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Welcome to the Town of Cortlandt Official site. The Town of Cortlandt, New York is located in the northwestern corner of Westchester County. The Town is bordered on the west by the Hudson River, the north by Putnam County, the east by the Town of Yorktown and on the south by the Towns of New Castle and Ossining.

Cortlandt includes two incorporated villages, Croton-on-Hudson and Buchanan and several hamlets including Montrose, Crugers and Verplanck. The Hudson River, the New York City Watershed Lands, numerous wooded hills and steep slopes, wetland areas and streams define the rural character of the Town. 

The Town has a total area of 34.5 square miles with an estimated 1998 population of 29,000, not including the Villages of Croton-on-Hudson and Buchanan. Over 94% of the Town's land is zoned for residential or open space while only approximately 6% is zoned commercial or industrial. 13% of the Town’s land area, approxi­mately 2,100 acres, is public parkland. Another approximately 550 acres of land are owned by various environmental organizations such as Brinton Brook Sanctuary, Teatown Reservation, McGregor Preserve and the lands of the New York City Watershed. In order to help preserve this residential character and balance the protection of the environment with economic development the Town Board created a professionally staffed Planning Department in 1974.   In addition the Town has undertaken various studies and plans including the North Cortlandt Study of 1981, the Central and Southern Cortlandt Study of 1987 and the Comprehensive Master Plan of 1991. Currently, the Master Plan Update is a continuation of this long range, comprehensive planning effort. 

Schools:

There are many overlapping boundaries between towns and hamlets regarding school districts. There are two districts that serve Cortland; The Hendrick Hudson School District and the Lakeland School District.