Spackenkill, New York
Spackenkill () is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,123 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Spackenkill is in the town of Poughkeepsie. Children in the community, if they attend public school, go to the Spackenkill Union Free School District. An IBM plant is also located in this community, and many of its employees live in Spackenkill. Several informal neighborhoods exist within the Spackenkill community such as Hagantown, Nassau, King George, Beechwood, Crown Heights, and Kingwood Park neighborhoods containing some of the schools of the Spackenkill School District.
Geography
Spackenkill is located in the south-central part of the town of Poughkeepsie at 41°39.1′N 73°54.5′W / 41.6517°N 73.9083°W / 41.6517; -73.9083 (41.6510, -73.9078). Neighboring communities include Crown Heights to the southwest and Red Oaks Mill to the east. The city of Poughkeepsie is 4 miles (6 km) to the north.
