- Canajoharie (village), New York
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Canajoharie, New York
settlement_type = Village
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pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of New York
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Montgomery
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area_total_km2 = 3.5
area_land_km2 = 3.4
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.3
area_land_sq_mi = 1.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2257
population_density_km2 = 672.4
population_density_sq_mi = 1741.5timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 93
elevation_ft = 305
latd = 42 |latm = 54 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 74 |longm = 34 |longs = 16 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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postal_code = 13317
area_code = 518
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blank_info = 36-12111
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footnotes =Canajoharie is in the Town of Canajoharie in Montgomery County,
New York ,USA . As of the 2000 census, thevillage had a population of 2,257. The name is said to be anIroquois term meaning "the pot that washes itself"," a reference to the "Canajoharie Boiling Pot," a circular gorge in the Canajoharie Creek, just south of the village.The Village of Canajoharie is at the north border of the Town of Canajoharie and is west of Amsterdam.
Canajoharie is home to one of at least three operating "dummy-lights" in the United States, located downtown at the intersection of Church, Mohawk and Montgomery Streets. It is a traffic signal on a pedestal which sits in the middle of an intersection, first installed in 1926. The other two are also located in New York State, in Beacon and Croton-on Hudson.
The
Erie Canal passes the north side of the village.It is the headquarters for the baby food manufacturing operations of the
Beech-Nut baby food company. On May 15, 2007, GovernorEliot Spitzer announced that Beech-Nut would move its operations to nearbyFlorida, New York . [http://www.cbs6albany.com/articles/nut_22781___article.html/beech_move.html]History
A village of the Mohawk tribe was located at the site of the current village.
After European settlers moved in the community was originally called "Roofville" after an early inhabitant Johannes Rueff.
The village was incorporated in 1829.
During the middle of the Nineteenth century, three fires almost obliterated the village.
Geography
Canajoharie is located at coor dms|42|54|11|N|74|34|15|W|city (42.903086, -74.571103)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.3square mile s (3.5km² ), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.99%) is water.The village is on the south bank of the
Mohawk River .The
New York State Thruway ,New York State Route 5S (Erie Boulevard/East Main Street), andNew York State Route 10 (Rock Street/Reed Street) pass through the village. On the opposite bank of the Mohawk is the community of Palatine Bridge in the Town of Palatine.Wintergreen Park is a mile from the village and offers views of the Canajoharie gorge and the Canajoharie falls. [cite web
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title = Canajoharie-Palatine Chamber of Commerce
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accessdate =2007-10-15]Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 2,257 people, 925 households, and 589 families residing in the village. Thepopulation density was 1,741.5 people per square mile (670.3/km²). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 777.0/sq mi (299.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.46% White, 0.89% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.There were 925 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,169, and the median income for a family was $44,250. Males had a median income of $30,476 versus $24,125 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $17,850. About 13.0% of families and 12.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.External links
* [http://www.amsterdamedz.com/canjohistory.asp Brief area history]
* [http://www.canpal.org/canjohist.htm Chamber of Commerce information]
* [http://town-court.com/getTownCourt.php?courtID=16 Canajoharie Village Court]
* [http://www.canpal.org/dummy.htm Dummy Light]
* [http://www.arkellmuseum.org The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie]References
* City of Beacon. [http://www.cityofbeacon.org/CouncilWorkshops/Workshops2007/061107.htm Canajoharie, New York: Credits] . Retrieved Sep. 30, 2008.
* Croton-on-Hudson Historical Society. [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZulUZHJayv4C&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=dummy+light+croton-on-hudson+1932&source=web&ots=V1G6VUqPr6&sig=XBCeUtp3PvW92q9G13YlBlFqRik&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result Canajoharie, New York: Credits] . Retrieved Sep. 30, 2008.
* Villages of Canajoharie & Palatine Bridge. [http://www.canpal.org/dummy.htm Canajoharie, New York: Credits] . Retrieved Sep. 30, 2008.
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