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Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the eastern corner of the county, bordered by New Canaan, Connecticut to the east, Stamford, Connecticut to the south, Bedford, New York to the west and Lewisboro, New York to the north. The local school is the Pound Ridge Elementary School, one of five K-5 schools in the Bedford Central School District. Older children take the bus to the Fox Lane Campus in Bedford, NY, where the Middle and High Schools are located.
[edit] GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.5 square miles (60.8 km²). The east and south town lines are along the border with Connecticut. 59.1 km² (22.8 sq mi) of the town is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi) of it (2.90%) is water. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,726 people, 1,699 households, and 1,406 families residing in the town. The population density was 207.3 people per square mile (80.0/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 81.9/sq mi (31.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.54% White, 1.21% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population. There were 1,699 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $153,208, and the median income for a family was $168,040. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,553 for females. The per capita income for the town was $74,914. About 0.9% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over. [edit] GovernmentGary Warshauer is the current town supervisor. Pound Ridge government offices are located in the Pound Ridge Town House on Westchester Avenue. [edit] Emergency ServicesThe Town of Pound Ridge has a staffed police department of 16 sworn in officers and a civilian staff member. The police station is located by the Pound Ridge Town House on Westchester Avenue. The police department receives aid from the New York State Police in its patrols. Emergency medical services the Pound Ridge Lions Club Volunteer Ambulance Corp provides EMS coverage to the town. The PRLVAC has two ambulances and transports patients to neighboring New York And Connecticut Hospitals. The ambulance corp has around 20 members. The ambulance corp provides Basic Life Support (BLS) to the town of Pound Ridge. Advance Life Support can be brought in via an intercepting unit or via the expedient transport to a providing hospital. Additional Medical support is received from Westchester Emergency Medical Services (WEMS), they provide fly cars to assist the Ambulance Corp. In addition the fly car driver is a New York State licensed paramedic. Fire protection is covered by the Pound Ridge Volunteer Fire department. The department was established in 1933 and has around 50 active members. The firehouse is located in Scott's Corners, the house has its own weight room and recreational room. All the members are completely volunteer and live or work in town. It is a single station fire district that covers an area of twenty five square miles. The firehouse has six pieces of apparatus inside its doors. This includes two primary attack engines, one supply engine, a 3500 gallon tanker, one rescue/engine, and a brush truck. In addition to these pieces of apparatus, the department has three chief vehicles and a brush fire trailer that carries one of the two gators the department owns. The department runs about 300 calls annually. In addition to serving its own fire district, the department also provides mutual aid to numerous surrounding towns in New York and Connecticut. [edit] Communities and locations in Pound Ridge
[edit] Pound Ridge as film location
Pound Ridge and the Pound Ridge reservation were the settings for several films, including
[edit] Notable residents, past and present(in alphabetical order)
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