]]'s first exploration of the river named for him.<ref>[http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/pbpj743.Html Poughkeepsie Bridge - 'The bridge was Moving'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128224227/http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/pbpj743.Html |date=November 28, 2005 }}. Catskillarchive.com (2007-07-11). Retrieved on 2014-02-21.</ref> The bridge is now open for pedestrian and bicycle use and is a state historic park.
[[File:Poughkeepsie_Bridge_and_ferry_landing,_circa_1897.jpg|alt=Photo taken from a rooftop of the ferry at the dock, with the bridge in the background |left|thumb|Poughkeepsie Bridge and ferry landing, circa 1897]]
The [[Dutchess County Airport]] in nearby [[Wappinger, New York|Wappinger]] services general aviation, although it once had scheduled air carrier service by [[Colonial Airlines]] in the 1950s and [[regional airline]] service by [[Command Airways]] and others in the 1960s–1980s. The nearest major airport to Poughkeepsie is [[Stewart International Airport]] about {{convert|25|mi}} south in [[Newburgh (town), New York|Newburgh]]. Other nearby airports include [[Westchester County Airport]] approximately {{Convert|58.1|mi|km}} south, [[Albany International Airport]] approximately {{convert|85|mi}} north and the three major metropolitan airports for New York City: [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] approximately {{convert|88|mi}} south, [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] approximately {{convert|88|mi}} south, and [[LaGuardia Airport]] approximately {{convert|80|mi}} south.[[Image:Poughkeepsie City Bus 282.jpg|thumb|Local bus transit in Poughkeepsie]]

Bus transit service is provided by [[Dutchess County Public Transit]], operated by Dutchess County, which travels throughout Dutchess County and also serves as the main link to the Route 9 corridor, including [[Poughkeepsie Galleria]] and [[South Hills Mall]].

Both services have a quasi-hub at the intersection of Main and Market streets, adjacent to the Mid-Hudson Civic Center and at the west end of the former pedestrian-only [[Main Mall]] (the mall was removed in 2001, with those blocks being restored back to traffic and to the name Main Street). Other buses serving this area include [[Trailways of New York|Adirondack Trailways]], [[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line]], commuter runs to [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], and a shuttle to [[New Paltz (village), New York|New Paltz]].

==Notable people==
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*[[George Appo]], pickpocket and con artist - operated a [[green goods scam]] in Poughkeepsie for a short period in the 19th century
*[[George G. Barnard]], state judge - impeached by the Court for the Trial of Impeachments for events during the [[Erie War]]
*[[Chris Bell (director)|Chris Bell]], film director/producer
*[[Joseph Bertolozzi]], composer, musician - creator of [[Bridge Music]] and [[Tower Music (Joseph Bertolozzi)|Tower Music]]
*[[Josh Billings]] (pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw), humorist of mid-to-late 19th century
*[[Jane Bolin]], first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States
*[[Rob Chianelli]], drummer for [[We Are the In Crowd]]
*[[Shawn Christensen]], Oscar-winning screenwriter, film director, actor, singer-songwriter, painter
*[[Richard Connell]], author
*[[Philip Schuyler Crooke]] (1810–1881), [[U.S. Representative]]
*[[Andrew Jackson Davis]] (1826–1920), known variously as the "Poughkeepsie Seer" or "The Seer of Poughkeepsie"
*[[Cathy Davis]], boxer
*[[Richard Denning]], actor
*[[Amanda Minnie Douglas]] (1831–1916), writer<ref name="NJHS">[http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=0415 ''New Jersey Historical Society Library''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021013632/http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=0415 |date=October 21, 2013 }} Retrieved December 1, 2013</ref>
*[[Bill Duke]], actor and film director
*[[Chris Dyson]], motorsport driver
*[[Martin Faust (actor)|Martin Faust]], actor
*[[Kendall Francois]], serial killer
*[[Carolyn Garcia]], a/k/a "Mountain Girl", [[Merry Pranksters|Merry Prankster]], wife of [[Grateful Dead]] guitarist [[Jerry Garcia]]
*[[Benjamin A. Gilman]], former U.S. congressman
*[[Alex Goot]], YouTube musician
*[[Dustin Higgs]], convicted murderer executed by the United States federal government
*[[Mela Hudson]], actress, producer
*[[Jonathan Idema]], self-proclaimed [[counter-terrorism]] expert and [[covert operation]]s specialist, partially served sentence in [[Pul-e-Charkhi prison]] in Afghanistan before being pardoned by [[Hamid Karzai]]
*[[Tibor Kalman]], graphic designer, emigrated from [[Hungary]] to Poughkeepsie as a child<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/05/arts/tibor-kalman-bad-boy-of-graphic-design-49-dies.html |title=Tibor Kalman obituary |access-date=2009-10-05 |date=1999-05-05 |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Steven |last=Heller |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215212058/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/05/arts/tibor-kalman-bad-boy-of-graphic-design-49-dies.html |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Hevad Khan]], poker player
*[[G. Gordon Liddy]], key figure in [[Watergate scandal]]
*[[Keith Lockhart]], conductor of [[Boston Pops Orchestra]]
*[[Bartlett Marshall Low]], Minnesota state legislator, businessman
*[[Terry MacAlmon]], Christian musician
*[[Jocko Maggiacomo]], motorsport driver
*[[Joe McPhee]], jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist
*[[Johnny Miller (aviator)|Johnny Miller]], pioneering aviator, brother of Lee Miller
*[[Lee Miller]], fashion model, [[World War II]] photographer and correspondent, sister of Johnny Miller
*[[Alison Mountz]], political geographer
*[[Sergio Rossetti Morosini]], artist, conservator
*[[Sterling Morrison]], guitarist for [[The Velvet Underground]]
*[[Anna Morton]], [[Second Lady of the United States]] between 1889 and 1893
*[[Billy Name]], photographer, filmmaker, artist and collaborator of [[Andy Warhol]]
*[[Homer Augustus Nelson]], lawyer, [[United States Congress|Representative]], [[Secretary of State of New York]], [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in the [[Union Army]]
*[[Michelle Nijhuis]], science journalist
*[[Mark Parker]], president/CEO of [[Nike, Inc.]]
*[[Edmund Platt]], former U.S. Representative
*[[Dave Price]], [[WNBC-TV]] Weatherman
*[[William Radford]] (1814–1870), former [[United States Representative|U.S. Representative]]
*[[Barbara Rhoades]], film/television actress
*[[Richard Rinaldi]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] guard
*[[Robert Sheckley]], author, Hugo and Nebula award nominee
*[[Leonard B. Smith (musician)|Leonard B. Smith]], jazz cornetist, composer
*[[Charles Spencer (American football)|Charles Spencer]], professional [[American football|football]] offensive tackle
*[[Monty Stickles]], AFL/NFL football player
*[[Debi Thomas]], figure skater - 1986 world champion and bronze medallist at the [[1988 Winter Olympics|1988 Olympic]]
*[[Matthew Vassar]], founder of [[Vassar College]] in 1861
*[[Riley Weston]], screenwriter - best known for ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]''
*[[Andre Williams (American football)|Andre Williams]], NFL running back, 2013 [[Heisman Trophy]] finalist
*[[Ed Wood]], film director
*[[Cory Wong]], musician{{div col end}}

