Croton-on-Hudson, New York

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Croton-on-Hudson, New York | official_name = Village of Croton-on-Hudson | settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|Village]] | image_skyline = Croton Point Park riverside bench.tiff | imagesize = 200 | image_caption = View from [[Croton Point Park]] | image_flag = CrotonOnHudsonNYflag.gif | image_seal = CrotonOnHudsonNYlogo.png | seal_size = 90px | nickname = | motto =  | image_map = Westchester County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Croton-on-Hudson highlighted.svg | map_caption = Location of Croton-on-Hudson, New York

| coordinates = {{coord|41|12|15|N|73|53|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[United States]] | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] | subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities in Westchester County|Town]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Cortlandt, New York|Cortlandt]] | established_title = | established_date =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Brian Pugh [[Democratic Party (United States)|(D)]] | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = 10.75 | area_land_sq_mi = 4.69 | area_water_sq_mi = 6.06

| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s | postal_code = 10520-10521 | area_code = [[Area code 914|914]] | website = [http://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/ www.crotononhudson-ny.gov] | footnotes = | timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 36-19213 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0947832 | area_total_km2 = 27.85 | area_land_km2 = 12.16 | area_water_km2 = 15.70 }} '''Croton-on-Hudson''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|oʊ|t|ɪ|n}} {{respell|KROH-tin}}) is a [[administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 8,327 at the [[2020 United States census]] over 8,070 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Croton-on-Hudson village, Westchester County, New York |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 16, 2011 }}</ref> It is located in the [[administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[Cortlandt, New York|Cortlandt]] as part of [[New York City]]'s northern [[suburb]]s. The village was incorporated in 1898.

==History== Humans have lived in the area that would become Croton-on-Hudson since at least 7000 BC.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Brennan |first1=L. A. |title=The Lower Hudson: A Decade of Shell Middens |issue=1 |jstor=40897731 |journal=Archaeology of Eastern North America |volume=2 |pages=81–93 |date=Spring 1974}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Croton-on-Hudson |url=http://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_WebDocs/CrotonHistory |website=Village of Croton-on-Hudson |access-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703220218/http://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_WebDocs/CrotonHistory |archive-date=July 3, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Wappinger#Kitchawank|Kitchawanc]] tribe, part of the [[Wappinger]] Confederacy of the [[Algonquian peoples]], signed a peace treaty with the newly arriving Dutch people at Croton Point in 1645, now commemorated by a plaque in [[Croton Point Park|the park there]].

[[Stephanus van Cortlandt]] began acquiring land in the area to build a manor in 1677, the same year he became mayor of New York City. It was granted by royal patent in 1697 as the [[Van Cortlandt Manor|Manor of Cortlandt]], including the area known as Croton Landing where the [[Croton River]] meets the [[Hudson River]], where the [[manor house]] was built. A 1718 census reported 91 inhabitants, including Dutch settlers and English [[Quakers]]. People worked the manor primarily as [[farmer]]s or [[miller]]s. [[File:Detail_view_of_spillway_looking_upstream_perpendicular_to_dam_axis_-_New_Croton_Dam_and_Reservoir,_Croton_River,_Croton-on-Hudson,_Westchester_County,_NY_HAER_NY,60-CROTOH.V,1-10.tif|alt=View of spillway looking upstream perpendicular to dam axis. White water flowing down spillway and calm water upstream from the dam.|left|thumb|[[New Croton Dam]] and Reservoir, Croton River, Croton-on-Hudson, NY]] In the mid- to late 1800s first the [[Old Croton Dam|Croton Dam]], then the [[New Croton Dam]], and the [[Croton Aqueduct]] were built on the Croton River to supply New York City, along with the [[New York Central Railroad]] station on the Hudson River. Many Irish, Italian and German [[immigrants]] moved to the area to work on those projects, increasing the population dramatically. By 1898, when the Village incorporated, the population was 1,000 people, growing to 1,700 people in the early 1900s.

