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1. Library System ARDSLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 9 American Legion Drive, Ardsley, NY 10502
Phone Number: (914) 693-6636 Westchester 133,600 36,379
2. Central Library ARDSLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 9 American Legion Drive, Ardsley, NY 10502
Phone Number: (914) 693-6636 Westchester N/A N/A
3. Library System BEDFORD FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: Village Green, P.O. Box 375, Bedford, NY 10506
Phone Number: (914) 234-3570 Westchester 66,301 73,000
4. Central Library BEDFORD FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: Village Green, Po Box 375, Bedford, NY 10506
Phone Number: (914) 234-3570 Westchester N/A N/A
5. Central Library BEDFORD HILLS FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 26 Main Street, Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Phone Number: (914) 666-6472 Westchester N/A N/A
6. Library System BEDFORD HILLS FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 26 Main Street, Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Phone Number: (914) 666-6472 Westchester 70,600 25,350
7. Bookmobile BOOKMOBILE
1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 -3 Westchester N/A N/A
8. Library System BRIARCLIFF MANOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 1 Library Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Phone Number: (914) 941-7072 Westchester 101,599 114,000
9. Central Library BRIARCLIFF MANOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 1 Library Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Phone Number: (914) 941-7072 Westchester N/A N/A
10. Central Library BRONXVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 201 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone Number: (914) 337-7680 Westchester N/A N/A
11. Library System BRONXVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 201 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone Number: (914) 337-7680 Westchester 177,315 152,320
12. Library System CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCH DIST P L
195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, NY 10514
Phone Number: (914) 238-4779 Westchester 402,836 195,203
13. Central Library CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, NY 10514
Phone Number: (914) 238-4779 Westchester N/A N/A
14. Branch Library CRESTWOOD BRANCH
Street Address: 16 Thompson Street, Yonkers, NY 10707
Phone Number: (914) 337-1500 Westchester N/A N/A
15. Central Library CROTON FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-hudson, NY 10520
Phone Number: (914) 271-6612 Westchester N/A N/A
16. Library System CROTON FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-hudson, NY 10520
Phone Number: (914) 271-6612 Westchester 166,528 78,800
17. Library System DOBBS FERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 55 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone Number: (914) 693-6614 Westchester 90,717 52,940
18. Central Library DOBBS FERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 55 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone Number: (914) 693-6614 Westchester N/A N/A
19. Central Library EASTCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 11 Oak Ridge Place, Eastchester, NY 10709
Phone Number: (914) 793-5055 Westchester N/A N/A
20. Library System EASTCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 11 Oak Ridge Place, Eastchester, NY 10709
Phone Number: (914) 793-5055 Westchester 242,909 113,661
21. Library System FIELD LIBRARY INC.
4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566
Phone Number: (914) 737-1212 Westchester 257,176 239,172
22. Library System GREENBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone Number: (914) 993-1600 Westchester 575,648 399,322
23. Central Library GREENBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone Number: (914) 993-1600 Westchester N/A N/A
24. Bookmobile GREENBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY CYBERMOBILE
300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone Number: (914) 260-8839 Westchester N/A N/A
25. Branch Library GRINTON I. WILL BRANCH
Street Address: 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
Phone Number: (914) 337-1500 Westchester N/A N/A
26. Central Library HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: Bruce Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
Phone Number: (914) 835-0324 Westchester N/A N/A
27. Library System HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: Bruce Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
Phone Number: (914) 835-0324 Westchester 266,812 164,150
28. Library System HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 7 Maple Avenue, Hastings-on-hudson, NY 10706
Phone Number: (914) 478-3307 Westchester 153,548 115,000
29. Central Library HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 7 Maple Avenue, Hastings-on-hudson, NY 10706
Phone Number: (914) 478-3307 Westchester N/A N/A
30. Central Library HENDRICK HUDSON FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548
Phone Number: (914) 739-5654 Westchester N/A N/A
31. Library System HENDRICK HUDSON FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548
Phone Number: (914) 739-5654 Westchester 189,830 168,330
32. Branch Library HUGUENOT CHILDREN’S LIBRARY
Street Address: 794 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
Phone Number: (914) 632-8954 Westchester N/A N/A
33. Library System IRVINGTON PUB LIB GUITEAU FOUNDATION
12 South Astor Street, Irvington, NY 10533
Phone Number: (914) 591-7840 Westchester 105,846 87,359
34. Central Library IRVINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY GUITEAU FOUNDATION
12 South Astor Street, Irvington, NY 10533
Phone Number: (914) 591-7840 Westchester N/A N/A