===Scientists and inventors===

*[[Sara Josephine Baker]], physician, inventor of infant formula
*[[William Henry Brewer]], chemist, geologist and botanist
*[[Alfred Mosher Butts]], architect, inventor of the board game, ''[[Scrabble]]''
*[[Donald L. Klein|Donald Klein]], chemist, inventor of [[MOSFET]] [[transistor]]
*[[Fritz Albert Lipmann|Fritz Lipmann]], biochemist, [[Nobel Prize|Nobel prize]] winner
*[[Calvin D. MacCracken]], inventor
*[[Harold J. Morowitz]], biophysicist
*[[Samuel Morse]], inventor/namesake of [[Morse code]]
*[[Samuel Slocum]], inventor
*[[Smith Brothers|William Wallace Smith 2nd]], chemist, co-inventor of the first [[Throat lozenge|cough drops]] produced and advertised in the United States

===Major League Baseball players===

*[[Frank Bahret]]
*[[Tommy Boggs]] 
*[[Buttons Briggs]] 
*[[Frank Cimorelli]]
*[[Bill Daley (baseball)|Bill Daley]]
*[[Ricky Horton]]
*[[Fred Lasher]]
*[[Mickey McDermott]] 
*[[Jeff Pierce (baseball)|Jeff Pierce]]
*[[Elmer Steele]]

===Bands===
*[[Against the Current (band)|Against the Current]] (pop rock)
*[[Genghis Tron]] (grind/math metal)
*[[Matchbook Romance]] (emo punk)
*[[Pound (band)|Pound]] (rock)
*[[Shai Hulud (band)|Shai Hulud]] (hardcore metal)
*[[That's Outrageous!]] (metalcore)
*[[We Are the In Crowd]] (pop punk)

==See also==
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* [[List of newspapers in New York in the 18th century]]: Poughkeepsie
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Poughkeepsie, New York]]
* [[Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick]]

==References==
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== Further reading ==
* Flad, Harvey. 2005. ''A Digital Tour of Poughkeepsie''. Poughkeepsie, NY: [[Vassar College]].
* Flad, Harvey K. and Griffen, Clyde. ''Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie''. [[SUNY Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-4384-2613-6}}
* Gottlock, Barbara and Wesley. 2011. ''Lost Amusement Parks of the Hudson Valley''. Blurb Publishing: p.&nbsp;53-78.
* Mano, Jo Margert and Linda Greenow. 2006. "Mexico comes to Main Street: Mexican immigration and urban revitalization in Poughkeepsie, NY". ''Middle States Geographer'' 39: 76–83.

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