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'''Carmel''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑːr|m|əl}}) is a ] in ], ], United States. As of the ], the town had a population of 33,576.<ref>United States Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Carmel town, New York</ref>
The '''Town of Carmel''' is on the south border of the county. The town hall is in Mahopac.


The Town of Carmel is on the southern border of Putnam County, abutting ], approximately {{convert|50|mi}} north of New York City and {{convert|10|mi}} west of ]. It has no incorporated villages, although the hamlets of ] and ] each have populations sizable enough to be considered villages.
== History ==
The town was first settled around 1740.
Carmel was established from part of the ] (then known as ''Frederickstown'') in ]. In 1861, a small part of Carmel was taken to be added to the ].


==History==
=== Putnam County Courthouse ===
] on Gleneida Avenue]]
] The Putnam County Courthouse is located on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel, New York, and is historic for several reasons. It was built in 1814 and the jail was added in 1855. There was one hanging in 1844 and it is today the second oldest working courthouse in New York State. Putnam County has plans in the works to construct a new courthouse, but the existing courthouse must be recognized for its historical significance. The structure is almost two hundred years old and is a sight to behold. The four main pillars represent classic architecture that is no longer used in modern construction. It is hoped that the building will be retained for sentimental value even after the new courthouse is constructed.
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The town of Carmel was originally inhabited by Indians of the ], who, in 1691, sold the property to Dutch traders. In 1697, a wealthy New York merchant, ], purchased their deed and was granted a patent from ] of England for the entire tract of land which is now ].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Our Town|url=https://www.ci.carmel.ny.us/about-our-town#:~:text=This%20land%20of%20Carmel%20was,the%20property%20to%20Dutch%20traders.|website=Town of Carmel New York|access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> The town was settled around 1740 by George Hughson.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} On the night of April 26, 1777, after learning the news that the British had begun burning nearby ], ], sixteen-year-old ] rode the entire night through the hamlets of Carmel, Mahopac, ] and Farmers Mills, warning those along the way that the British were coming before returning home at dawn. A statue memorializing the ride sits alongside ].
=== Carmel High School ===
] Constructed in 1929, Carmel High School is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. It is a stone's throw from both the County Courthouse and the County Jail. Carmel High School has had great sports rivalries with both Brewster High School and Mahopac High School.


Carmel was formed with Franklin town from part of Frederick town on March 17, 1795, while still a part of ]. (Franklin was renamed ] April 6, 1808. Frederick changed its name to ] April 15, 1817.)<ref>''Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State'', J. H. French: 1860</ref> Carmel was transferred to Putnam County when Dutchess County was split to form Putnam County in 1812 and Carmel was designated the county seat. In 1861, a small part of Carmel was taken to be added to the town of ].


===Putnam County Courthouse===
The Putnam County Courthouse was built in 1814. It is the second oldest working<ref>{{cite web|title=County Courthouse Building & Historical Marker|url=http://www.adventuresaroundputnam.com/places-to-go/county-courthouse-historical-marker/|website=Adventures Around Putnam|publisher=Rohit Tripathi|access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref> courthouse in New York State. General James Townsend, of Carmel, was the architect.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/76001264 }}</ref><ref>National Register of Historic Places. National Register Information System ID # 76001264.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Newyorkcourts.gov |url=https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/putnam/countyhistory.shtml }}</ref> A landmark on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel, the building has a classical front facade. There was one hanging there in 1844. A jail was added in 1855. A new Putnam County Courthouse was completed in early 2008, located nearby on Gleneida Avenue.
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===Significant events===
* December 4, 1965 – A ] ] en route to San Francisco ] with an ] ] flight in mid-air, killing four people.
* July 29, 1971 – A category F-2 ] {{convert|1.9|mi|km}} away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
* October 22, 1974 – A large row of businesses on Gleneida Avenue was destroyed in a fire that required over 200 volunteer firefighters to fight the blaze.<ref>{{cite web|title=Looking Back At Fire That Forever Changed Landscape In Carmel |url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/putnam/news/looking-back-at-fire-that-forever-changed-landscape-in-carmel/766391/|website=Daily Voice|date=April 18, 2019 |publisher=Putnam Daily Voice| access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref>
* September 1982 – June 1983 – ] track star Mike Stahr was ranked first in the US for the mile run, losing only one high school track race during his junior and senior year. He set state records and was the ] mile winner two years in a row.
* ] – A F-2 (max. wind speeds 113–157 mph) tornado {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} away from the Carmel town center traveled east across Fair Street near the King's Grant condos, injuring five people and causing between $5 million and $50 million in damages.
* September 11, 2001 – eight Carmel residents<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering The Fallen: Honoring Putnam County's 9/11 Victims|url=https://patch.com/new-york/southeast/remembering-fallen-honoring-putnam-countys-9-11-victims|website=Patch.com|date=September 10, 2019 | access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> died in the ]. The town has a memorial dedicated at Spain-Cornerstone Park on the corner of Fair Street and Route 52.
* April 27–28, 2007 – The Town of Carmel hosted a two-day Revolutionary War era militia encampment along Lake Gleneida. The event celebrated the 230th anniversary of the heroism of Sybil Ludington.


