'Dutchess' definitions:

Dutchess -- U.S. County in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Dutchess -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000) :
280150
Housing Units (2000) :
106103
Land area (2000) :
801.594686 sq. miles (2076.120617 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
23.781245 sq. miles (61.593139 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
825.375931 sq. miles (2137.713756 sq. km)
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
41.717586 N, 73.806994 W