- Coxsackie (town), New York
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Coxsackie Town Country United States State New York County Greene Population 8,918 (2010) Town Supervisor Alexander L. Betke, II (D) - Donald A. Daoust (D)
- Thomas M. Hobart (R)
- Jeffrey R. Lewis (R)
- Patrick B. Kennedy (D)
Timezone EST - summer (DST) EDT ZIP code 12051 Area code 518 Coxsackie is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 8,918 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is said to derived from a Native American term, but it has various translations ("owl's hoot" is locally common).
The Town of Coxsackie has a village also called Coxsackie. The town is in the northeast part of the county.
The town of Coxsackie is notable for being the namesake of Coxsackievirus since it was first discovered here.
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History
The settlement of Coxsackie began in the 17th Century, around 1652 as part of the development of New Netherlands. The area became a district in 1772, and the Town of Coxsackie was founded in 1788. Part of Coxsackie was lost when the Town of Durham was formed in 1790. Further land was lost in the formation of the newer Towns of Cairo and Greenville, Greene County, New York (1803), New Baltimore (1811), and Athens in 1815.
One of the first settlers here was Pieter Bronck, of the same family for which The Bronx is named. In 1663, he built the Pieter Bronck House in West Coxsackie (open as a museum). The nearby family burial ground includes a separate plot with marked graves for slaves of the family. In 2009, that historical site was renovated by Eagle Scout Keil McCarran, who added new picnic tables, a news kiosk, made a new wall around the burial grounds, and fixed the brush around it.
In 1900, the combined population of the town and village was 2,994.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.4 square miles (99.4 km²), of which, 36.9 square miles (95.6 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²) of it (3.86%) is water.
The eastern town line is defined by the Hudson River and is the border of Columbia County, New York.
The New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) and U.S. Route 9W pass through the town.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,884 people, 2,422 households, and 1,583 families residing in the town. The population density was 240.8 people per square mile (93.0/km²). There were 2,789 housing units at an average density of 75.6 per square mile (29.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.24% White, 5.33% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.15% of the population.
There were 2,422 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 24.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 185.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 210.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,830, and the median income for a family was $46,189. Males had a median income of $37,823 versus $26,859 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,830. About 9.5% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in the Town of Coxsackie
- Bronck House – A house in West Coxsackie built by Pieter Bronck in 1663 (open as a museum)
- Climax – A hamlet northwest of Coxsackie village on Route 81.
- Coxsackie – The Village of Coxsackie.
- Coxsackie Correctional Facility – A state prison southwest of Coxsackie village.
- Earlton – A hamlet in the western part of the town. The Forestville Commonwealth Owenite community at Earlton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2]
- Hudson Islands State Park –
- Surprise – A hamlet at the west town line.
- Sleepy Hollow Lake – A lake partly in the south part of the town (a "resort" development).
- West Coxsackie – A hamlet northwest of Coxsackie village on Route 81.
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
- Coxsackie, New York
- Greene County Tourism Official Site
- Coxsackie Town Court
- Heermance Memorial Library (Coxsackie)
- Village of Coxsackie
Municipalities and communities of Greene County, New York Towns Ashland | Athens | Cairo | Catskill | Coxsackie | Durham | Greenville | Halcott | Hunter | Jewett | Lexington | New Baltimore | Prattsville | Windham
Villages Athens | Catskill | Coxsackie | Hunter | Tannersville
CDPs Cairo | Greenville | Jefferson Heights | Leeds | Palenville | Windham
Other
hamletsFreehold | Haines Falls | Oak Hill
Categories:- Towns in New York
- Populated places in Greene County, New York
- Place names in New York of Native American origin
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