35. Library System JOHN C. HART MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Street Address: 1130 East Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY 10588
Phone Number: (914) 245-5262 Westchester 493,337 308,424
36. Central Library JOHN C. HART MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Street Address: 1130 E. Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY 10588
Phone Number: (914) 245-5262 Westchester N/A N/A
37. Central Library KATONAH VILLAGE LIBRARY
Street Address: 26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536
Phone Number: (914) 232-3508 Westchester N/A N/A
38. Library System KATONAH VILLAGE LIBRARY
Street Address: 26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536
Phone Number: (914) 232-3508 Westchester 128,007 85,397
39. Library System LARCHMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 121 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone Number: (914) 834-2281 Westchester 370,161 166,201
40. Central Library LARCHMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 121 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone Number: (914) 834-2281 Westchester N/A N/A
41. Central Library LEWISBORO LIBRARY
Street Address: 15 Main Street, South Salem, NY 10590
Phone Number: (914) 763-3857 Westchester N/A N/A
42. Library System LEWISBORO LIBRARY
Street Address: 15 Main Street, South Salem, NY 10590
Phone Number: (914) 763-3857 Westchester 131,645 65,871
43. Library System MAMARONECK PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
136 Prospect Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Phone Number: (914) 698-1250 Westchester 238,656 148,325
44. Central Library MAMARONECK PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
136 Prospect Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Phone Number: (914) 698-1250 Westchester N/A N/A
45. Central Library MOUNT KISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 100 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Phone Number: (914) 666-8041 Westchester N/A N/A
46. Library System MOUNT KISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 100 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Phone Number: (914) 666-8041 Westchester 110,399 149,326
47. Branch Library MOUNT PLEASANT BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone Number: (914) 741-0276 Westchester N/A N/A
48. Central Library MOUNT PLEASANT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 350 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570
Phone Number: (914) 769-0548 Westchester N/A N/A
49. Library System MOUNT PLEASANT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 350 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570
Phone Number: (914) 769-0548 Westchester 425,097 231,270
50. Library System MOUNT VERNON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 28 South First Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone Number: (914) 668-1840 Westchester 118,558 110,880
51. Central Library MOUNT VERNON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 28 South First Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone Number: (914) 668-1840 Westchester N/A N/A
52. Central Library NEW ROCHELLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: One Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone Number: (914) 632-7878 Westchester N/A N/A
53. Library System NEW ROCHELLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: One Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone Number: (914) 632-7878 Westchester 563,870 434,823
54. Library System NORTH CASTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk, NY 10504
Phone Number: (914) 273-3887 Westchester 196,731 91,013
55. Central Library NORTH CASTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk, NY 10504
Phone Number: (914) 273-3887 Westchester N/A N/A
56. Branch Library NORTH WHITE PLAINS BRANCH
Street Address: 10 Clove Road, North White Plains, NY 10603
Phone Number: (914) 948-6359 Westchester N/A N/A
57. Library System OSSINING PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562
Phone Number: (914) 941-2416 Westchester 426,199 145,000
58. Central Library OSSINING PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562
Phone Number: (914) 941-2416 Westchester N/A N/A
59. Central Library PORT CHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 1 Haseco Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573
Phone Number: (914) 939-6710 Westchester N/A N/A
60. Library System PORT CHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 1 Haseco Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573
Phone Number: (914) 939-6710 Westchester 241,384 182,781
61. Library System POUND RIDGE LIBRARY DISTRICT
271 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Phone Number: (914) 764-5085 Westchester 89,928 49,575
62. Central Library POUND RIDGE LIBRARY DISTRICT
271 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Phone Number: (914) 764-5085 Westchester N/A N/A
63. Central Library PURCHASE FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 3093 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577
Phone Number: (914) 948-0550 Westchester N/A N/A
64. Library System PURCHASE FREE LIBRARY
Street Address: 3093 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577
Phone Number: (914) 948-0550 Westchester 42,482 15,198
65. Central Library RIVERFRONT LIBRARY
Street Address: One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701
Phone Number: (914) 337-1500 Westchester N/A N/A
66. Central Library RUTH KEELER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Street Address: 276 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560
Phone Number: (914) 669-5161 Westchester N/A N/A
67. Library System RUTH KEELER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Street Address: 276 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560
