{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Montrose, New York |settlement_type = Census-designated place & hamlet |nickname = |motto =
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'''Montrose''' is a hamlet (and census-designated place) within the town of Cortlandt, in the northwestern corner of Westchester County, New York, United States. The hamlet is named after the Montross family, most of whom worked nearby in Buchanan at the tannery.<ref name="Ferris">{{Cite web |last=Ferris |first=Marc |date=2024-05-02 |title=Montrose Proud: A Legacy Memorable and Venerable |url=https://riverjournalonline.com/around-town/slice-of-history/montrose-proud-a-legacy-memorable-and-venerable/123543/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill |language=en-US}}</ref> It is located near Croton-on-Hudson and Buchanan. The once bucolic character of the hamlet has changed, but is still defined by the Hudson River, numerous wooded hills and steep slopes, wetland areas and streams, while increases in population have designated the area part of the New York—Jersey City—Newark NY—NJ urban area.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=2020 Census Urban Areas Wall Map |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-maps/2020/geo/2020-census-urban-areas.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> As of the 2020 census, Montrose had a population of 2,862.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3648208| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191423/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3648208| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montrose CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 2862 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}
===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Montrose had a population of 2,862. The median age was 44.6 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 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%3A48208&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%3A48208&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% 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%3A48208&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 30, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
There were 1,066 households in Montrose, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.0% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 1,125 housing units, of which 5.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
{| class="wikitable" |+2020 Montrose CDP Census Data<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Montrose_CDP,_New_York?g=160XX00US3648208#populations-and-people |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL"/> !Race or Ethnicity !Count in Montrose !Count in New York |- |American Indian and Alaska Native |5 |149,690 |- |Asian |92 |1,933,127 |- |Black or African American |136 |2,986,172 |- |Hispanic or Latino |619 |3,948,032 |- |Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |0 |10,815 |- |Not Hispanic or Latino |1,901 |10,598,907 |- |Some Other Race |254 |2,210,633 |- |Two or More Races |330 |1,767,463 |- |White |2,045 |11,143,349 |}
===Demographic estimates=== Further data estimates 1,219 families in Montrose. The largest age cohort was residents between 20 and 24 years of age. Of the population, 24.2% were estimated to be of Italian descent, followed by residents reporting Italian ancestry at 17%, and German ancestry at 8%. Roughly half as many households speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state.<ref name=":0" />
===Income and Poverty=== The median household income in 2022 was $121,367, compared to the overall New York state median income of $82,095<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/New_York?g=0400000US36 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> and the employment rate was 63.4%.<ref name=":0" /> The average poverty rate was lower in Montrose during 2022, at 9.8%, which is 4.4% lower than the state average of 14.2%, while people aged 18 to 64 experienced the highest rate of poverty at 10.8%.<ref name=":0" />
===Education=== Montrose residents have an overall higher rate of post-secondary education, as 52.2% of the eligible population have a bachelor's degree or higher. Beyond an undergraduate degree, 19.9% have a post-graduate education.<ref name=":0" /> ==Government== Montrose lacks its own local government and is instead situated under the government of the Town of Cortlandt. The Town Supervisor is Richard H. Becker and on the Town Board are James F. Creighton, Cristin Jacoby, Robert E. Mayes, and Joyce C. White.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Government |url=https://www.townofcortlandt.com/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=16251 |website=Town of Cortlandt |access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref> Departments include Environmental Services, Planning and Community Development, Technical Services, Human Resources, the Justice Court, the office of the Town Attorney, Police Services, Purchasing, Recreation and Conservation, the Tax Receiver, the Town Assessor, the Town Clerk, the Town Comptroller, the Town Supervisor and all associated divisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town Departments - Town of Cortlandt, NY |url=https://www.townofcortlandt.com/cn/departments/?tpid=2443 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.townofcortlandt.com}}</ref>
==Education== Montrose is in the Hendrick Hudson School District (HHSD)<!--UNI 14190-->.<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> In Montrose there are two schools, Hendrick Hudson High School, opened 1928, and Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School. Other schools in the HHSD, located outside of Montrose, are Blue Mountain Middle School, Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School, and Furnace Woods Elementary School. The Hendrick Hudson Free Library is located at 185 Kings Ferry Road in Montrose and covers the communities of Buchanan, Verplanck, Crugers, Montrose, and parts of Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, and the city of Peekskill. It has six on-line computers with ready access to a variety of databases and the internet. The Community Room seats 100 people and serves as a gallery space for art exhibits.
==Infrastructure== The Montrose Fire Department, also known as the Cortlandt Engine Company or the Montrose Fire District, is located at 2143 Albany Post Road. The parcel on which the fire station sits was purchased from O. B. Lent in 1920 for $800 and construction began shortly thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montrose Fire District - History |url=https://www.montrosefire.com/history_main.php |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.montrosefire.com}}</ref> The fire district covers approximately twelve square miles and includes twelve pieces of equipment at the single station. It is an all-volunteer company and responded to an average of twenty-two calls per month in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CALL STATS |url=https://www.montrosefire.com/call_statsA.php |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.montrosefire.com}}</ref> There is a United States Postal Services office located at 13 Kings Ferry Road. Across the street, the Cortlandt Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps can be found.
===Montrose Improvement District=== Montrose's water is provided by a local independent water company, the Montrose Improvement District, which was created by residents in 1932 and purchases water from New York City's Catskill Aqueduct to sell to Peekskill, Cortlandt and to Montrose residents. From 2014 to 2019, no instances of MBTE were detected in samples purchased from the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works, which manages two treatment plants servicing Catskill Aqueduct water and Amawalk Reservoir water before it is provided to the Montrose Improvement District.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}
==Features== The town is home to the Franklin D. Roosevelt campus of the Hudson Valley Veterans Affairs healthcare system, whose sprawling campus contains 50 brick buildings. The Hendrick Hudson Free Library was opened in 1931 on the site of the former Kennedy House.<ref name="Ferris"/> George's Island Park is a {{convert|208|acre|km2|adj=on}} waterfront park that offers scenery of the Hudson River. It contains tidal wetlands, a freshwater pond and wooded trails, and provides boat access to the Hudson River as well as areas for nature study and picnicking. The park was acquired by Westchester County in 1966, after the Gormley Brick Company, which supplied bricks for nearby Sing Sing prison, vacated the site. Sunset Field and Seabolt Field/Playground are the main recreational parks for baseball and football. The Cortlandt station on the Hudson Metro-North Railroad's line is located within the town's borders. Kings Ferry, a crucial river crossing site during the Revolutionary War was originally located in Montrose, serving as the southernmost crossing point for the Continental Army, but was later moved to Fort Lafayette.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kings Ferry Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=47275 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>
==Notable people== * Frederick W. Seward, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State during the Civil War * Frederick Paul Keppel, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, 1922–1941 to 1942 Ken Mahoney Tony and Emmy winner
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==External links== * [http://www.westchestergov.com Westchester County]
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Category:Hamlets in New York (state) Category:Census-designated places in New York (state) Category:Census-designated places in Westchester County, New York Category:Hamlets in Westchester County, New York Category:New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River