Map of Red Hook village, New York

Red Hook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1,961 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area. The name is derived from the Dutch “Roode Hoeck” – hoeck meaning peninsula, and roode meaning red – a reference to the vibrant reds in the area’s fall foliage.

The village is in the town of Red Hook, located on U.S. Route 9. Red Hook is near Bard College and the Hudson River.

Red Hook village overview:
Name:	Red Hook village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	New York
County:	Dutchess County
Elevation:	220 ft (67 m)
Total Area:	1.07 sq mi (2.77 km²)
Land Area:	1.05 sq mi (2.73 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	1,975
Population Density:	1,872.04/sq mi (723.06/km²)
ZIP code:	12504, 12507, 12571
Area code:	845
FIPS code:	3660895
GNISfeature ID:	0962291
Website:	redhooknyvillage.org

Online Interactive Map

Red Hook online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Red Hook location on the U.S. Map. Where is Red Hook village. — Red Hook location on the U.S. Map.

Red Hook location on the New York map. Where is Red Hook village. — Location of Red Hook in New York.

History

The region was part of the Schuyler Patent. The village was formerly “Lower Red Hook” and sometimes referred to as “Hardscrabble”.

Nicholas Bonesteel and his wife, Anna Margretha Kuhns, were among the early settlers, possibly as early as 1723. A portion of the village lies on the easterly part of what once was their farm.

Red Hook Road Map

Red Hook city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 1.12%, is water.