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Westpoort ( Western Gateway or Western Port ) is an international port area and one of the largest industrial parks in the Netherlands . The area covers the Port of Amsterdam and the industrial area in the northwest of Amsterdam .

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26-987: Not to be confused with Westpoort . Westport is the name of several communities around the world. Canada [ edit ] Westport, Nova Scotia Westport, Ontario Westport Rideaus , local junior "B" ice hockey team Westport/Rideau Lakes Airport Westport, Newfoundland and Labrador Ireland [ edit ] Westport, County Mayo Westport House Westport railway station, Mayo Westport United F.C. , football club Westport CFE – Carrowbeg College Malaysia [ edit ] West Port, Malaysia New Zealand [ edit ] Westport, New Zealand Westport Airport (New Zealand) Westport Rugby Football Club United Kingdom [ edit ] Westport, Somerset Westport Canal Westport, Wiltshire United States [ edit ] Westport, California Westport, Connecticut Westport Country Playhouse ,

52-681: A Greyhound bus traveling from New York City to Montreal overturned on the Adirondack Northway in Westport after suffering a blown tire, killing five and injuring 48. Westport is in a rural area in the Adirondack Park, and so most of its access to medical care is via the ferry operated by Lake Champlain Transportation Company . The nearest emergency department is Elizabethtown Community Hospital ,

78-515: A 25-bed rural hospital 9 miles (14 km) to the west, with eight doctors on its active medical staff. About 30 miles (48 km) by car to the northeast in Burlington , accessible via ferry, is the emergency department of University of Vermont Medical Center , a large, full-service hospital affiliated with the University of Vermont . During times when the ferry from Essex is not running,

104-822: A historic district of Kansas City, Missouri Westport High School (Missouri) Westport Middle School Westport Plaza , a resort and entertainment center in Maryland Heights, Missouri Westport, New York , a town Westport (CDP), New York , a hamlet in the town Westport (Amtrak station) Westport, North Carolina Westport, Oklahoma Westport, Oregon Westport, Pennsylvania Westport, South Dakota Westport, Tennessee Westport, Washington Westport Light State Park Westport, Wisconsin Westport, Richland County, Wisconsin Other uses [ edit ] Westport Records ,

130-473: A port and industrial park rather than a neighborhood. 52°24′21″N 4°49′16″E  /  52.40583°N 4.82111°E  / 52.40583; 4.82111 This North Holland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Westport, New York Westport is a town in Essex County, New York , United States overlooking Lake Champlain . The population

156-660: A record label Westport Innovations , an international company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada USS  Westport , the name of more than one United States Navy ship SS  Westport , the name of a number of merchant ships CCGS Westport , a Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue vessel Battle of Westport , 1864, in what is now Kansas City, Missouri See also [ edit ] West Port (disambiguation) Westport Airport (disambiguation) Irish place names in other countries All pages with titles beginning with Westport Topics referred to by

182-504: A summer apprentice program for children ranging from elementary school to high school age. Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Westport, operating its Adirondack daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City . A bus connection is available from Westport to Lake Placid . The Amtrak station also houses the Depot Theatre. On August 28, 2006, at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time,

208-1086: A theatre Westport (Metro-North station) Westport Bank and Trust Company , a historic place Westport Public Library Westport, Indiana Westport Township, Dickinson County, Iowa Westport, Kentucky , in Oldham Co. Westport High School (Kentucky) , in Louisville, named for the Westport Road Westport Island, Maine Westport Community Church Westport, Baltimore , Maryland Westport (Baltimore Light Rail station) Westport, Massachusetts Westport High School (Massachusetts) Westport River in Massachusetts Westport Point Historic District Westport Town Farm Westport, Minnesota Westport Township, Pope County, Minnesota Westport, Kansas City ,

234-549: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Westpoort While the area has very few permanent residents, it serves as corporate headquarters of over 2000 Dutch and foreign companies that operate in the Netherlands. In 2008 approximately 45,000 people commuted to the area for work, making it the largest commuter destination within city limits. Approximately 70,000 people work in this harbor region of Amsterdam. It

260-578: Is located in the north-western part of Amsterdam. It is divided in the industrial areas of Teleport , Sloterdijk areas I, II and III, De Heining and the harbour area ( Havengebied ). Westpoort covers an area of over 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The northern border of the area is formed by the North Sea Canal which connects it with the North Sea via the IJ . The district borders

