Westchester County is north of New York City. It is surrounded by the Long Island Sound on the eastern coast and the Hudson River to the West. From the furthest point north in the county the train ride into the Manhattan is 47 minutes. From the Scarsdale, Hartsdale and Ardsley areas the trip is just 33 minutes.
Scarsdale is both a town and village of approximately 20,000, postal code is 10583. It is 6.4 sq. miles and is just 24 miles north of Manhattan with easy access to all points throughout the county because of numerous highways and parkways. There are five elementary schools, 1 Junior High and 1 High School. 94% of students go on to college. The median household income is $182,600 which is the highest in New York State. The average price of a home is $1,200,000. Settled in 1701 by Caleb Heathcote, the son of an English aristocrat named the area after his home in England. In the late 19th century when the railroad was built the transformation began from a summer community to an upscale suburb. The village has a public pool, nature center and 16 athletic fields. High taxes provide services such are back door trash collection and side walk repair.
Scarsdale has elected to operate as a village government even though the 'Village of Scarsdale' is coterminous with the 'Town of Scarsdale.' It is one of several villages in the state that have a similar governmental situation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 17.2 km˛ (6.6 mi˛). 17.2 km˛ (6.6 mi˛) of it is land and 0.15% is water.
The neighborhoods in Scarsdale (and the names of its elementary schools) include:
- Edgewood
- Fox Meadow
- Greenacres
- Heathcote
- Quaker Ridge
The median income for a household in the village was $182,792, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $62,319 for females. The per capita income for the village was $89,907. About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
Neighborhoods outside the Village of Scarsdale but still wholly or partially in the Scarsdale ZIP code (10583), and thus include residences and businesses with a "Scarsdale, NY 10583" mailing address, include:
- Beech Hill (City of Yonkers)
- Edgemont (Town of Greenburgh)
- Garth Road (mostly in the Town of Eastchester)
- Green Knolls (Town of Eastchester)
- Greenvale (Town of Eastchester)
- North End of Eastchester
- Wilmot (City of New Rochelle)
- Wilmot Woods (City of New Rochelle)
The population of the Scarsdale ZIP code is more than twice that of Scarsdale proper.
Edgemont is part of the unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh with its' own Town Board and School District. There are two elementary schools, Seeley Place and Greenville which are both K-6th. The Edgemont Junior and Senior High sit on a beautiful 75 acre wooded tract and are nationally acclaimed. Edgemont sits between the Sprain Brook Parkway on the west and the Bronx River Parkway on the east. The residents of Edgemont may use the facilities of Greenburgh which include the Greenburgh Nature Center which offers hiking trails, ponds and greenhouses. The Greenburgh Town Park in Ardsley is a facility which has 18 lit tennis courts, three pools, cabanas and a clubhouse. A summer day camp is available.
Hartsdale is part of the Town of Greenburgh which is the largest Town in Westchester County and includes the Villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington and Tarrytown. Each town offers historic backgrounds with town main streets and some breathtaking views of the Hudson River. Residents of Hartsdale attend the Woodlands School District. The total population of Greenburgh is about 85,000. The area offers a wide mix of handsome little villages and hamlets, tree lined sub-divisions, busy commercial corriders and urban areas. There are Asian markets, specialty foods representing India, Korea, China, Japan and Spanish. Greenburgh is home to the Solomon Schecter School, the only Conservative Jewish High School in Westchester.
Within the Town of Greenburgh in Joint Ownership with the State of New York is Hart's Brook Park and Preserve which was the old Gillette Estate. One hundred and thirty acres of trails, wild turkeys, wildlife, owls, hawks and you are permitted to walk your dog! Within the Town of Greenburgh you can also participate in various senior activities such are art classes, book discussions and bridge. Send your kids to the Greenburgh Summer Day Camps, take the kids to the Kiddy Pool. If you would like more information on programs please email me and I will be glad to send along some information.
Ardsley is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 4,269 at the 2000 census. The Village of Ardsley is located in the Town of Greenburgh.The Ardsley post office serves the entire village of Ardsley plus some nearby unicorporated sections of the Town of Greenburgh.
The Ardsley Union Free School District consists of the entire Village of Ardsley plus parts of the Village of Dobbs Ferry and Town of Greenburgh. Every location served by the Ardsley post office is in the Ardsley Union Free School District.
History-Phillipse's heir and grandson, a loyalist, fled his holdings during the American Revolution. The entirety of the estate was seized by the new government, and was sold in portions to patriots who had been tenants of the Phillipse family.
The village of Ashford was formed from some of these portions, named for the main road. Notable businesses included a blacksmith, and a sawmill and grist mill both situated upon the Saw Mill River. Three pickle factories were in operation by the Civil War, and in the 1880s the construction of the Putnam Railroad and New Croton Aqueduct led to a population boom which saw the installation of electric lighting and improved roads. Due to the presence of an earlier Ashford Post Office in New York state, the town took the name "Ardsley" after the name of a local baron's estate, and the first village postmaster was appointed in 1883.
Incorporated in 1896, Ardsley would continue to grow at a steady pace, until a fire destroyed the village center in 1914. This led to the reconstruction of several buildings, and the establishment of a fire department in the former schoolhouse. Two more population booms would follow, the first spanning the time between the end of the first World War and the beginning of the Depression, and the second following World War II. This second boom led to the eventual construction of several village schools, including Concord Road Elementary School (1952), Ardsley High School (1958), and Ardsley Middle School (1967). The village was also greatly changed by the construction of the New York State Thruway in the late 1950s, which resulted in both the loss of the Ardsley station on the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad and the loss of much of the downtown business district.
Ardsley has a library that is a member of the Westchester Library System.
As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 4,269 people, 1,432 households, and 1,212 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,248.7/km˛ (3,242.9/mi˛). There were 1,456 housing units at an average density of 425.9/km˛ (1,106.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the village was 84.00% White, 1.52% African American, 0.09% Native American, 12.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.26% of the population.
There were 1,432 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.3% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $105,293, and the median income for a family was $116,239. Males had a median income of $78,012 versus $57,216 for females. The per capita income for the village was $47,086. About 0.4% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
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