Cohoes, New York | |
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 City Hall and Post Office | |
 Seal | |
| Etymology: Dutch adaptation of Mohawk "Ga-ha-oose" for "place of the falling canoe" | |
| Nickname: Spindle City | |
| Motto: A Community That Cares | |
 Location in Albany County and the state of New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′45″N 73°42′46″W / 42.77917°N 73.71278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Albany |
| Incorporation as village | 1848 |
| Incorporation as city | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Hall |
| • Mayor | Bill Keeler (D)
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| Area | |
• Total | 4.24 sq mi (10.97 km2) |
| • Land | 3.77 sq mi (9.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 80 ft (20 m) |
| Highest elevation (Elizabeth Court) | 310 ft (90 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Hudson River) | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,147 |
| • Density | 4,809.70/sq mi (1,857.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12047 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-16749 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0947009 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Cohoes, New York |
| Website | [1] |
Cohoes (/kəˈhoʊz/ kə-HOHZ) is an incorporated city located in the northeast corner of Albany County in the U.S. state of New York. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile manufacturing to its growth in the 19th century. The city's factories processed cotton from the Deep South.
As of the 2020 census, the city population was 18,174. The name Cohoes is believed to be derived from a Mohawk term, Ga-ha-oose, referring to the Cohoes Falls and meaning "Place of the Falling Canoe," an interpretation noted by Horatio Gates Spafford in his 1823 publication "A Gazetteer of the State of New York". Later historians posited that the name is derived from the Algonquian Cohoes, a place name based on a word meaning 'pine tree'.[2][3]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Edward M. Rutenber (1906). A Indian Geographical Names. New York State Historical Society. p. 200. Retrieved November 3, 2009., Google Book Search
- ^ Bulletin of the New York State Museum, Aboriginal Place Names of New York. 1907. p. 19. Retrieved November 3, 2009., Google Book Search