Mount Pleasant is located about 27 miles north of Manhattan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and, or 15.26%, is water.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 43,221 people, 13,737 households, and 10,522 families in the town. The population density was 1,560.5 people per square mile. There were 13,985 housing units at an average density of 504.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 84.25% White, 5.07% Black, 0.24% Native American, 3.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.02% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.01%. Of the 13,737 households 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couplesliving together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.4% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.30. The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males. The median household income was $81,072 and the median family income was $96,403. Males had a median income of $60,761 versus $41,023 for females. The per capita income for the town was $35,468. About 2.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Briarcliff Manor - the eastern portion of this village is located in the town
Hawthorne - a hamlet located in the eastern portion of the town
Pleasantville - a village located in the northeastern section of the town
Pocantico Hills - a hamlet centrally located in the town, northeast of Sleepy Hollow and southwest of Pleasantville
Scarborough - a hamlet in the northern part of the town, divided between Briarcliff Manor and Ossining
Sleepy Hollow - a village located in the southwestern section of the town
Thornwood - a hamlet located just south of Pleasantville
Valhalla - a hamlet in the southeastern portion of the town. The hamlet is the location of the town hall.
In April 2017, Westchester County officials unveiled plans for a 3 million square-foot biotechnology hub to be built with US$1.2 billion in private investment on vacant land adjacent to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. The bioscience center, a public-private partnership, is anticipated to create 12,000 new jobs and include over 2.25 million square feet of biotechnology research space.
