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History · Red Oaks Mill

Half of Red Oaks Mill’s homes were built after 1966

Most of Red Oaks Mill was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. Below: maps from 1893 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Red Oaks Mill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Red Oaks Mill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1982. Watch Red Oaks Mill change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Red Oaks Mill’s history is told.

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On the map

Red Oaks Mill on the map, 1893 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Red Oaks Mill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Red Oaks Mill on the 1893 USGS mapRed Oaks Mill on the 1903 USGS mapRed Oaks Mill on the 1943 USGS mapRed Oaks Mill on the 1957 USGS mapRed Oaks Mill on the 1982 USGS map1893Poughkeepsie sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Red Oaks Mill.

The story so far

Red Oaks Mill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Red Oaks Mill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Red Oaks Mill is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, in the U.S. state of New York. It lies within the limits of the towns of Poughkeepsie and LaGrange. As of the 2020 census, Red Oaks Mill had a population of 3,810. Red Oaks Mill is southeast of the city of Poughkeepsie and can be considered a suburb of the city. It is part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, New York-New Jersey-Connecticut-Pennsylvania Combined Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,613 to 3,810 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Red Oaks Mill, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,50020002020Peak: 4,930

Between 3,613 and 4,930 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Red Oaks Mill’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Red Oaks Mill

Nobody well known was born in Red Oaks Mill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lee MillerAmerican photographer and photojournalist · b. 1907
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Tyler AdamsAmerican soccer player · b. 1999
Tom HollandAmerican scriptwriter and director · b. 1943
Bill DukeAmerican actor and director · b. 1943
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Charlie PlummerAmerican actor · b. 1999
Elisa DonovanAmerican actress · b. 1971
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

SpackenkillIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPoughkeepsie20 historic placesA−LaGrange4 historic placesBWappinger10 historic placesBTitusvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.