1685History
== History ==
In 1685, Frederick Philipse bought the area which presently constitutes the Town of Ossining from the Sint Sinck, a Munsee-speaking Lenape people.
1779History
The State of New York confiscated the manor in 1779.
1813Government
In 1813, the village of Sing Sing was incorporated.
1826Crime
Sing Sing Prison, now known as Sing Sing Correctional Facility, which is a maximum-security prison, opened in 1826.
1845Government
In 1845, the New York State Legislature created a new town out of the northern part of what had been the Town of Mount Pleasant.
1893Government
The Ossining Public Library, originally chartered in 1893 as the Sing Sing Public Library, serves the residents of the Village and Town of Ossining, and of the Ossining School D...
1901Crime
In 1901, to prevent confusion of goods made in the village with Sing Sing prison-made items, local officials had the village name changed to Ossining as well.
1902Government
In 1902 an area southeast of the village of Ossining, then known as Whitson's Corners, was incorporated as the village of Briarcliff Manor.
2000History
== Demographics ==
In the census of 2000, there were 36,534 people, 12,355 households, and 8,537 families residing in the town.
2005Architecture
A $15.8-million building program was started in 2005 to replace the 1960s-era facility with a new 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m2) building.
2007History
The median income for a household in the town was $65,485, and the median income for a family was $81,943 (these figures had risen to $77,753 and $98,593 respectively as of a 20...
2011Government
Law enforcement services for the unincorporated section of the town are provided through an inter-municipal agreement with the Village of Ossining Police Department (the town's ...