Mount Kisco

It serves as a significant historic site along the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route.

• Settlement Type — Village and town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — New York • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Westchester • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Gina Picinich (4MK) • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 7.96 • Area Land Km2 — 7.88 • Area Water Km2 — 0.08 • Area Total Sq Mi — 3.07 • Area Land Sq Mi — 3.04 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.03 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 10959 • Population Density Km2 — 1391.21 • Population Density Sq Mi — 3603.75 • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — −5 • Timezone Dst — Eastern (EDT) • Utc Offset Dst — −4 • Elevation M — 92 • Elevation Ft — 302 • Postal Code Type — ZIP Code • Postal Code — 10549 • Area Code — 914 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 36-48890 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 0957852 • Website — www.mountkiscony.gov • Name — Mount Kisco

The name Kisco may be connected to the Munsee word asiiskuw ("mud"), and the name of the settlement "first appeared in colonial records as Cisqua, the name of a meadow and river mentioned in the September 6, 1700 Indian deed to land in the area." The spelling Mount Kisko was used by the local postmaster when a post office was opened in the village sometime after 1850. The current spelling of the name was adopted in 1875, with the settlement's incorporation as a village. The town shares its name with the Kisco River, which traverses the town and goes into the New Croton Reservoir. As a village, Mount Kisco originally was half in the town of Bedford and half in the town of New Castle. Mount Kisco became a town in its own right in 1978.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 mi2, all land.

Mount Kisco lies within the humid continental climate zone, experiencing four distinct seasons. Winter is cold, summer is warm and humid, and spring and fall are chilly to mild.

As of the 2013 United States Census there were 11,067 people, 4,128 households, and 2,447 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,194.0 PD/sqmi. There were 4,103 housing units at an average density of 1,312.7 /mi2. The large number of small businesses, retail stores, and financial and medical offices swells the daytime population to more than 20,000. The racial makeup of the village was 77.79% White, 5.99% African American, 0.28% Native American, 4.24% Asian, 9.03% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. Of the population 24.54% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,993 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. Of all households 31.7% were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.

Trans World Airlines at one time had its headquarters in eastern Mount Kisco. Carl Icahn moved the headquarters there in 1989 as the facility, two office buildings, was in proximity to his residence in Bedford. Each building had three stories. In 1993 the airline announced it would move its headquarters to St. Louis.

Mount Kisco Municipal Complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Merestead, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Mark's Cemetery, and the United Methodist Church and Parsonage are also listed.

The school district is Bedford Central School District.

There are several modes of transport in Mount Kisco. • Metro-North Railroad: Mount Kisco, on the Harlem Line • Bee-Line Bus System: Multiple routes • The Westchester County Airport is nearby. • New York State's Route 172, 117, 133 • The Saw Mill River Parkway and I-684 are nearby.

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