Peekskill
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Place details
- Locality
- City of Peekskill
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 24,043
- Timezone
- America/New_York
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- County
- Westchester
- Incorporated village
- 1816 ; 210 years ago ( 1816 )
- Incorporated city
- 1940 ; 86 years ago ( 1940 )
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Vivian C. McKenzie ( D )
- City manager
- Matthew Alexander
- Common council
- Members' List • Patricia Riley ( D ) Deputy Mayor • Kathleen Talbot ( D ) • Robert Scott ( D ) • Dwight H. Douglas ( D ) • Ramon A. Fernandez ( D ) • Brian Fassett ( D )
- Total
- 5.57 sq mi (14.43 km )
- Land
- 4.34 sq mi (11.25 km )
- Water
- 1.23 sq mi (3.18 km )
Key dates
- Inception
- 1816
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Peekskill
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Westchester County
- Population
- +25431
- Area
- +14.498129
- Elevation
- +39
- Body of water
- Hudson River
- Official website
- www.cityofpeekskill.com
- Image
- Division and Park, Peekskill, NY.jpg
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Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 35 miles (56 km) north of New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from Jones Point in Rockland County. The population was 25,431 at the 2020 U.S. census, up from 23,583 at the 2010 census. It is the third-largest municipality in northern Westchester County, after Cortlandt and Yorktown.
The area was an early American industrial center, primarily for iron plow and stove products. The Binney & Smith Company, now named Crayola LLC and makers of Crayola products, is linked to the Peekskill Chemical Company founded by Joseph Binney at Annsville in 1864, and succeeded by a partnership by his son Edwin and nephew Harold Smith in 1885.