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City of Peekskill

City of Peekskill

Government: City of Peekskill, Westchester County, State of New York 

Mailing address: 
840 Main Street
Peekskill, N.Y. 10566
Phone: (914) 737-3400        
Fax:  (914) 737-2688
 

Elected Officials:

Foster Mayor of Peekskill:
Mary Foster
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Deputy Mayor: Don Bennett Jr.
  • City Council Members: Drew Claxton, Cathy Pisani, Patricia Riley, Joe Schuder
  • City Manager: Daniel Fitzpatrick
  • City Attorney: William Florence
  • City Clerk: Pamela Beach

Schools: Two public school districts serve residents in the City of Peekskill

  • The Peekskill City School District           
  • The Hendrick Hudson School District

Colleges/Universities:

  • Westchester Community College – SUNY at Westchester

Major Transportation routes:

  • State Routes 9 & 6
  • Metro-North Trains and
  • Bee Line Transit Buses

City Demographics: (2000 Census Survey)

  • Area in Square Miles: 4.3
  • Density (no. of People /sq.m.): 5,219
  • Number of Households (2000): 8,401
  • Median Value (single family): $193,500
  • Average Value (single family): $198,412
  • Median Household Income: $45,272
  • Total population: 22,441

Distribution by Age: Years of age

1-14 4,741
15-24 2,596
25-44 7,835
45-59 3,948
60 plus 3,321

Distribution by Race:

White 12,819
African American 5,732
Hispanic 4,920
Asian 535
Other 2,219

Download the following Census 2000 Demographic reports in Adobe Acrobat PDF format: