Port Chester, New York is located in Winchester County. It is a village that is a part of Town of Rye. There are over 28,000 people living in Port Che

Port Chester, New York is located in Winchester County. It is a village that is a part of Town of Rye. There are over 28,000 people living in Port Chester today. There are twelve total villages located in New York today. Port Chester is the only one that is still incorporated under a charter. The other villages were re-incorporated or incorporated under Village Law provisions. The first settlers of Port Chester were people from Greenwidge, which is Greenwich, Connecticut today. It was a village ...

Port Chester, New York is located in Winchester County. It is a village that is a part of Town of Rye. There are over 28,000 people living in Port Chester today. There are twelve total villages located in New York today. Port Chester is the only one that is still incorporated under a charter. The other villages were re-incorporated or incorporated under Village Law provisions. The first settlers of Port Chester were people from Greenwidge, which is Greenwich, Connecticut today. It was a village used to build ships and was first named Saw Pit. Eventually the town outgrew this name and became Port Chester, when it was considered to be a major sea port.