Esopus NY Real Estate, includes the town of Esopus which is on the west bank of the Hudson River south of the City of Kingston. The Town of Esopus is naturally decorated by lakes, waterways, and lush woodlands. In addition to the Hudson and Walkill Rivers, the Rondout, Black, and Swartekill Creeks wind through the Town. The Town is bounded on the North by the Roundout Creek, a waterway busy with commercial and pleasure craft, across which lies the City of Kingston. To the South is Highland in the Town of Lloyd, and to the West are the towns of Rosendale and New Paltz.
Today, Esopus is home to a diverse community of nearly 10,000 residents who frequent the Town’s six parks, five National Historic Places and other attractions across its 12 hamlets.
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According to the U. S. Census for 2010, the town has a total area of 41.9 square miles and a population of 9331 people, 94.57% white. The median income for a household is $46,915 and the per capita income for the town is $21,174.
Historic Esopus
As early as 1620 the land on the west side of the Hudson River, south of the Rondout Creek, was known by the Dutch and English as a good place to trade with the Native Americans who called the area “esepu”, meaning “high banks”. This area was a notable trading site between the Dutch colonists and the native Esopus tribe in the 17th century.
The Town of Esopus was founded by Americans in 1811 from territory taken from Kingston, New York, which also was called “Esopus” at one time when this area officially became the Town of Esopus (ee-SO-pus). It is beautifully situated on the west banks of the majestic Hudson River, nearly 100 miles North of New York City.
The Cumming-Parker House, Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, Col. Oliver Hazard Payne Estate, Poppletown Farmhouse, and Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Klyne Esopus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In the early 19th century, Esopus was a popular summer residence for wealthy American families such as the Astors, Durkees, Paynes, Rockefellers, Smiths, Tiffanys and Whitneys, who built architecturally significant mansions and hunting lodges on the west bank of the Hudson River, across from the Vanderbilt and Roosevelt estates on the east bank. By 1864, the Hudson Valley had lost some luster among the very rich, who had begun to favor Newport, Rhode Island.
Esopus Today
The residents include such notables as naturalist John Burroughs and human rights advocate Sojourner Truth. Along with the elegant beauty of its landscape, the Town of Esopus has many historic homes and sites, vineyards, apple orchards, fishing, parks and preserves, museums and educational fare, and many fine shops, restaurants, and farm stands.