Phone Number: (914) 669-5161 Westchester 50,344 23,690
68. Library System RYE FREE READING ROOM
1061 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580
Phone Number: (914) 967-0480 Westchester 237,134 196,836
69. Central Library RYE FREE READING ROOM
1061 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580
Phone Number: (914) 967-0480 Westchester N/A N/A
70. Central Library SCARSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: Post & Olmsted Roads, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Phone Number: (914) 722-1300 Westchester N/A N/A
71. Library System SCARSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: Post & Olmsted Roads, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Phone Number: (914) 722-1300 Westchester 441,060 584,251
72. Library System SOMERS LIBRARY
Street Address: Route 139, Reis Park, Somers, NY 10589
Phone Number: (914) 232-5717 Westchester 167,767 206,195
73. Central Library SOMERS LIBRARY
Street Address: Route 139 Reis Park, Somers, NY 10589
Phone Number: (914) 232-5717 Westchester N/A N/A
74. Central Library THE FIELD LIBRARY
Street Address: 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566
Phone Number: (914) 737-1212 Westchester N/A N/A
75. Branch Library THE OSBORN BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 101 Theall Road, Rye, NY 10580
Phone Number: (914) 925-8247 Westchester N/A N/A
76. Central Library TOWN OF PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 530 Colonial Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803
Phone Number: (914) 738-1234 Westchester N/A N/A
77. Library System TOWN OF PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 530 Colonial Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803
Phone Number: (914) 738-1234 Westchester 119,166 62,296
78. Library System TUCKAHOE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 71 Columbus Avenue, Tuckahoe, NY 10707
Phone Number: (914) 961-2121 Westchester 80,781 54,890
79. Central Library TUCKAHOE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 71 Columbus Avenue, Tuckahoe, NY 10707
Phone Number: (914) 961-2121 Westchester N/A N/A
80. Central Library WARNER LIBRARY
Street Address: 121 North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591
Phone Number: (914) 631-7734 Westchester N/A N/A
81. Library System WARNER LIBRARY
Street Address: 121 North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591
Phone Number: (914) 631-7734 Westchester 155,454 127,000
82. Branch Library WEST HARRISON BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: East Madison Street, West Harrison, NY 10604
Phone Number: (914) 948-2092 Westchester N/A N/A
83. Central Library WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
Phone Number: (914) 422-1400 Westchester N/A N/A
84. Library System WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
Phone Number: (914) 422-1400 Westchester 531,292 530,452
85. Library System YONKERS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701
Phone Number: (914) 337-1500 Westchester 901,850 1,458,708
Overview of Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is an suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named after Chester, in England. The county seat is White Plains. Although many of its residents are quite wealthy and it is home to many extremely affluent suburbs of New York City, Westchester has a more diverse population, both demographically and economically, than its stereotypical image suggests.
History
The first Europeans to explore Westchester were Giovanni da Verrazano in 1524 and Henry Hudson in 1609. The first white settlers were sponsored by the Dutch West India Company in the 1620s and 1630s. English settlers arrived from New England in the 1640s.
Westchester County was an original county of New York State, one of twelve created in 1683. At the time, it also included the present Bronx County, which constituted the Town of Westchester and portions of three other towns: Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by secession from Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the Town of Morrisania seceded from West Farms. In 1873, the Town of Kingsbridge seceded from Yonkers.
In 1874, the western portion of the present Bronx County, consisting of the then towns of Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania, was transferred to New York County, and in 1895 the remainder of the present Bronx County, consisting of the Town of Westchester and portions of the towns of Eastchester and Pelham, was transferred to New York County. By that time, the portion of the town of Eastchester immediately north of the transferred portion had seceded from the town of Eastchester (1892) to become the City of Mount Vernon so that the Town of Eastchester had no border with New York City. In 1914, those parts of the then New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were constituted the new Bronx County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,295 km² (500 mi²). 1,121 km² (433 mi²) of it is land and 174 km² (67 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 13.45% water.
Westchester County is in the southeastern part of New York State. It is bordered to the south by the borough of The Bronx in New York City, to the west by the Hudson River (New Jersey is across the river from Yonkers; most of the rest of the county is across the Hudson from Rockland County), to the east by Connecticut and the Long Island Sound and to the north by Putnam County. The county’s terrain is largely composed of rolling hills. The three main rivers flowing within the county are the Bronx, the Croton and the Saw Mill.
The highest elevation in the county is a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark known as “Bailey” at 300 m (985 feet) above sea level in Mountain Lakes Park near the Connecticut state line. The lowest elevation is sea level, along the Hudson.
