Hopewell Junction is located within the Town of East Fishkill.
Real Estate listings in Hopewell Junction
Address Not Disclosed$349,000
6 br / 2 ba / 4,200 sqft / $83/sqft
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Hopewell Junction was originally a railroad junction where the Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad met the New York, New England Railroad and Dutchess County Railroad. All three became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system. The ND&C to the southwest and the NY&NE are now owned by the Housatonic Railroad and used by Metro-North for equipment moves between its Hudson Line and Harlem Line.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 km?(2.8 mi?, all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,610 people, 894 households, and 688 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 356.1/km?(923.4/mi?. There were 914 housing units at an average density of 124.7/km?(323.4/mi?.
There were 894 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living independently who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,006, and the median income for a family was $67,250.