In 1846, work began on a Hudson River rail line from [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]] to New York City. [[Clifford B. Harmon|Clifford Harmon]], a realtor, purchased 550 acres of land next to the village of Croton in 1903. He gave part of the land to the [[New York Central Railroad]] to build a train station, on the condition that the station would forever be named after him. Today it is called the [[Croton-Harmon station]] of the [[Metro-North Railroad]] and of [[Amtrak]].<ref name='wc_american_suburb'>{{cite book | last1 = Panetta | first1 = Roger | title = Westchester: the American Suburb | chapter = Chapter 1: Westchester, the American Suburb: A New Narrative |editor= Roger Panetta | publisher = Fordham University Press | year = 2006 | location = New York, New York | pages = 42–43 | isbn = 0-8232-2593-3}}</ref> In 1906, the station became a major service facility for the railroad. The station expanded even further in 1913, when it became the stop at which electric trains from New York City switched to steam engines.<ref name='picturing_past'>{{cite book | last1 = Williams | first1 = Gray | title = Picturing Our Past: National Register Sides in Westchester County | chapter = Suburban Westchester |editor= Elizabeth G. Fuller |editor2=Katherine M. Hite | publisher = Westchester County Historical Society | year = 2003 | location = Elmsford, New York | pages = 382–383 | isbn = 0-915585-14-6}}</ref> The station still serves this purpose, but for diesel locomotives instead of steam engines.

Harmon thrived as an [[artist's colony]] alongside the village, while the neighboring [[Mount Airy, New York|Mount Airy]] community evolved from Quakers to Greenwich Village artists and writers by the early 1900s. Mount Airy was home to many early members of the American Communist Party.<ref>[http://www.guidemehome2westchester.com/2010/2/8/mount-airy-road-reds-on-hudson ''Mount Airy Road: Reds-on-Hudson'' (Houlihan Lawrence)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003071453/http://www.guidemehome2westchester.com/2010/2/8/mount-airy-road-reds-on-hudson |date=October 3, 2010 }}</ref> In 1932 Harmon and most of Mount Airy were incorporated into the village.

==Geography== Croton-on-Hudson is located at {{Coord|41|12|15|N|73|53|10|W|type:city}} (41.204228, -73.886177)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the shores of the [[Hudson River]]. The zip codes are 10520 and 10521.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|10.8|sqmi|km2|1}}, of which {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2|1}} is land and {{convert|6.1|sqmi|km2|1}}, or 56.06%, is water.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 1533 |1910= 1806 |1920= 2286 |1930= 2447 |1940= 3843 |1950= 4837 |1960= 6812 |1970= 7523 |1980= 6889 |1990= 7018 |2000= 7606 |2010= 8070 |2020= 8327 |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, 2015}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Croton-on-Hudson had a population of 8,327. The median age was 44.5 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.7 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A19213&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A19213&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

99.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.3% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A19213&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 3,056 households in Croton-on-Hudson, of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.1% were married-couple households, 11.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 3,179 housing units, of which 3.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | [[White Americans|White]] || 6,257 || 75.1% |- | [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 241 || 2.9% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 25 || 0.3% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 378 || 4.5% |- | [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 0 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 543 || 6.5% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 883 || 10.6% |- | ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 1,265 || 15.2% |}

===2000 census=== As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>, there were 7,606 people, 2,798 households, and 2,050 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{Convert|1601.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,859 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|602.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.93% of the population.

There were 2,798 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

===Income and poverty=== The median income for a household in the village was $150,260, and the median income for a family was $250,000+. ==Economy== Croton-on-Hudson's economy has historically thrived on the Metro-North [[Croton-Harmon (Metro-North station)|train station]] that up until the early 1980s served as the point at which northbound trains would exchange their electric engines for other modes of conveyance.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lynch |first=Peter E. |title=Penn Central Railroad |publisher=Voyageur Press | date=2004 |page=40 |isbn=978-0-7603-1763-1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Solomon |first=Brian |date=2003 |title=Electric Locomotives |publisher=MBI |page=19; 24 |isbn=978-0760313596 }}</ref> During those days, the train station and its super-adjacent area was known as Harmon. Because maintenance of diesel and steam engines was then very labor-intensive, there were many workers whose needs were served by abundant service businesses, such as restaurants and bars. Because of the separate development of both the Harmon and the Mt. Airy communities, there were originally two commercial districts—one centered on Grand Street, and the other in Harmon—though in recent years the two have merged into a single sprawling commercial district. There is also a North Riverside commercial district serving communities along Riverside Drive, Brook Street, Grand Street, and Bank Street.

