, ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River , ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Philip se ▁Man or ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Metro - N orth ▁Hudson ▁Line . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ▁is ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Tar ry town , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east ▁are ▁un in cor por ated ▁parts ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ple asant . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁was ▁ 9 , 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁North ▁Tar ry town ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁village ▁officially ▁adopted ▁the ▁traditional ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁known ▁intern ation ally ▁through ▁" The ▁Leg end ▁of ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ", ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁local ▁area ▁and ▁its ▁inf am ous ▁spect er , ▁the ▁Head less ▁H ors eman , ▁written ▁by ▁Washington ▁Ir ving , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Tar ry town ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ▁C emetery . ▁O wing ▁to ▁this ▁story , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁village ' s ▁roots ▁in ▁early ▁American ▁history ▁and ▁fol kl ore , ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" most ▁ha unted ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is