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==Government==
=== Importanter People ===
Carmel is governed by a ] and the ]. The Carmel ] is located at 60 McAlpin Avenue in Mahopac.


===Emergency services===
'''Omar Rios''',
Law enforcement is primarily handled by the Town of Carmel Police Department, supplemented by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police.
'''Beau Mittleman''',
'''Micheal Nodick''',
'''Eric Rod Hardick'''


Fire protection services are provided by the Carmel Fire Department, Croton Falls Fire District, Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, and Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department.
== Geography ==
According to the ], the town has a total area of 105.4 ] (40.7 ]). 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²) of it is land and 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 11.26% water.


Emergency medical services are provided to the town based on nature and location of emergency. Basic life support ambulance service is provided by Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department, and North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Advanced life support ambulance and first response service is provided by EMStar Ambulance under contract by Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services.
The south town line is the border of ], New York.


==Education==
== Communities and locations in Carmel ==
The Town of Carmel is served primarily by two school districts: ]<!--UNI 06570--> and ]<!--UNI 18120-->. Smaller portions of the town are in ]<!--UNI 16620-->, ]<!--UNI 21180-->, and ]<!--UNI 05310-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36079_putnam/DC20SD_C36079.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Putnam County, NY|publisher=]|accessdate=2024-10-15}} - </ref>
*'''Baldwin Place''' -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
*] -- The ] of Carmel is in the northeast corner of the town.
*'''Carmel Hills''' -- A hamlet south of Carmel village.
*'''Crafts''' --
*'''Field Corners''' --
*'''Hopkins Corners''' --
*'''Houseman Corners''' --
*] -- A hamlet where the town government is located.
*'''Mahopac Falls''' -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
*'''Mahhopac Mines''' --
*'''Mahopac Point''' --
*'''McLaughlin Acres''' --
*'''Rock Hill Camp''' -- A location north of Mahopac.
*'''The Sedgewood Club''' -- (Previously the Carmel Country Club) A luxury country club with golf and tennis facilities near the Hamlet of carmel,
*'''Secor Corners''' -- A location north of Mahopac.
*'''Stillwater''' -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
*'''Tilly Foster''' -- A hamlet southeast of Carmel village near the east town line
*'''West Mahopac''' -- A hamlet near the west town line.


===Carmel Central School District===
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Carmel Central School District encompasses 85 square miles and serves approximately 5000 students from six different towns. The district enrolls students from the town of Kent, as well as parts of the towns of Carmel, Putnam Valley, Patterson, Southeast and East Fishkill.
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George Fischer Middle School is Carmel's primary middle school. Built in 1963, it was named after a former school board member, George F. Fischer. It contains a large number of students (1,000+), and contains grades 5–8. It is notable for its music program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfms.carmelschools.org/ |title=George Fischer Middle School – Homepage |publisher=Gfms.carmelschools.org |date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref>
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Constructed in 1929, Carmel High School, which serves 1,843 students, is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. The original building had four additions, including one built in 1936 with money from the ], one in 1969, one in 1980, and one in 2007, which holds science classrooms and a library.
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St. James the Apostle is a ] elementary school in Carmel that opened in 1954.

===Mahopac Central School District===
Mahopac Central School District has 6 public schools serving 4,138 students in ].

It is divided into five schools: three K-5 schools (Lakeview Elementary School, Fulmar Road Elementary School, and Austin Road Elementary School), a middle school for grades 6–8 (Mahopac Middle School) and a high school for grades 9–12 (Mahopac High School). A nursery school is operated by the district at the Mahopac Falls school.

