Sleepy Hollow is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States. The village is located on the east bank of the Hudson River, approximately north of New York City, and is served by the Philipse Manor stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line. To the south of Sleepy Hollow is the village of Tarrytown, and to the north and east are unincorporated parts of Mount Pleasant. The population of the village at the 2020 census was 9,986. Originally incorporated as North Tarrytown in the late 19th century, in 1996 the village officially adopted the traditional name for the area. The village is known internationally through "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", an 1820 short story about the local area and its infamous specter, the Headless Horseman, written by Washington Irving, who lived in Tarrytown and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Owing to this story, as well as the village's roots in early American history and folklore, Sleepy Hollow is
Sleepy Hollow es un pueblo en la ciudad de Mount Pleasant, en Westchester County, Nueva York, Estados Unidos. El pueblo se encuentra en la orilla este del río Hudson, aproximadamente al norte de la ciudad de Nueva York, y es servido por la parada Philipse Manor en la Metro-North Hudson Line. Al sur de Sleepy Hollow es el pueblo de Tarrytown, y al norte y al este son partes no incorporadas de Mount Pleasant. La población del pueblo en el censo de 2020 fue 9,986. Originalmente incorporado como North Tarrytown a finales del siglo XIX, en 1996 el pueblo oficialmente adoptó el nombre tradicional para la zona. El pueblo es conocido internacionalmente a través de "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow", una breve historia de 1820 sobre la zona local y su infame fantasma, el Headless Horseman, escrito por Washington Irving, que vivió en Tarry y se encuentra en Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.