[[File:FISHING IN THE HUDSON RIVER FROM CROTON POINT PARK - NARA - 549933.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A Man Fishing in [[Croton Point Park]] on the [[Hudson River]]|A man and woman fishing in Croton Point Park]] After the [[New York Central Railroad]] folded into [[Penn Central Transportation Company|Penn Central]] in 1968, Croton-on-Hudson's economy slowly stagnated. Although Croton-Harmon station still served as the main transfer point northbound between local and express trains, the laborers who had earlier fueled a bustling service economy were no longer present in Harmon. The exodus of labor during the early 1970s was compounded by the [[stagflation]] that was a result of higher oil prices and skyrocketing interest rates.

There has been an ongoing effort since the early 1990s to develop the riverfront for recreational use. Among the accomplishments are a pedestrian bridge spanning [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|U.S. Route 9]] and [[New York State Route 9A|NY 9A]] between the lower village and Senasqua Park, the [[Crossining]] pedestrian footbridge across the [[Croton River]], the bicycle trail extensions around Half Moon Bay Condominiums, rehabilitation of the "Picture Tunnel" (repaving and closing it to cars), and acquisition and clearing of the Croton Landing property. In addition, [[Croton Point Park]] is also along the riverfront.<ref>[http://parks.westchestergov.com/croton-point-park "Croton Point Park." Westchester County. Westchester.gov, 30 Sept. 2013. Web. 06 May 2014.]</ref>

==Arts and culture== [[File:Croton-on-Hudson Dummy Light.jpg|thumb|[[Dummy light]] at the intersection of Grand Street and Old Post Road.|alt=A traffic light in the middle of a street intersection.]]

Croton Point Park hosts the [[Clearwater Festival]], an annual folk music, art and environmental festival.<ref>''Rescuing the River: 50 Years of Environmental Activism on the Hudson'' [Online Exhibition]. (2019-2020). Hudson River Maritime Museum. Kingston, New York, United States of America. https://omeka2.hrvh.org/exhibits/show/rescuing-the-river/clearwater-americas-enviro-fla/the-power-of-music </ref>

Summerfest is an annual event featuring music, food, and artists.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}

The Harry Chapin Run Against Hunger is an annual 10k race founded in 1981.<ref>"[http://www.hvgatewaychamber.com/events/details/harry-chapin-memorial-run-against-hunger-10-16-2017-138 Harry Chapin Memorial Run Against Hunger]". Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce. hvgatewaychamber.org. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref><ref>"[http://www.runagainsthunger.com Harry Chapin Memorial Run/Walk Against Hunger]". runagainsthunger.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref>

Founded in 2005, The Blaze is an annual pumpkin carving contest at Van Cortlandt Manor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Glenza|first=Jessica|title=Blaze Becomes Biggest Halloween Event in HV|date=September 25, 2011 |url=http://rivertowns.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/blaze-becomes-biggest-halloween-event-hv|publisher=The Rivertowns Daily Voice|access-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>

The [[Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery]], [[Croton North Railroad Station]], and [[St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. [[Van Cortlandt Manor]] is listed as a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

From the 1910s to the 1960s, Croton was a popular location for the summer homes of American communists, socialists and other radicals and many important artists and writers. This gave the Mt. Airy area in Croton the nickname "Red Hill".<ref>Chambers, Whittaker, "Witness" (1952). pp. 240-241 of the 50th Anniversary Edition published by Regnery.</ref>

Croton-on-Hudson is the original location of the [[Hudson Institute]], a [[Cold War]] think tank where the "[[Mutual Assured Destruction]]" strategy for nuclear war deterrence was developed.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

A [[dummy light]]—a traffic signal located in the centre of an intersection—has been located in downtown Croton-on-Hudson since the 1920s.<ref name="CROTON">[https://www.crotonfriendsofhistory.org/dummy-forever Croton Friends of History, ''A Dummy Forever!'', Carl Oechsner (edited by Gretchen Bock)], Retrieved July 10, 2023.</ref>

