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The village of Pelham is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 6,910 at the 2010 census. [ 2 ] It is located in the town of Pelham , which is colloquially referred to as Pelham.
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Village of Pelham. In 1896, the Village of Pelham (also known as Pelham Heights) and North Pelham (formerly known as Pelhamville) became incorporated. Currently, the Village of Pelham and North Pelham merged to become the single Village of Pelham in 1975.
Pelham Village is 0.8 square miles and combined with the Village of Pelham Manor compromises the Town of Pelham, a little over 2 square miles in total. Pelham is considered New York City's first true bedroom community due to the impact of rail travel.
Pelham is the oldest town in Westchester County. Thomas Pell signed a treaty in 1654 with the Siwanoy Indians to buy what is not only the Town of Pelham but is all of the Bronx, and the land along Long Island Sound, north to the Rye border.
Three Villages were incorporated within the Town - the Village of Pelham Manor in 1891 and two others, the Village of North Pelham and the Village of Pelham, in 1896. In 1975, the Villages of North Pelham and Pelham (also known as Pelham Heights) merged to form the present Village of Pelham.
Pelham: A Well-Rounded Commuter Village. Pelham, located in Southern Westchester County, is just a 28 minute train ride to Grand Central Terminal. With a short commute to Manhattan, many refer to Pelham as the first suburb north of New York City.
