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Welcome to Dutchess County ...

Time Zone: Dutchess County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Poughkeepsie is the Seat for Dutchess County.

Dutchess County is one of the original counties of New York and was founded in 1683.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dutchess had a population of 294,218 people. This is a decrease of 1.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 297,728 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dutchess represented 1.54% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Dutchess County:

  • Amenia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Amenia is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,385 people
  • Beacon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
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  • Beekman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beekman is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,344 people
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clinton is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,219 people
  • Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,301 people
  • East Fishkill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,503 people
  • Fishkill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
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  • Hyde Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyde Park is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,726 people
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    • La Grange
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • La Grange is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,605 people
    • Milan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,353 people
    • Millbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North East
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North East is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,930 people
    • Pawling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
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    • Pine Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Plains is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,392 people
    • Pleasant Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,615 people
    • Poughkeepsie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Hook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
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    • Rhinebeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stanford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stanford is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
    • Tivoli
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
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    • Union Vale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Union Vale is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
    • Wappinger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wappinger is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,669 people
    • Wappingers Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,572 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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