==Parks and recreation== Parks and sites of interest in the community include: * [[New Croton Dam|Croton Dam]] on the [[Croton River]] overlooks the [[New Croton Reservoir]] that it creates (outside the village limits in the Town of Cortlandt). * [[Croton Point Park]] is a 508-acre county park on a large peninsula in the [[Tappan Zee]] segment of the [[Hudson River]]. * [[Van Cortlandt Manor]] is a National Historic Landmark established at the mouth of the [[Croton River]] at the Hudson River on the Tappan Zee. * Jane E. Lytle Memorial Croton Arboretum<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crotonarboretum.org/|title=Croton Arbotetum - News|website=www.crotonarboretum.org}}</ref> conserves over 20 acres of wetlands and woods. * Brinton Brook Sanctuary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sawmillriveraudubon.org/brinton/|title=Brinton Brook Sanctuary – Saw Mill River Audubon}}</ref> is Saw Mill River Audubon's largest sanctuary, covering 156 acres and offering over three miles of hiking trails through a variety of habitats. * Croton Landing Park is a 12.2-acre park containing a 2/3 mile scenic walkway along the Hudson River. The walkway ends at a [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] memorial built around a beam from the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]].<ref name="comprehensive-plan">{{cite web |url=https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/sites/crotononhudsonny/files/uploads/coh_mp_2017_071017_-_final_-_full.pdf |title=Village of Croton-on-Hudson Comprehensive Plan Update |date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=February 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131605/https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/sites/crotononhudsonny/files/uploads/coh_mp_2017_071017_-_final_-_full.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Senasqua Park is a 4.6-acre Hudson River waterfront park containing a sailing school and playground, with walkways to Croton Point and Croton Landing Park.<ref name="comprehensive-plan"/> * Silver Lake Park is a 13.5-acre park with a beach along the Croton River with trails to Carrie E. Tompkins elementary school (CET) and the north tip of Cleveland Drive.<ref name="comprehensive-plan"/> * Black Rock Park is a 10.5-acre park on the Croton River, near [[New York State Route 129]] (NY 129), within a mile or so of the Croton Dam, used mostly for fly fishing and picnics. It is within 100 yards of a historic bridge which dates from the 1800s on Quaker Hill Road.<ref name="comprehensive-plan"/> * Mayo's Landing is a 1.1-acre park along the Croton River.<ref name="comprehensive-plan"/> * Paradise Island Park is a 22.2-acre undeveloped island in the Croton River.<ref name="comprehensive-plan"/> * Croton-on-Hudson section of Westchester RiverWalk features interpretive signage describing the ecology, culture, and history of the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Croton RiverWalk Local Map |url=https://planning.westchestergov.com/images/stories/RiverWalk/riverwalkmapcroton.pdf |access-date=December 8, 2025 |website=Westchester County Department of Planning}}</ref>

==Government== Brian Pugh was elected mayor in 2017.<ref name='croton_officers'>{{cite web|url=http://village.croton-on-hudson.ny.us/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_BComm/trustees |title=Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY - Village Board of Trustees |access-date=May 5, 2009 |work=Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY Virtual Town Hall |publisher=Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY }}</ref>

==Education== Most of the village is in [[Croton-Harmon Union Free School District]], while a portion of the village is in the [[Hendrick Hudson Central School District]] (HHSD).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36119_westchester/DC20SD_C36119.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-16}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36119_westchester/DC20SD_C36119_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> [[Hendrick Hudson High School]] is the latter district's comprehensive high school.

==Media== * Croton-on-Hudson Newsletter, Village of Croton-on-Hudson<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newsletters |url=https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/newsletters |access-date=December 8, 2025 |website=Village of Croton-on-Hudson}}</ref> * The Gazette<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gazette |url=https://business.hvgatewaychamber.com/list/member/the-gazette-437 |access-date=November 8, 2025 |website=Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> * The Northern Westchester Examiner<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Northern Westchester Examiner |url=https://www.theexaminernews.com/category/news/northern-westchester/ |access-date=November 8, 2025 |website=Examiner News}}</ref> * The Croton Chronicle<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2025 |title=The Croton Chronicle |url=https://muckrack.com/media-outlet/thecrotonchroniclesubstack |access-date=December 8, 2025 |website=Muck Rack}}</ref>

The town is a stop for [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Empire Service]]'', ''[[Adirondack (train)|Adirondack]]'', ''[[Maple Leaf (train)|Maple Leaf]]'', ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'', and ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'' routes, as well the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]]'s [[Metro-North Railroad|Metro-North]] [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line service]], both at the [[Croton–Harmon (Metro-North station)|Croton-Harmon station]]. Metro-North's main shops and yards are also located here.

