| Millbrook | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Etymology: | From local estate |
| Image Map1: | New York in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of New York in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.7847°N -73.6878°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hudson Valley |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dutchess |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1895 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Timothy Collopy (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Board |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.96 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.86 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Elevation Ft: | 480 |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 870 |
| Elevation Max Point: | N of SE corner |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 450 |
| Elevation Min Point: | East Branch Wappinger Creek at W village line |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1455 |
| Population Density Km2: | 302.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 782.26 |
| Timezone1: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 12545 |
| Area Code: | 845 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 36-47273 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 0957288 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Millbrook, New York |
Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Millbrook is located in the Hudson Valley, on the east side of the Hudson River, 90miles north of New York City. Millbrook is near the center of the town of Washington, of which it is a part. In the 2020 census, Millbrook's population was 1,455. It is often referred to as a low-key version of the Hamptons, and is one of the most affluent villages in New York.[2]
Millbrook is part of the Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York - Newark - Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.901sqmi, of which 1.9sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (2.60%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,429 people, 678 households, and 361 families residing in the village. The population density was 764.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 744 housing units at an average density of 397.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 95.90% white, 2.70% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.00% of the population.
There were 678 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.8% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $68,552, and the median income for a family was $96,473. Males had a median income of $67,917 versus $57,400 for females. The per capita income for the village was $49,114. About 1.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
The site of present-day Millbrook was originally part of a much larger land grant given in 1697. In the years before the American Revolution, two nearby settlements - Mechanic and Hart's Village - were established within the confines of the modern Millbrook.[4]
In 1869, the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad commenced operating with a stop called Millbrook, named after an adjacent farm. This new rail stop lay between Mechanic and Hart's Village and the economic opportunities it afforded soon led to a developing village centered on the Millbrook stop. However, it was not until 1895 that Millbrook was incorporated as a village.[4]
Millbrook is the site of the Hitchcock Estate, which Timothy Leary made a nexus of the psychedelic movement in the 1960s and where he conducted research and wrote The Psychedelic Experience.
Millbrook was also the location of the campus of the former Bennett College, which closed in 1978.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York operated St. Joseph's School in Millbrook which closed in 2013.[5]
Millbrook is served by Dutchess County Public Transit's route "D" bus.[6]