What is "holland patent"

Population (2000): 461
Housing Units (2000): 227
Land area (2000): 0.480830 sq. miles (1.245343 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.005018 sq. miles (0.012997 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.485848 sq. miles (1.258340 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35144
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 43.241819 N, 75.257057 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 13354
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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