Pleasantville is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located 30 miles north of Manhattan. The village population was 7,513 at the 2020 census. Lenape communities practiced ecosystem management, small-scale agriculture, hunting and gathering, democratic politics, and matrilineal governance. Called the "Grandfathers" by neighboring tribes, the Lenape were peaceful and skilled at conflict resolution between tribes and established trading routes crossing through the present-day village before the arrival of Europeans. By the end of the 17th century, most if not all of the New York Lenape people had been killed by disease or conflict or had been displaced westward; Lenape in the 21st century reside in Ontario, Oklahoma, Ohio, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,172 people, 2,637 households, and 1,824 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,684 housing units at an average density of . The estimated racial makeup of the village in 2018 was 71.7% Non-Hispanic White, 90.8% White, 4.3% African American, 0% Native American, 3.1% Asian, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.3% of the population.

There were 2,637 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $86,632, and the median income for a family was $105,227. Males had a median income of $62,344 versus $47,978 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,397. About 2.0% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of Pleasantville is in Pleasantville Union Free School District<!--UNI 23310--> while portions are in Mount Pleasant Central School District<!--UNI 20160-->.

Notable people

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  • John Emory Andrus, politician
  • Matt Ballinger, singer in the pop band Dream Street
  • Dave Barry, humorist, author
  • Estelle Bernadotte (1904–1984), American-Swedish countess who was a leading figure in the International Red Cross and Girl Scout movement
  • Louis Biancaniello, record producer
  • Nick Catalano, author
  • Benjamin Cheever, author
  • Chips, the most decorated war dog of World War II
  • Anne Hyde Choate, early and prominent leader of the Girl Scouts
  • Johnny Craig, comic book artist
  • Will Englund, journalist
  • Edward Gelsthorpe (1923–2009), marketing executive known as "Cranapple Ed" for his best-known product launch
  • David Selby, actor, producer, writer
  • Will Shortz, puzzle creator and editor for the New York Times
  • Henry Stone, owner of TK Records
  • Robert Tagliapietra, fashion designer
  • DeWitt Wallace (1889–1981), magazine publisher, co-founder of Reader's Digest
  • Lila Bell Wallace (née Acheson) (1890–1984), magazine publisher, co-founder of Reader's Digest
  • Mark Ambor, singer-songwriter

Notes

References

  • Village of Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville Union Free School District
  • Pleasantville Community Television
  • Pleasantville Historical Audio Tour - No copyrights associated with this link