Millwood is a hamlet located in the Town of New Castle, New York in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the community had a population of 1,210.
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Millwood resides in the New Castle School district. Schools include: Elementary - Roaring Brook, Westorchard, Grafflin; Middle School - Seven Bridges, Robert E. Bell, High school - Horace Greeley. Over 94% of graduates attend 4-year colleges.
Millwood used to have a train station, mostly used for freight, along the Putnam Divison of the New York Central Railroad. The last passenger train to run along the Putnam Division was in May 1958. Freight service closed in 1970. The track has thus been removed, pavement has taken its place, and it is now used as a Bike Path. The old Millwood train house is still in place.
Important highways: Taconic State Parkway (North to Albany, South to Hawthorne), NY Route 100 (North to Somers, South to Yonkers), NY Route 133 (East to Mount Kisco, West to Ossining), NY Route 120 (East to Rye, West end in Millwood).
