Pleasantville

Pleasantville is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States. The village population was 7,019 at the 2010 census. The settlement of Pleasantville dates back to the Rechgawawank and Sinsink tribes, belonging to the Munsee dialect of the Lenni Lenape. Pleasantville is home to the secondary campus of Pace University and to the Jacob Burns Film Center. Most of the village is served by the Pleasantville Union Free School District, with small parts of northern Pleasantville serving by the Chappaqua Central School District. The first newspaper to serve the village, The Pioneer, was launched at about 1886. The present-day train station, which currently houses a restaurant, was built in 1905 and was moved to its present location in the 1950s to accommodate the lowering of the tracks below grade. According to several sources, Pleasantville was a stop on the Underground Railroad, a safe house for escaped slaves from the South on their way to freedom in the 20th century. It is located 30 miles north of New York City and 70 minutes by rail from the New York Central Railroad's New York and Harlem Railroad station. The area was part of the Neutral Ground during the American Revolution, where there were conflicting loyalties among the settlers. French Huguenot Isaac See settled here as an agent for Dutch landowner Frederick Philipse in 1695. By the end of the 17th century, most if not all of the New New York Lenape people had been killed by disease or conflict or had been displaced westward.

History

The settlement of Pleasantville dates back to the Rechgawawank and Sinsink tribes, belonging to the Munsee dialect of the Lenni Lenape. By the end of the 17th century, most if not all of the New York Lenape people had been killed by disease or conflict or had been displaced westward. Pleasantville was a stop on the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses for escaped slaves from the South on their way to freedom in the north. The present-day train station, which currently houses a restaurant, was built in 1905 and was moved to its present location in the 1950s to accommodate the lowering of the tracks below grade. The village's numerous small farms and orchards began to be subdivided for a wave of solid foursquare and Victorian houses built for a growing middle class. The first newspaper to serve the village, The Pleasantville Pioneer, was launched at about 1886. The 1890s saw the establishment of a police department, volunteer fire department, and a library system. In the following years, Pleasantville quickly developed into a modern suburb of New York, with a large number of workers commuting between the village and the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. During the first two decades of the 20th century were paved for the first time, water mains were installed, electrical wires brought to the village's houses, and the appearance of Soldiers and Sailors Field was taken on by the World War II veterans. In 1925, the Memorial Plaza was completed, with the adjacent Memorial Park in 1930, and Nannah Park in 1937.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all land. The village is located on the Ohio River, which flows through the town. The town has a population of about 2,000. It is the only town in the state of Ohio to have a post office, which opened in 1881. It was the first post office to open in the United States, and was established in 1883. The post office closed in 1891, and the village was not reopened until 1894. The current post office opened on July 1, 1894, and closed on August 1, 1998. It has a current population of around 2,200, and is located in the town's central area. The city's population is about 1,400, with the majority of the population living in the central part of the town, the southern part of which is the town of Puyallup. It also has a small section of land in the north, which is known as the southern portion of the village. The community's name is derived from the name of a local Native American tribe, the Poynterans, who once lived in the area. It's also known as "Puyallups" or "Poynters" because of its name, which means "pioneers" and "poynks" in the Puyalup language. The area's name was first used in the 17th century by a local family.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,172 people, 2,637 households, and 1,824 families residing in the village. The estimated racial makeup of the village in 2018 was 71.7% Non-Hispanic White, 90.8% White, 4.3% African American, 0% Native American, 3.1% Asian and 1.8%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.3%. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16. The median income for a household in theVillage was $86,632, and the medianincome for a family was $105,227. The per capita income for the village was $41,397. About 2.0% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0%, 3.5% of those under age 18 and 3.6% ofThose age 65 or over. The village is located on the U.S. Turnpike, which runs through the town. It is located near the junction of the New York and New Jersey Turnpikes. The U.N. World Heritage Site is near the village, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site as well. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I and II. The town's name is derived from the word "bulge" which means "bullet" or "bomb".

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Pleasantville, Westchester County, New York = 35.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 36. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Pleasantville = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 200,393 individuals with a median age of 39.4 age the population grows by 4.17% in Pleasantville, Westchester County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,054.51 residents per square mile of area (1,565.63/km²). There are average 2.67 people per household in the 2,682 households with an average household income of $108,458 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.20% of the available work force and has dropped -2.79% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 27.22%. The number of physicians in Pleasantville per 100,000 population = 518.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Pleasantville = 48 inches and the annual snowfall = 11.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 106. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 200. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Pleasantville, Westchester County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 70.73%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 56 years with median home cost = $559,050 and home appreciation of -10.04%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $20.95 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $18,972 per student. There are 10.8 students for each teacher in the school, 560 students for each Librarian and 320 students for each Counselor. 5.91% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 27.30% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 28.42% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).