286-798: The National Register of Historic Places . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 66.8 square miles (173.0 km ), of which 58.2 square miles (150.7 km ) is land and 8.6 square miles (22.4 km ), or 12.93%, is water. The eastern town line is formed by Lake Champlain and the border of Vermont . The town is inside the Adirondack Park . New York State Route 9N , New York State Route 22 , and County Route 44 are north-south highways in Westport. NY-9N and NY-22 become conjoined in Westport village. Interstate 87 ,

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312-407: The borough of West and Nieuw-West , and on the westside the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude (including the town of Halfweg ). As primarily a business district , Westpoort does not have its own district committee. Thus Westpoort is a city area, not a borough (stadsdeel), because it has a low population and it is directly governed by the central municipal council of Amsterdam, as

338-405: The "summer people" stayed for weeks, now distinctions are not as clear: there are "year-round summer people" whose livelihood stems from outside Westport, weekenders whose principal residence is fairly close by (for example, Albany , which is two hours distant by car), and commuters to workplaces as distant as Plattsburgh, New York, or Middlebury, Vermont . Westport is home to Camp Dudley, YMCA ,

364-730: The Adirondacks proper, the second being Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake . The Depot Theatre was founded in 1979 and operates out of the historic Amtrak railway station . The 136-seat, air-conditioned theatre hosts plays and musicals on its main stage during the summer months, as well as an annual gala. The Camp Dudley Road Historic District , Champlain II Shipwreck, Essex County Fairgrounds , First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport , Lake View Grange No. 970 , and Vergennes canal boat are listed on

390-630: The Northway, passes across the northwestern part of Westport, with access from Exit 31 (NY-9N). Several sites on the Lake Champlain Birding Trail are located in Westport: As of the census of 2000, there were 1,362 people, 593 households, and 381 families residing in the town. (Note that since the census excludes summer residents, the figures in this section are for year-round residents only.) The population density

416-421: The age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under

442-462: The age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 40,000, and the median income for a family was $ 49,917. Males had a median income of $ 31,042 versus $ 26,550 for females. The per capita income for

468-585: The former Elizabethtown-Lewis School building, while elementary students moved into the former Westport campus. The new school district mascot is a Griffin (a combination of the previous two mascots of Lion and Eagle). Westport also has a branch of the Cornell University Cooperative Extension and is the mailing address of the Meadowmount School of Music (see above). Additionally, the Depot Theatre (above) runs

494-582: The mid-nineteenth century, Westport was a fashionable resort town . Its social scene was regularly reported on in The New York Times and by the Boston press. Like many other East Coast resorts, its popularity gradually declined, starting in the 1930s, as first automobiles and then airplanes made possible a wider selection of vacation sites. Since the 1950s, however, Westport's lakeshore property has steadily increased in value. Although once most of

520-493: The oldest summer camp in continuous operation in the United States, founded in 1885 by Sumner F. Dudley , who moved to Westport in 1891. Meadowmount , the summer school for string players founded by Ivan Galamian , is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of the center of town, in the town of Lewis . Westport is known as the ice fishing capital of Essex County. Westport is home to one of the only two professional theatres in

546-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Westport . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westport&oldid=1170415343 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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572-575: The town was $ 22,063. About 5.2% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Westport is served by the Bouquet Valley Central School. The Westport Central School merged with the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School in 2019; high school students from Westport, Elizabethtown, and Lewis were relocated to

598-543: Was 1,320 at the 2020 census. The town is on the eastern border of the county and is 41 miles (66 km) south of Plattsburgh and 103 miles (166 km) south of Montreal, Quebec , Canada. Westport is inside the Adirondack Park . Westport is the birthplace of the Adirondack chair . The Essex County Fair is held in the town. The Essex County Fairgrounds was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. In 1642, Jesuit missionary Isaac Jogues

624-436: Was 23.3 inhabitants per square mile (9.0/km ). There were 887 housing units at an average density of 15.2 per square mile (5.9/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White , 0.2% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.7% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 593 households, out of which 25.1% had children under

650-539: Was completely destroyed during the American Revolutionary War in connection with British General John Burgoyne 's march from Canada to Saratoga . The first permanent settlement was in 1785. The town of Westport was established in 1815 from part of the town of Elizabethtown . The community of Westport in the center of town incorporated as a village in 1907. The community abandoned its status as an incorporated village on December 31, 1992. By

676-525: Was tortured by Iroquois at Coles Bay. He survived and was eventually saved by merchants from New Amsterdam . The town was founded by William Gilliland in 1764 who surveyed an area in the southern part of the town and was granted 2,300 acres (9.3 km ); he also established the neighboring towns of Elizabethtown , named for his wife, and Willsboro . Gilliland originally called his patent "Bessboro" after his little daughter. The original settlement, which may have supplied wood to Benedict Arnold 's troops,

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