  red hook is a village in dutchess county, new york, usa. the population was 1,961 at the 2010 census. it is part of the poughkeepsie&ndash;newburgh&ndash;middletown, ny metropolitan statistical area as well as the larger new york&ndash;newark&ndash;bridgeport, ny-nj-ct-pa combined statistical area. the name is derived from the dutch "roode hoeck" &ndash; hoeck meaning peninsula, and roode meaning red &ndash; a reference to the vibrant reds in the area's fall foliage.[http://redhook.org/history.html town of red hoo
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