In popular conception, Westchester County is generally divided into northern and southern areas by virtue of their distinguishing social and economic differences. The northern portion (places north of Interstate 287/Cross Westchester Expressway) is seen as rural and wealthy; the southern portion (White Plains and south) is considered urban and poor. These generalities, however, do not necessarily hold true in all communities. For example, Bronxville and Scarsdale in the southern portion are among the wealthiest communities in the entire U.S., and Peekskill in the northern portion is relatively urban and low-middle income. The Westchester County Department of planning divides the county into North, Central and South sub-regions [1].
Cities
Westchester County Municipal Boundaries
There are six cities in Westchester County.
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
Peekskill
Rye (Rye is also the name of a town.)
White Plains
Yonkers
Towns and Villages
There are 19 towns in Westchester County. Any land area in the county that is not contained in one of the cities is in a town. A town may contain zero, one or multiple villages. Three towns are coterminous with the village of the same name. Two villages are split between two towns.
Many towns contain areas which does not belong to any village. These areas may contain communities referred to as hamlets. Hamlets have no legal status and depend upon the town for government and services. There are also areas called census-designated places (CDPs), which are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. A CDP may or may not correspond to a hamlet.
According to countryaah, Westchester County, New York has the following cities and towns:
Town
Villages (if any), one per bullet
CDPs (if any), all listed on a single bullet
Communities not in a village or CDP (if any), all listed on a single bullet
(The list of towns, villages and CDPs is complete. The listing of additional communities should not be considered complete.)
Bedford, containing no villages
(contains the CDP of Bedford)
(plus additional area belonging to no CDP, including the communities of Bedford Village, Bedford Hillsand Katonah)
Cortlandt, containing two villages:
Buchanan
Croton-on-Hudson
(contains the CDPs of Crugersand Verplanck)
(plus additional area belonging to no village or CDP, including the community of Montrose)
Eastchester, containing two villages:
Bronxville
Tuckahoe
(contains the CDP of Eastchester, which encompasses all area outside the villages)
Greenburgh, containing six villages:
Ardsley
Dobbs Ferry
Elmsford
Hastings-on-Hudson
Irvington
Tarrytown
(contains the CDPs of Fairview, Greenvilleand Hartsdale)
(plus additional area belonging to no village or CDP, including the communities of Edgemontand Glenville)
Harrison, coterminous with the village of the same name
Lewisboro, containing no villages
(contains the CDP of Golden’s Bridge)
(plus additional area belonging to no village, including the communities of Cross River, Lewisboro, South Salem, Vistaand Waccabuc)
Mamaroneck, containing two villages:
Larchmont
Mamaroneck (This village is shared with the Town of Rye.)
(plus additional area belonging to no village)
Mount Kisco, coterminous with village of same name
Mount Pleasant, containing three villages:
Briarcliff Manor (This village is shared with the Town of Ossining.)
Pleasantville
Sleepy Hollow (formerly named North Tarrytown)
(contains the CDPs of Hawthorne, Thornwoodand Valhalla)
(plus additional area belonging to no village or CDP, including the communities of Eastviewand Pocantico Hills)
New Castle, containing no villages
(contains the CDP of Chappaqua)
(plus additional area belonging to no CDP, including the community of Millwood)
North Castle, containing no villages
(contains the CDP of Armonk)
(plus additional area belonging to no CDP, including the community of Banksville)
North Salem, containing no villages
(contains the portion of the CDP of Peach Lakethat is not in Putnam County)
(plus additional area belonging to no CDP, including the communities of Croton Falls, Purdysand Salem Center)
Ossining, containing two villages:
Briarcliff Manor (This village is shared with the Town of Mount Pleasant.)
Ossining (The village of Ossining is contained within the Town of Ossining.)
(plus additional area belonging to no village)
Pelham, containing two villages:
Pelham (The Village of Pelham is contained within the Town of Pelham.)
Pelham Manor
(The villages cover the entire area of the town.)
(The village of North Pelhamexisted from 1896 to 1975, when it was merged into the village of Pelham.)
Pound Ridge, containing no villages
(contains the CDP of Scotts Corners)
(plus additional area belonging to no CDP)
Rye (Rye is also the name of a city.), containing three villages:
Mamaroneck (This village is shared with the Town of Mamaroneck. The portion in Rye is unofficially also called “Rye Neck”.)
Port Chester
Rye Brook (Prior to 1982, Rye Brook was the area of the town not belonging to any village.)
(The villages cover the entire area of the town.)
