Union Vale, New York

Union Vale is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,877 at the 2010 census.

The town is in the south-central part of the county. 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. The town is 15 miles (24 km) east of the city of Poughkeepsie and 70 miles (110 km) north of New York City.

History

The region was originally part of the Beekman Patent. The town was first settled around 1716, and was formed in 1827 from the towns of Beekman and LaGrange.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Union Vale has a total area of 37.8 square miles (97.9 km²), of which 37.5 square miles (97.1 km²) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km²), or 0.86%, is water. The highest point is atop Clove Mountain, at 1,400 feet (430 m) above sea level.

New York State Route 55 runs through the southwestern part of the town.