Chappaqua

Also known as Chappaqua, New York, Chappaqua, NY

census-designated place in Westchester County, New York, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
Region: Hudson Valley
County: Westchester
Town: New Castle
Established: 1730s
Seat: New Castle Town Hall, 41°9′19″N 73°46′28″W / 41.15528°N 73.77444°W / 41.15528; -73.77444 , 320 ft (98 m)
Town supervisor: Victoria Tipp
Town board: Jeremy Saland (Deputy Supervisor) Alexandra Chemtob Holly A.F. McCall Jennifer Naparstek Klein
Total: 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km )
Land: 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km )
Water: 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )

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Chappaqua (/ˈtʃæpəkwɑː/ CHAP-ə-kwah) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. As of the 2020 census, Chappaqua had a population of 2,598.

Chappaqua was founded by a group of Quakers in the 1730s and was the home of Horace Greeley, New-York Tribune editor and U.S. congressman. Chappaqua's high school is named after him.