 | Parts of this article (those related to demographics) need to be updated. (May 2016) |
Ghent, New York | |
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,_New_York&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_New_York_location_map.svg)  Ghent Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′45″N 73°37′0″W / 42.32917°N 73.61667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Town | Ghent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2) |
| • Land | 1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 623 |
| • Density | 383.38/sq mi (148.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12075 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-28860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0951055 |
Ghent is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ghent in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 477 at the 2022 survey,[2] out of a total town population of 5,402.[3]
The community is located 11.3 miles northeast of the city of Hudson on New York Route 66.
Ghent was originally the site of a Mahican Native American village known as Squampamock, Scom-pa-muck or Squampanoc.[4]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022): Ghent CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022): Ghent town, New York". Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ William Martin Beauchamp, Aboriginal place names of New York, page 48