Poughkeepsie, officially the City of Poughkeepsie, which is separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it, is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Some iconic places: Walkway Over the Hudson, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, The Culinary Institute of America, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College