Pound Ridge, New York

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Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 5,082 at the 2020 census. The town is located toward the eastern end of the county, bordered clockwise to the north and east by Lewisboro, to the south by New Canaan, Connecticut and Stamford, Connecticut, and to the west by North Castle and Bedford. While much of the town of Pound Ridge is characterized by sprawling estates and rural landscapes, the hamlet of Scotts Corners serves as the town's "downtown" area. It contains a quarter-mile stretch of businesses along Westchester Avenue, including boutiques, stores, and essential services. The town’s name is a combination of its physical geography and its early history: the area is characterized by a rugged landscape featuring high ridges, and the "pound" part of the name is credited to the indigenous people who lived in the area and built a "pound"—an enclosure made of saplings driven into the ground—to keep game like deer alive until it was needed for...

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