Croton-on-Hudson is served by [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|US 9]], [[New York State Route 9A|NY 9A]], and [[New York State Route 129|NY 129]].

==Notable people==  {{more citations needed section|date=April 2008}} {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Alan Abelson]], financial writer for ''Barron's'' * [[Guy Adami]] * [[Manny Albam]], composer, arranger, [[RCA Records|RCA]] and [[Solid State Records (jazz label)|Solid State Records]] * [[Frances E. Allen]], computer scientist, seminal work in compilers, program optimization, and [[parallel computing]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfromibm/us/award/index.html |title=IBM Fellow becomes first woman to receive A. M. Turing Award |website=[[IBM]] |access-date=September 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306034423/http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfromibm/us/award/index.html |archive-date=March 6, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown }}, IBM Corporation.</ref> * [[Kristen Anderson-Lopez]], American film and stage lyricist * [[Nenad Bach]] * [[Isabel Barrows|Isabel Chapin Barrows]], physician, ophthalmologist, professor, congressional stenographer – many "first woman as" achievements <ref>{{cite journal |title=Two Pioneer 19th-Century Women Who Breached Ophthalmology's Glass Ceiling |author=Alice R. McPherson, [[Daniel M. Albert]] |journal=[[Ophthalmology (journal)|Ophthalmology]] |year=2015 |volume=122 |issue=6 |pages=1067–69 |doi=10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.11.020|pmid=26008907 }}</ref> * [[Helen Purdy Beale]], "mother of plant virology and serology", inventor of standard serology tools used in scientific research and medical diagnosis <ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Scholthof|first1=Karen-Beth G.|last2=Peterson|first2=Paul D.|publisher=Adv. Appl. Microbiol.|year=2006|isbn=9780120026616|volume=59|pages=221–241|doi=10.1016/S0065-2164(06)59008-2|pmid = 16829261|title=Advances in Applied Microbiology Volume 59}}</ref><ref name=":1">[https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/9720/bot_Littler2005i.pdf Scholthof, K.-B. G., & Peterson, P.D. (2005). Helen Purdy Beale: The mother of plant virology (and serology).]</ref> * [[Charles H. Bennett (computer scientist)|Charles H. Bennett]] * [[George Biddle]] * [[Ramon Bloomberg]], artist and music video director * [[Louise Bryant]] * [[Alexander Calder]], artist * [[Isadora Duncan]], ballet dancer * [[Crystal Eastman]] * [[Max Eastman]] * [[Irving Fierstein]], American impressionist painter and designer<ref>''Croton-Cortlandt News,'' Croton-on-Hudson, NY, December 17, 1970</ref> * [[Carl Folta]], Viacom executive * [[Allen Funt]] * [[William Gaddis]] * [[Josh Greenfeld]] * [[Hananiah Harari]], American modernist painter and illustrator * [[Mary Hamilton (activist)|Mary Hamilton]], activist * [[Robb Hanrahan]] * [[Lorraine Hansberry]], playwright and author * [[Lee Elhardt Hays]] * [[Lawrence R. Jacobs]], American political scientist * [[Joseph Heller]] * [[Sally Jacobsen]], first woman as international editor of the ''[[Associated Press]]''<ref name=ap>{{cite news |first=Charles J.|last=Hanley |title=Sally Jacobsen, AP's first female international editor, dies |url=https://apnews.com/f099efb531d0478b96556bcb970e5663/Sally-Jacobsen,-AP's-first-female-international-editor,-dies |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 12, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> * [[Stephen Jardine]] * [[Herman Kahn]] * [[Roger Kahn]], author of ''[[The Boys of Summer (book)|The Boys of Summer]]'' * [[Ira Kaplan]], songwriter and lead guitarist for [[Yo La Tengo]] * [[Herbert Keppler]] * Scott Levine, astronomy author and communicator known for his work with [[BBC Sky at Night]] Magazine,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/author/scottlevine/|title=Scott Levine at BBC Sky at Night}}</ref> [[Sky and Telescope]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyandtelescope.org/author/scott-levine/|title=Scott Levine at Sky & Telescope}}</ref> [[EarthSky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthsky.org/author/scott-levine/|title=Scott Levine at EarthSky}}</ref> and other outlets. * [[Jeff McCarthy]] * [[Audra McDonald]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/croton-s-audra-mcdonald-seeks-fifth-tony-award-1.3765691|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130054837/http://newyork.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/croton-s-audra-mcdonald-seeks-fifth-tony-award-1.3765691|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|title=Croton's Audra McDonald seeks fifth Tony Award|access-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> * [[John Mearsheimer]] * [[Richard Merkin]], American painter and illustrator<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/us/13merkin.html|title=Richard Merkin, Painter, Illustrator and Fashion Plate, Dies at 70|work=The New York Times |date=September 12, 2009 |access-date=December 16, 2014 |last1=Grimes |first1=William }}</ref> * [[Edna St. Vincent Millay]] * [[Ward Morehouse (activist)|Ward Morehouse]] * [[Jessye Norman]] * [[Elmar Oliveira]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/nyregion/croton-violinist-in-solo-concert.html|title=Croton Violinist in Solo Concert|access-date=May 22, 2012| work=The New York Times|first=Roberta|last=Hershenson|date=January 16, 2000}}</ref> * [[Jerry Pinkney]], a [[Caldecott Medal|Caldecott]] award-winning children's book illustrator * [[John Silas Reed]] * [[Michael Robinson (rabbi)]], activist for civil rights and human rights * [[Darlene Rodriguez]] * [[Edward Rondthaler]] * [[Thomas Secunda]], co-founder and vice-chairman of Bloomberg L.P. * [[Gordon Sheer]] * [[Upton Sinclair]], author * [[Nicholas Springer]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/nyregion/a-normal-teenager-lives-the-new-normal.html|title=A Normal Teenager Lives the 'New Normal' |work=The New York Times |date=September 14, 2003 |access-date=February 11, 2012 |last1=Kenny |first1=Alice }}</ref> * [[Peter Strauss]] * [[Gloria Swanson]], motion picture actress * [[Hannah Tompkins (artist)|Hannah Tompkins]], American painter and illustrator<ref>''Croton Cortlandt News'', January 16, 1964</ref> * [[Joe Vasta]] * [[William Pulleyblank]] * [[Donald Wallance]]<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|title=Don Wallance, 80, Designer of Furniture|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/28/obituaries/don-wallance-80-designer-of-furniture.html|access-date=September 30, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 28, 1990}}</ref> * [[Kenneth C. Laudon]], professor of information systems {{div col end}}