Scarsdale, coterminous with village of same name
Somers, containing no villages
(contains the CDPs of Heritage Hills, Lincolndaleand Shenorock)
(plus additional area belonging to no CDP, including the communities of Amawalk, Baldwin Place, Granite Springs, and Somers)
Yorktown, containing no villages
(contains the CDPs of Crompond, Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, Lake Mohegan, Shrub Oakand Yorktown Heights)
(plus additional area belonging to no CDP, including the communities of Kitchawanand Yorktown)
Government
The County Executive is Andrew J. Spano. The County Clerk is Leonard N. Spano. The District Attorney is Jeanine Pirro. The Board of Legislators has 17 members, each representing a district in the county.
Politics
Although the county used to lean Republican, it swung Democratic in the early 1990s, and nowadays Westchester voters tend to be far more Democratic than the rest of the nation. 58% of Westchester County voters chose John Kerry in the U.S. presidential election of November 2004.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 923,459 people, 337,142 households, and 235,325 families residing in the county. The population density is 824/km² (2,134/mi²). There are 349,445 housing units at an average density of 312/km² (807/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 71.35% White, 14.20% African American, 0.25% Native American, 4.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 6.63% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. 15.61% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 337,142 households out of which 34.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% are married couples living together, 12.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% are non-families. 25.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.21.
In the county the population is spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $63,582, and the median income for a family is $79,881. Males have a median income of $53,136 versus $39,966 for females. The per capita income for the county is $36,726. 8.80% of the population and 6.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.00% of those under the age of 18 and 7.60% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
The Census Bureau estimates 2003 population at 940,302 [2].
The largest census reviewed area in Westchester County is the City of Yonkers, with a population of almost 200,000. The smallest is the community of Scotts Corners in the town of Pound Ridge with a population of 624.
Population time line
1900—184,257
1910—283,055
1920—344,436
1930—520,947
1940—573,558
1950—625,816
1960—808,891
1970—894,104
1980—866,599
1990—874,866
2000—923,459
Transportation
Westchester County is served by Interstate 87 (the New York State Thruway), Interstate 95, Interstate 287 and Interstate 684. Parkways in the county include the Bronx River Parkway, the Cross County Parkway, the Hutchinson River Parkway, the Saw Mill River Parkway, the Sprain Brook Parkway and the Taconic State Parkway. The Tappan Zee Bridge connects Tarrytown to Rockland County across the Hudson River. The Bear Mountain Bridge crosses the Hudson from Cortlandt to Orange County.
The development corridors in the county have defined sections and follow transportation corridors. The main north-south corridors are, from east to west, the Route 9/Albany Post Rd/Broadway Corridor along the Hudson River from Yonkers in the South to Peekskill/Cortlandt in the North. The Saw Mill River Parkway Corridor traverses the country in a north-eastern path, beginning in Yonkers, and terminating at I-684 in Bedford, mostly following the path of an old commuter rail line that was abandoned a few decades ago. The Sprain Brook Parkway traverses the county’s midsection from a point in Yonkers where it breaks off from the Bronx River Parkway until Hawthorne about 15 miles north where it merges with the Taconic State Parkway and continues until I-90 near Albany. The Hutchinson River Parkway lines the eastern county, from the Bronx (terminating at the Long Island crossing – the Whitestone Bridge) until the Connecticut state line in Greenwich, where it becomes the Merritt Parkway. I-684 begins at a junction with the Hutchinson River Parkway and I-287 in Harrison, and continues north into Putnam County through Bedford and North Salem. The eastern most corridor is the I-95/New England Thruway which traverses the county on the Long Island Sound, from the Pelhams through the Town of Rye and into Connecticut. The East-West corridors are the Cross County Parkway, which traverses the southern county from Yonkers in the west through New Rochelle in the east, terminating at the Hutchinson River Parkway. The Cross Westchester Expressway/I-287 is the mid-county corridor spanning from the Tappan-Zee Bridge in Tarrytown to the west to I-95/New England Thruway in the east. The northern-most corridor is that approximating the US-202 route from Cortlandt, and the Bear Mountain Bridge, to Lewisboro and the Connecticut border. But unlike the more southerly corridors, US-202 is for the most part not a limited-access highway and has frequent traffic lights.
Commuter train service in Westchester in provided by Metro-North Railroad (operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority). Metro-North operate three lines in the county; west to east, they are the Husdon, the Harlem and the New Haven lines. Amtrak serves Croton-Harmon, New Rochelle and Yonkers.
Bus service is provided by the Bee-Line Bus System (operated by the Westchester County Department of Transportation).
Westchester County Airport is adjacent to White Plains.
Attractions
Westchester County owns and operates the Playlandamusement park in Rye, America’s only government owned and operated amusement park.
