Patterson is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 11,306 at the 2000 census. The town is named after early farmer Matthew Paterson. The reason Patterson was spelled with two "t"s was due to the looseness in which Paterson spelled his own last name. By oral tradition however, the town is said to be spelled with two "t"s to avoid confusion with Paterson, New Jersey. The Town of Patterson is in the northeast part of the county. Interstate 84 passes through the southwest part of the town.
History of Patterson
The town was first settled around 1731. The Town of Patterson, known as the "Town of Franklin" when it was formed from parts of the Towns of Frederickstown and Southeast in 1795, changed to its current name in 1808.
Geography of Patterson
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.9 square miles (85.2 kmē), of which, 32.3 square miles (83.6 kmē) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.7 kmē) of it (1.95%) is water.
The north town line is the border of Dutchess County, New York, and the east town line is the border of Connecticut.
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