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Drewville
Heights
is a hamlet located in the Town of
Southeast
and is situated in the southwest part of town.
The first settler arrived around 1730. The area first
exploited was called "The Oblong," and was outside of
the land claimed by the Philipse Patent.
The
Town of
Southeast
was founded in 1788, and formed the southeast corner of
Dutchess County
,
NY
, whose northeast corner was the
township
of
North East
, NY (now part of
Dutchess
County
). In 1795, the land that had been Southeast and Frederickstown (now Kent) was divided into four townships, the
present Southeast,
Carmel
,
Kent
, and Patterson the latter two known at first as
"Frederick" and "Franklin." Southeast lost its
northern half, and expanded slightly to the west. Its most densely
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populated
area in the town is the
Village
of
Brewster
, NY. As of the census of 2000, there were 17,316 people,
6,184 households, and 4,569 families residing in the town. The
population density was 540.1 people per square mile (208.5/km˛).
There were 6,412 housing units at an average density of 200.0/sq mi
(77.2/km˛). The racial makeup of the town was 92.88% White, 1.87%
African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.63% Asian,
0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.40% from other races, and 0.99%
from two or more races. Hispanic
or Latino of any race were 8.04% of the population.
The Town of
Southeast
maintains three parks, including a beach at
Tonetta
Lake
. Its recreation department sponsors children's programs for
swimming, life saving, tennis and gymnastics. There is also an
active Little League.
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