Historically, Mahopac had five one-room school houses that were united into one central school (now Lakeview Elementary School) in 1935.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

St. John the Evangelist was a Catholic elementary school in Mahopac from 1955 until its closing in 2011. The school building remains with the active Church across the street from Lake Mahopac.

==Geography==
According to the ], the town has a total area of {{convert|40.7|sqmi|km2}} (88.74%), of which {{convert|36.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|4.6|sqmi|km2}} is water (11.26%).

The southern town line is the border of ], adjacent to ]. The town is located approximately {{convert|50|mi}} north of New York City (measured from ]) and approximately {{convert|10|mi}} west of ].

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===Notable sites and organizations===
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* ] (Buddhist Association of the United States)
* ]
* Putnam Hospital Center — a 164-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital on Stoneleigh Avenue,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hospital Information|url=http://www.healthquest.org/carmel/hospital-information-phc.aspx|website=HealthQuest|publisher=Health Quest|access-date=February 20, 2017}}</ref> which opened in 1964.
* ]

===Communities and locations in Carmel===
*'''Boyds Corners''' –
* ''']''' – A hamlet in the northeastern corner of the town and home to the seat of Putnam County.
*'''Baldwin Place''' – A hamlet at the junction of ] and ].
* '''Carmel Hills''' – A hamlet south of Carmel village.
* '''Crafts''' – once a hamlet of Carmel with its own post office, off Drewville Road, south of ], named after the Craft Family, descendants of Pilgrims.
* '''Field Corners''' –
* '''Hopkins Corners''' –
* '''Houseman Corners''' –
* '''Kent''' –
* '''Kent Cliffs''' –
* '''Lake Carmel''' –
* '''Ludington''' –
* ''']''' – A hamlet in the southern half the town where the municipal government is located.
* '''Mahopac Falls''' – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town.
* '''Mahopac Mines''' – Abandoned mines on the eastern side of town near the old Ames building.
* '''Mahopac Point''' – A former private community on Lake Mahopac
*'''Mahopac Golf Club''' – Located on the north side of Lake Mahopac is an 18-hole private golf and beach club.
* '''Rock Hill Camp''' – A Girl Scout camp opened in 1922, located in Mahopac on Long Pond.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007144852/http://www.girlscoutswp.org/rockhill.html|date=October 7, 2011}}</ref>
* '''The Sedgewood Club''' – (Previously the Carmel Country Club) A private community with golf and tennis facilities near the hamlet of Carmel,
* '''Thompkins Corners''' –
* '''Secor Corners''' –
* '''Seven Hills''' –
* '''Stillwater''' – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town.
* '''Tilly Foster''' – A hamlet southeast of Carmel village near the eastern town line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 33006
|2010= 34305
|2020= 33576
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>United States Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Carmel town, New York</ref>
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* Total Population: 33,196
* Males, 49.0%; Females – 51.0%
* Median Age: 40.1 years
* By Race
** White, 90.5%
** Hispanic (of any race), 8.0%
** Asian, 3.0%
** Black or African American, 1.0%
** Other Race, 2.7%
* Average Household Size: 2.99
* Median Household Income: $105,406 (2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3403524900&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34035%7C06000US3403524900&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |title=American FactFinder – Community Facts |website=factfinder.census.gov |access-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210231426/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3403524900&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34035%7C06000US3403524900&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>)
* Per Capita Income: $42,034 (2015)
* High School Graduation Rate: 94.1%
* College Graduation Rate: 42.1%
Source: US Census<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607912529&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US10512&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |title=American FactFinder – Community Facts |website=factfinder.census.gov |access-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210222218/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607912529&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US10512&_street=&_county=carmel&_cityTown=carmel&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* ], "Captain Lou" (1933–2009), professional wrestler/manager
* ], (born 1950), classical harpist
* ], (1842–1915), ] politician and judge
* ], (1879–1938), film producer
* ], (1944–2007), stage and television actor
* ], (1797–1879), businessman, developer and financier
* ], “Mr. Mahopac", (born 1969), professional baseball pitcher
* ] (1901–1993), lawyer, state senator, state assemblyman, president justice of the municipal court, and law school dean.
* ] (born 1991), professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets
* ], (1933–2024), 1959 ]
* ], (born 1939), professional golfer
* ], (1786–1857), businessman, lumber baron, and real estate developer
* ], (1939–2009) actor and ], best remembered for playing The Robot on the 1965–68 television series ''Lost in Space''
* ], (born 2001), actor, star of '']''
* ], (born 1939) former '']'' anchor
* ] (born 1995), USA Gymnastics Senior National Team member

