Editing Putnam County, New York (section)

====Carmel====
{{main|Carmel, New York}}
[[File:Downtown Carmel, NY.jpg|250px|thumb|Downtown [[Carmel Hamlet, New York|Carmel]]]]

Carmel is the largest town of Putnam County, with a population of 33,576.<ref name="disc13">{{cite web|author=U.S. Census Bureau|title=Demographics of Carmel New York|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 14, 2008|url=https://www.census.gov}}</ref> The Town of [[Carmel, New York|Carmel]] includes the hamlets of the county seat [[Carmel Hamlet|Carmel]], Carmel Hills, Field Corners, Hopkins Corners, [[Mahopac, New York|Mahopac]], [[Mahopac Falls, New York|Mahopac Falls]], Secor Corners, Tilly Foster, and West Mahopac. Carmel is along the southern border of Putnam County.

Carmel is known for its historic courthouse and high school, which serves grades 9–12.<ref name="disc14">{{cite web|title=Carmel High School|year=2007|publisher=Carmel High School|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://www.ccsd.k12.ny.us/chs/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101093948/http://www.ccsd.k12.ny.us/chs/|archive-date=January 1, 2008}}</ref> Carmel was taken in 1795 from Frederickstown, a town which encompassed the present towns of Kent, Patterson, and Carmel.<ref name="disc15">{{cite web|title=Putnam County history|year=2007|publisher=Rootsweb|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyputnam/putnam1841.html}}</ref>