Coxsackie (village), New York

Coxsackie, New York
Coxsackie is located in New York
Coxsackie
Coxsackie
Coxsackie is located in the United States
Coxsackie
Coxsackie
Coordinates: 42°21′15″N 73°48′18″W / 42.35417°N 73.80500°W / 42.35417; -73.80500
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyGreene
TownCoxsackie
Area
 • Total2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
 • Land2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
160 ft (43 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,746
 • Density1,100/sq mi (410/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
12051, 12192
Area code518
FIPS code36-18718
GNIS feature ID0947608
Websitevillageofcoxsackie.com

Coxsackie is a village in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 2,746 at the 2020 census.[2][3]

The village name comes from the native word mak-kachs-hack-ing. When the land was purchased by the Dutch settlers, the name was written as Koxhackung.[4] It is generally translated as "Hoot-owl place"[5] or "place of many owls" from an Algonquin word believed to mean "Place of Owls" or "Owl's Hoot".

The village is in the eastern part of the town of Coxsackie along the Hudson River. The "downstreet," or downtown area, along Reed Street is home to a Post Office branch, a town Library (Heermance Memorial Library), the main offices of the State Telephone Company (internet and telephone services), National Bank of Coxsackie's main branch office, and a growing group of active, small businesses. Reed Street is two blocks long and ends at Riverside Park with panoramic views of the Hudson River. A local developer has recently bought the decaying but historic buildings and warehouses along the river in order to re-develop them for new use.

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coxsackie village, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2016.[dead link]
  3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Coxsackie village. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Coxsackie%20village,%20New%20York
  4. ^ [1] New York State Museum of Natural History, New York State Museum and Science Service, Bulletin Issues 332-337, page 40. Retrieved July 9, 2010, from Google Books.
  5. ^ [2] Old Dutch Place Names from www.ancestry.com.