Ossining is a town located in Westchester County, New York, with an approximate population of 36,534 as of the 2000 census.  The area that is currently referred to as Ossining was purchased from the Sint Sinck Indians in 1685 by Frederick Philipse.  He built a manor that spread across the area between Spuyten Duyvil Creek (the border between Manhattan and the Bronx in present day) and the Croton River.  This manor was confiscated by the State of New York during the American Revolution because the current owner was a Loyalist.

It was incorporated as the village of Sing Sing in 1813, and in 1845, the northern part of the town of Mount Pleasant was taken out as a separate city and named Ossinsing (a varied form of Sing Sing – an “s” was removed later for purposes of pronunciation).  The village of Sing Sing later became the village of Ossining to help distinguish between goods and services provided by the village as opposed to those created or offered by the prison.

Today, the town of Ossining is a diverse area, with many and varied races residing there, and the typical residents are middle to upper-middle class citizens.  Though it has changed, the town’s high school mascot was previously the Indians.