 stanford is a town in dutchess county, new york, united states. the population was 3,823 at the 2010 census. the town of stanford is in the north-central part of the county. ==history== stanford was first settled around 1750. the town was part of the great nine partners patent of 1697. the town of stanford was formed in 1793 from the town of washington. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and 
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