Red Hook, New York
Red Hook, New York Flag of Red Hook, New York Flag Official seal of Red Hook, New York Location of Red Hook, New York Location of Red Hook, New York Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States.
The populace was 11,319 at the 2010 census. The name is supposedly derived from the red foliage on trees on a small strip of territory on the Hudson River. The town contains two villages, Red Hook and Tivoli.
5 Communities and locations in the Town of Red Hook Prior to 1812, Red Hook was part of the town of Rhinebeck.
Because Rhinebeck, as well other towns, had populations over 5,000 residents, the state council authorized the separation of these two precincts on June 12 to accommodate and encourage enhance attendance at town meetings via horseback or carriage.
The first documented Town of Red Hook meeting was on April 6, 1813, in a small-town inn and held annual afterwards as required by law.
The Red Hook Society for the Apprehension and Detention of Horse Thieves is thought to be one of the earliest formal organizations in the state and still holds an annual meeting.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 40.0 square miles (103.7 km2), of which 36.2 square miles (93.7 km2) is territory and 3.9 square miles (10.0 km2), or 9.67%, is water. The town of Red Hook has its own school precinct (which also includes part of the neighboring suburbs of Milan and Livingston). Over 700 students are enrolled in the high school. Enrollment in the elementary and middle schools is burgeoning each year.
Grades pre-kindergarten to five attend the Mill Road Elementary School, grades 6-8 attend the Linden Avenue Middle School, and grades 9-12 attend the Red Hook High School.
In sports, Red Hook High School is ranked Class A in soccer, basketball, softball and baseball as well as Class B in all other sports.
In 2006, Red Hook's varsity volleyball team won the Mid-Hudson Athletic League, and Section IX championships.
In 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 the Red Hook Boy's Varsity Lacrosse Team won the Section IX Championship six times in a row, earning six titles in seven years, since the program's creation.
Red Hook High School was ranked at #280 among the thousands of high schools athwart the nation by Newsweek.
Red Hook High School 9th to 12th Communities and locations in the Town of Red Hook The American flag flies from a pole in front, where a sign says "Red Hook Town Hall." Because this improve does not have a well-developed company district, students of Bard College often use the Villages of Tivoli and downtown Red Hook as "college towns." Linden Acres: A housing evolution northwest of Red Hook village.
Red Hook: The Village of Red Hook.
Red Hook Mills: A hamlet north of Red Hook village.
The West side of NY 9 - G is Tivoli, while the east is still considered the town of Red Hook.
Upper Red Hook: A hamlet north of Red Hook village.
Sky Park Airport is a enhance use general aviation facility positioned two nautical miles (4 km) east of Red Hook's central company district. Sky park airport is no longer in service.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Red Hook town, Dutchess County, New York".
Red Hook Central Schools District Map a b Red Hook High School: Overview He was 77 and lived in Red Hook, N.Y." Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Red Hook.
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