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Demographics

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Historical population Census Pop. %± 1880 2,381 — 1890 4,042 69.8% 1900 7,899 95.4% 1910 15,045 90.5% 1920 21,031 39.8% 1930 35,830 70.4% 1940 40,327 12.6% 1950 43,366 7.5% 1960 50,485 16.4% 1970 50,346 −0.3% 1980 46,999 −6.6% 1990 48,718 3.7% 2000 53,077 8.9% 2010 56,853 7.1% 2018 (est.) 58,111 2.2% U.S. Decennial Census 2013 Estimate As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 56,853 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 48.9% White, 13.2% Black, 0.1% Native American, 6.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from some other race and 1.5% from two or more races. 29.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 53,077 people, 20,921 households, and 12,704 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,415.5 people per square mile (2,091.1/km2). There were 21,576 housing units at an average density of 2,201.4 per square mile (850.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 64.93% White, 15.91% African Amer...
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History

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Early history edit At the time of the Dutch settlement of Manhattan in the early 17th century, the region had been used as farmland by the Weckquaeskeck tribe, a Wappinger people, and was called "Quarropas". To early traders it was known as "the White Plains", either from the groves of white balsam which are said to have covered it, or from the heavy mist that local tradition suggests hovered over the swamplands near the Bronx River. The first non-native settlement came in November 1683, when a party of Connecticut Puritans moved westward from an earlier settlement in Rye and bought about 4,400 acres (18 km2), presumably from the Weckquaeskeck. However, John Richbell of Mamaroneck claimed to have earlier title to much of the territory through his purchase of a far larger plot extending 20 miles (32 km) inland, perhaps from a different tribe. The matter wasn't settled until 1721, when a Royal Patent for White Plains was granted by King George II. In 1758, White P...
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Education

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Public schools edit The White Plains Public School System, with a 2006 enrollment of over 6,000 pupils, maintains five elementary schools (grades K–5), two middle schools (Eastview for grade 6, Highlands for grades 7–8) and one high school (9–12), as well as auxiliary facilities, including a pre-kindergarten program, a community school (grades 7–12), adult and continuing education, and a program for school-age patients at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, whose campus is located in the city. Since 1988 the district has operated under a Controlled Parents' Choice Program, whereby the parents of elementary school children can select the school which their child attends based on factors other than proximity to the school. The five elementary schools, in addition to teaching core competencies, have different educational focuses including science & technology, communication arts and global understanding. Two of the elementary schools offer bilingual education where children are taugh...
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