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Spackenkill, New York

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Poughkeepsie town. It lies in ZIP code area 12603. The Survey maps it on the Poughkeepsie quadrangle. 4,223 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 175 feet above sea level.

Spackenkill within Dutchess County

Then and now

1893 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 102 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Spackenkill, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Spackenkill, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

On record in Spackenkill

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Population over time

2 figures

Spackenkill grew from 4,123 to 4,223 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20104,123
20204,223+100 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 35 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

654 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 654 fires within 5 miles of Spackenkill between 1999 and 2020, burning about 825 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 93 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined328
Arson/incendiarism93
Smoking85
Natural46
Debris and open burning34
Equipment and vehicle use21
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Recreation and ceremony8
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2015Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 1999Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
7 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dutchess County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Spackenkill: 19 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clinton QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Hj-010Stone, DimensionPast ProducerSandstone
Clay Pit Deposit No. Hj-0ClayPast Producer
Clay Pit Deposit No. Hj-012ClayPast ProducerClay
Limestone Rock Quarries No. Hj-018StonePast Producer
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-011StonePast ProducerLimestone
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-016StoneProducerUnknown
Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-017StonePast Producer
Clinton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone Rock QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dutchess County

Storms near this place

18 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spackenkill in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2016LightningSpackenkill2 killed, 3 hurtFive people (four men and one woman) were struck by lightning in Mansion Square Park in Poughkeepsie during a thunderstorm. The five people were seated in park benches under a tree on the northern side of the park, when lightning struck the tree and traveled through the ground and into the benches. Three of the people were unresponsive immediately after the lightning strike and two would eventually die due to their injuries. Witnesses saw items burning near the people after the strike.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill1 hurtOne person was trapped and injured as a vacant building collapsed onto an occupied building.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-There were multiple reports of trees and wires down in Poughkeepsie.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Trees and power lines were downed on Hammersley Avenue in the City of Poughkeepsie.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-A large tree was downed blocking the road.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Law enforcement reported trees down.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-A glass front door was shattered due to strong winds.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Uprooted trees and large branches were downed.
July 2016HailSpackenkill-Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Poughkeepsie.
August 2014HailSpackenkill-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Poughkeepsie.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Poughkeepsie.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Trees were downed on Yates Blvd in the southern portion of Poughkeepsie due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Trees were downed and on houses due to thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Wilson Blvd and Hooker Road in Poughkeepsie.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Several trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Poughkeepsie.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-A tree was reported down in Poughkeepsie due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Trees and wires were reported down in Poughkeepsie due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSpackenkill-Numerous trees were reported down in and around Poughkeepsie and several other areas in Dutchess County due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2017HailSpackenkill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dutchess County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Rudco1.5 miles35
Van Keurens1.8 miles35
Crown Heights1.8 miles35
Knapps Corner1.9 miles35
Red Oaks Mill2.0 miles34
Titusville2.2 miles34
Barnegat2.4 miles35
Rombout Ridge2.6 miles34

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on SpackenkillAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3460160The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867420. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.