Coxsackie, New York | |
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 Location in Greene County and the state of New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′27″N 73°48′29″W / 42.35750°N 73.80806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Greene |
| Government | |
| • Town Supervisor | Richard K. Hanse |
| • Town Council | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.59 sq mi (6.72 km2) |
| • Land | 2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,382 |
| • Density | 3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12051 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-039-18729 |
| Website | coxsackie |
Coxsackie (/kʊkˈsæki/ kuuk-SAK-ee[3]) is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population in the 2020 census was 8,382, a decrease from the 2010 census.[2] It is the second-largest town in Greene County after Catskill. The name of the town is said to be derived from a Native American term, but it has various translations ("owl's hoot" is locally common).[4]
Within the area governed as a town, there is also a village called Coxsackie. The town is in the northeastern part of the county.
The town of Coxsackie is notable for being the namesake of the Coxsackievirus (a type of enterovirus), which was first isolated in this town.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts: Coxsackie town, Greene County, New York". census.gov. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "Hudson Valley place-names pronounced WAY differently than you'd expect". December 10, 2021.
- ^ "History - Town of Coxsackie". November 2, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2023.