Official Name: | Merritt Park, New York |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 220px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dutchess |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Fishkill |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.15 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.15 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.44 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1647 |
Population Density Km2: | 1437.34 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 3726.24 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 285 |
Coordinates: | 41.5386°N -73.8725°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 845 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-46750 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2584278 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Merritt Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,647.[2] [3]
The CDP is located in the eastern part of the town of Fishkill in southwestern Dutchess County. It is bordered to the west by the village of Fishkill, to the north by Fishkill Creek, to the southeast by 904feet Honness Mountain, and to the northeast by New York State Route 52. Merritt Boulevard is the main thoroughfare through the community, connecting NY 52 to the northeast with U.S. Route 9 in the southern part of Fishkill village.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Merritt Park CDP has a total area of 1.15sqkm, all land.[2]