Ossining
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ossining, New York, Ossining, Westchester County, New York, Ossining, NY, Ossining on Hudson, Ossining-on-Hudson, Town of Ossining, Ossining Town
town in Westchester County, New York, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- County
- Westchester
- Type
- Manager-Council
- Town supervisor
- Elizabeth Feldman ( D )
- Total
- 15.74 sq mi (40.76 km )
- Land
- 11.58 sq mi (29.99 km )
- Water
- 4.16 sq mi (10.77 km )
- Density
- 3,459.49/sq mi (1,335.72/km )
- Demonym
- Ossinaut
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 36-55530
- Gnis feature id
- 0959520
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ossining (/ˈɒsɪnɪŋ/ OSS-in-ing) is a town located along the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York. The population was 40,061 at the time of the 2020 census. It contains two villages, the Village of Ossining and part of Briarcliff Manor, the rest of which is located in the Town of Mount Pleasant. Ossining is the location of Sing Sing maximum-security prison.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ossining” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.