Tuxedo Park, New York
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Tuxedo Park is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. Its population was 645 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. Its name is derived from an indigenous Lenape word of the Munsee language, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, which is said to mean 'crooked water'[3] or 'crooked river'.[4]
Tuxedo Park, New York | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′5″N 74°12′6″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Orange |
Town | Tuxedo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marc D. Citrin |
Area | |
• Total | 3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2) |
• Land | 2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2) |
• Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.46 km2) |
Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 645 |
• Density | 242.75/sq mi (93.73/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 10987 |
Area code | 845 |
FIPS code | 36-75803 |
GNIS feature ID | 0968011 |
Website | www |
Location | Tuxedo Park, New York |
Built | 1886 |
Architect | Bruce Price McKim, Mead & White Russell Sturgis |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 80002740[2] |
Added to NRHP | March 13, 1980 |
Tuxedo Park is a gated village in the southern part of the town of Tuxedo, near New York Route 17 and the New York State Thruway.
The evening dress for men now popularly known as a tuxedo takes its name from Tuxedo Park. It was brought there by James Brown Potter, who was introduced to the garment by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII).[5][6]