==References==
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Town in New York, United States
Carmel, New York
Town
Town of Carmel
Carmel Hamlet seen from Lake Gleneida to the westCarmel Hamlet seen from Lake Gleneida to the west
Official seal of Carmel, New YorkSeal
Location of Carmel in New York stateLocation of Carmel in New York state
Coordinates: 41°23′6″N 73°43′46″W / 41.38500°N 73.72944°W / 41.38500; -73.72944
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyPutnam
Area
 • Total40.69 sq mi (105.39 km)
 • Land35.91 sq mi (93.00 km)
 • Water4.79 sq mi (12.40 km)  11.26%
Elevation646 ft (197 m)
Population
 • Total33,576
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)10512 & 10541
Area code845
FIPS code36-12529
GNIS feature ID0978793
Websitewww.carmelny.org

Carmel (pronounced /ˈkɑːrməl/) is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the town had a population of 33,576.

The Town of Carmel is on the southern border of Putnam County, abutting Westchester County, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City and 10 miles (16 km) west of Danbury, Connecticut. It has no incorporated villages, although the hamlets of Carmel and Mahopac each have populations sizable enough to be considered villages.

History

The statue of Sybil Ludington on Gleneida Avenue
The original 1814 Putnam County Courthouse

The town of Carmel was originally inhabited by Indians of the Wappinger people, who, in 1691, sold the property to Dutch traders. In 1697, a wealthy New York merchant, Adolphus Philipse, purchased their deed and was granted a patent from King William III of England for the entire tract of land which is now Putnam County. The town was settled around 1740 by George Hughson. On the night of April 26, 1777, after learning the news that the British had begun burning nearby Danbury, Connecticut, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington rode the entire night through the hamlets of Carmel, Mahopac, Kent Cliffs and Farmers Mills, warning those along the way that the British were coming before returning home at dawn. A statue memorializing the ride sits alongside Lake Gleneida.

Carmel was formed with Franklin town from part of Frederick town on March 17, 1795, while still a part of Dutchess County. (Franklin was renamed Patterson April 6, 1808. Frederick changed its name to Kent April 15, 1817.) Carmel was transferred to Putnam County when Dutchess County was split to form Putnam County in 1812 and Carmel was designated the county seat. In 1861, a small part of Carmel was taken to be added to the town of Putnam Valley.

Putnam County Courthouse

The Putnam County Courthouse was built in 1814. It is the second oldest working courthouse in New York State. General James Townsend, of Carmel, was the architect. A landmark on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel, the building has a classical front facade. There was one hanging there in 1844. A jail was added in 1855. A new Putnam County Courthouse was completed in early 2008, located nearby on Gleneida Avenue.

Carmel High School

Significant events

  • December 4, 1965 – A Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 en route to San Francisco collided with an Eastern Airlines Lockheed Constellation flight in mid-air, killing four people.
  • July 29, 1971 – A category F-2 tornado 1.9 miles (3.1 km) away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
  • October 22, 1974 – A large row of businesses on Gleneida Avenue was destroyed in a fire that required over 200 volunteer firefighters to fight the blaze.
  • September 1982 – June 1983 – Carmel High School track star Mike Stahr was ranked first in the US for the mile run, losing only one high school track race during his junior and senior year. He set state records and was the Millrose Games mile winner two years in a row.
  • July 10, 1989 – A F-2 (max. wind speeds 113–157 mph) tornado 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away from the Carmel town center traveled east across Fair Street near the King's Grant condos, injuring five people and causing between $5 million and $50 million in damages.
  • September 11, 2001 – eight Carmel residents died in the September 11 attacks. The town has a memorial dedicated at Spain-Cornerstone Park on the corner of Fair Street and Route 52.
  • April 27–28, 2007 – The Town of Carmel hosted a two-day Revolutionary War era militia encampment along Lake Gleneida. The event celebrated the 230th anniversary of the heroism of Sybil Ludington.
Carmel Police Department patrol vehicle

Government

Carmel is governed by a Town Supervisor and the Town Board. The Carmel Town Hall is located at 60 McAlpin Avenue in Mahopac.

Emergency services

Law enforcement is primarily handled by the Town of Carmel Police Department, supplemented by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police.

Fire protection services are provided by the Carmel Fire Department, Croton Falls Fire District, Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, and Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department.

