There is more than one city in New York named Hyde Park. The most famous is the birthplace of US President Franklin Roosevelt. It is located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 20,851 at the 2000 census. The town is named after colonial governor, Edward Hyde. There is also a Hyde Park in Otsego County. The Town of Hyde Park where Roosevelt was born, is in the northwest part of Dutchess county, north of City of Poughkeepsie. US Route 9 passes through the town near the river. Hyde Park is the location of the Culinary Institute of America, a residential college devoted to cooking and baking.  Settlement of the region officially began around 1742, but may have begun as early as 1710. The name of the area was changed to "Hyde Park" around 1810. Previously, it was part of the "Fauconnier Patent" and was named "Stoutenburgh," after an early settler. Part of the town was from the Great Nine Partners Patent of 1697. Dr. John Bard had called his estate "Hyde Park" in honor of Edward Hyde, who was Lord Cornbury and Governor of New York. In 1804 a tavern keeper whose business was slow named the tavern "Hyde Park Inn," much to the annoyance of Dr. Bard. Miller, the tavern keeper, applied for a post office to be located at his Inn, which was nothing

 unusual. The request was granted as the "Hyde Park Post office." Because the Post Office's name was "Hyde Park", and thus resident's mailing address was "Hyde Park", the area slowly started to be commonly called "Hyde Park". Finally, this caused a change of the settlement's name from Stoutenburgh to Hyde Park officially in 1812. Hyde Park was included in the Town of Clinton until 1821. The Town of Hyde Park was formed from the Town of Clinton in 1821. In 1900, the town's population was 2,806. [edit] Past residents of note Hyde Park is the birthplace and burial place of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). His estate, Springwood, is the site of the Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site maintained by the National Park Service. Also on the site are his presidential library and museum. Roosevelt used this residence throughout his life. One of the many mansions of Frederick Vanderbilt. Valkill was the home of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt.  The Hudson River defines west town line, the border of Ulster County.