About Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie refers to both a town and a city found in the southeastern portion of the state of New York. The city of Poughkeepsie has a population of approximately twenty nine thousand nine hundred residents, and the town of Poughkeepsie has a population of roughly forty two thousand eight hundred inhabitants. Both the town and the city are located in Dutchess County, and take their name from a native word for “reed-covered hut by the water.” Residents of a Poughkeepsie apartment for rent or house for rent can enjoy recreational, historic, and cultural attractions throughout the region. Poughkeepsie was originally settled around the year sixteen fifty nine, and was officially incorporated as a village in the year seventy ninety nine. Local schools include Poughkeepsie High School, Poughkeepsie Middle School, Arthur S May Elementary School, GW Krieger School, Arlington Middle School, and Poughkeepsie Day School. Residents of a Poughkeepsie apartment rental or home rental can enjoy the Mid Hudson Civic Center, the Barrett Art Center, the Mid Hudson Children’s Museum, the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, the Cabaret Voltaire Art Center, and Vassar College.

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