Emergency medical services are provided to the town based on nature and location of emergency. Basic life support ambulance service is provided by Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department, and North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Advanced life support ambulance and first response service is provided by EMStar Ambulance under contract by Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services.

Education

The Town of Carmel is served primarily by two school districts: Carmel Central School District and Mahopac Central School District. Smaller portions of the town are in Lakeland Central School District, North Salem Central School District, and Brewster Central School District.

Carmel Central School District

Carmel Central School District encompasses 85 square miles and serves approximately 5000 students from six different towns. The district enrolls students from the town of Kent, as well as parts of the towns of Carmel, Putnam Valley, Patterson, Southeast and East Fishkill.

George Fischer Middle School is Carmel's primary middle school. Built in 1963, it was named after a former school board member, George F. Fischer. It contains a large number of students (1,000+), and contains grades 5–8. It is notable for its music program.

Constructed in 1929, Carmel High School, which serves 1,843 students, is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. The original building had four additions, including one built in 1936 with money from the New Deal, one in 1969, one in 1980, and one in 2007, which holds science classrooms and a library.

St. James the Apostle is a Catholic elementary school in Carmel that opened in 1954.

Mahopac Central School District

Mahopac Central School District has 6 public schools serving 4,138 students in Mahopac, New York.

It is divided into five schools: three K-5 schools (Lakeview Elementary School, Fulmar Road Elementary School, and Austin Road Elementary School), a middle school for grades 6–8 (Mahopac Middle School) and a high school for grades 9–12 (Mahopac High School). A nursery school is operated by the district at the Mahopac Falls school.

Historically, Mahopac had five one-room school houses that were united into one central school (now Lakeview Elementary School) in 1935.

St. John the Evangelist was a Catholic elementary school in Mahopac from 1955 until its closing in 2011. The school building remains with the active Church across the street from Lake Mahopac.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105 km) (88.74%), of which 36.1 square miles (93 km) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km) is water (11.26%).

The southern town line is the border of Westchester County, adjacent to Somers. The town is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City (measured from Central Park) and approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Danbury, Connecticut.

Places adjacent to Carmel, New York
Putnam Valley/Kent Kent Patterson
Putnam Valley Carmel Southeast
Yorktown Somers North Salem

Notable sites and organizations

Carmel Town Hall

Communities and locations in Carmel

  • Boyds Corners –
  • Carmel – A hamlet in the northeastern corner of the town and home to the seat of Putnam County.
  • Baldwin Place – A hamlet at the junction of US 6 and NY 118.
  • Carmel Hills – A hamlet south of Carmel village.
  • Crafts – once a hamlet of Carmel with its own post office, off Drewville Road, south of Route 6, named after the Craft Family, descendants of Pilgrims.
  • Field Corners –
  • Hopkins Corners –
  • Houseman Corners –
  • Kent –
  • Kent Cliffs –
  • Lake Carmel –
  • Ludington –
  • Mahopac – A hamlet in the southern half the town where the municipal government is located.
  • Mahopac Falls – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town.
  • Mahopac Mines – Abandoned mines on the eastern side of town near the old Ames building.
  • Mahopac Point – A former private community on Lake Mahopac
  • Mahopac Golf Club – Located on the north side of Lake Mahopac is an 18-hole private golf and beach club.
  • Rock Hill Camp – A Girl Scout camp opened in 1922, located in Mahopac on Long Pond.
  • The Sedgewood Club – (Previously the Carmel Country Club) A private community with golf and tennis facilities near the hamlet of Carmel,
  • Thompkins Corners –
  • Secor Corners –
  • Seven Hills –
  • Stillwater – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town.
  • Tilly Foster – A hamlet southeast of Carmel village near the eastern town line.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
200033,006—
201034,3053.9%
202033,576−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
  • Total Population: 33,196
  • Males, 49.0%; Females – 51.0%
  • Median Age: 40.1 years
  • By Race
    • White, 90.5%
    • Hispanic (of any race), 8.0%
    • Asian, 3.0%
    • Black or African American, 1.0%
    • Other Race, 2.7%
  • Average Household Size: 2.99
  • Median Household Income: $105,406 (2015)
  • Per Capita Income: $42,034 (2015)
  • High School Graduation Rate: 94.1%
  • College Graduation Rate: 42.1%

Source: US Census

Notable people

References

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  2. United States Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Carmel town, New York
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  7. National Register of Historic Places. National Register Information System ID # 76001264.
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