▁red s ▁in ▁the ▁area ' s ▁fall ▁fol i age . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Red ▁Hook , ▁located ▁on ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 9 . ▁Red ▁Hook ▁is ▁near ▁B ard ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sch uy ler ▁Pat ent . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁formerly ▁" Lower ▁Red ▁Hook " ▁and ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" H ard sc rab ble ". ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Bon este el ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Anna ▁Mar gre tha ▁K uh ns , ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁early ▁sett lers , ▁possibly ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 2 3 . ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Village ▁of ▁Red ▁Hook ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁e aster ly ▁part ▁of ▁what ▁once ▁was ▁their ▁farm . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Red ▁Hook ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁north western ▁Dutch ess ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 1 . 9 9 4 3 1 5 , ▁- 7 3 . 8 7 7 5 5 2 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁, ▁or ▁ 1 . 1 2 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 8 0 5 ▁people , ▁ 7 6 5 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 4 9 1 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1