==In popular culture== * ''[[30 Rock]]'': The episode "[[Retreat to Move Forward]]" from the third season was set in Croton-on-Hudson. The episode features the catchphrase 'what happens in Croton-on-Hudson stays in Croton-on-Hudson.' * Films shot in Croton-on-Hudson include: ** ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'': In the opening sequence, the trucks that end up destroying the tunnel drive through Croton-on-Hudson (the steps of the [[New Croton Dam]] are visible) and several other towns in [[Westchester County, New York]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} ** ''[[Shriek of the Mutilated]]'' (1974) (alternate titles: ''Mutilated'', ''Scream of the Snowbeast''){{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} ** ''[[Ganja & Hess]]''{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} ** ''[[Tenderness (2009 film)|Tenderness]]''<ref name="croton_tenderness">{{cite web |date=June 28, 2006 |title=On the Set with a Little More "Tenderness" in Croton |url=http://www.crotonblog.com/archives/2006/06/28/arts_entertainment/on_the_set_with_a_little_more_tenderness_in_croton/ |access-date=April 29, 2008 |work=Crotonblog |publisher=Front Burner Publishing, Inc}}</ref> ** ''[[The Toxic Avenger Part II]]''{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} ** ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'': Shot at Croton Point.<ref name="croton_waroftheworlds">{{cite news |last=Knowles |first=Harry |date=December 23, 2004 |title=Spy Report from the wooded set of WAR OF THE WORLDS! |url=http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19027 |access-date=April 29, 2008 |work=Ain't It Cool News |publisher=Ain't It Cool, Inc.}}</ref> ** ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]'' 2016, filmed on the Croton River just below Quaker Bridge

==See also== * [[Historic Hudson Valley]] * [[History of Westchester County, New York]]

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== {{commons category}} {{wikivoyage|Croton-on-Hudson}} *{{official website|https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/}}

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