34-473: Coxsackie may refer to: Town of Coxsackie, New York Coxsackie (village), New York , located within the town of Coxsackie Coxsackievirus , any of a group of 23 Coxsackie A viruses and 6 Coxsackie B viruses Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Coxsackie . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
68-559: 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. 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). Within the area governed as a town, there is also a village called Coxsackie . The town
102-471: 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. The settlement of Coxsackie began in the seventeenth century, in approximately 1652, as part of the development of New Netherland . The government of the area became established as a district in 1772, and Coxsackie
136-590: Is now known as Columbia County and there search for food and supplies. In 1612, the Dutch established trading posts and minor settlements, building New Amsterdam (now New York City ) and Fort Orange (now Albany ). Fort Orange became a center of the fur trade with the Mohawk people . Traders stopped at points along the Hudson River on their travels between New Amsterdam and Fort Orange; small settlements arose along
170-600: Is on the Massachusetts state line, near the summit of Alander Mountain, at approximately 2,110 feet (640 m) above sea level, in the town of Copake. The lowest point is at or near sea level, along the Hudson. Columbia County is accessible by two limited-access highways. The Taconic State Parkway , which is not accessible to trucks or commercial traffic, runs through the center of the county from south to north, ending at an interchange with Interstate 90 and connecting
204-502: Is open as a museum. The nearby family burial ground includes a separate plot with marked graves for slaves of the family. In 1900, the combined population of the town and village was 2,994. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 38.4 square miles (99.4 km ), of which 36.9 square miles (95.6 km ) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km , or 3.86%)
238-527: Is water. The eastern town line is defined by the Hudson River and is the border of Columbia County . The New York State Thruway ( Interstate 87 ) and U.S. Route 9W pass through the town. State Route 385 , running north-south through the town, serves the older villages and other areas near the Hudson River. This road earlier served as the majority of the Coxsackie Turnpike . As of
272-514: The Catskill Mountains . They were promised land for resettlement after completing their terms of indenture. They were refugees from years of religious fighting along the border with France, as well as crop failures from a severe winter. Work camps were established on both sides of the Hudson River. The Germans quickly established Protestant churches at the heart of their community, which recorded their weddings, births and deaths, among
306-529: The Massachusetts border. The western border is the Hudson River . The landscapes of the county were among the scenes depicting by the Hudson River School , a mid-19th century art movement . The terrain is gentle, rolling hills, rising sharply into the Taconic and Berkshire Mountains along the state line. To the west lie the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains . The highest point
340-593: The U.S. state of New York . At the 2020 census , the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson . The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the surname of Christopher Columbus , which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal for the name of the United States . The county is part of the Capital District region of the state. At the arrival of European colonists
374-531: The census of 2000, there were 8,918 people, 2,422 households, and 1,583 families residing in the town. The population density was 240.8 inhabitants per square mile (93.0/km ). There were 2,789 housing units at an average density of 75.6 per square mile (29.2/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 92.24% White , 5.33% Black or African American , 0.30% Native American , 0.61% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.85% from other races , and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.15% of
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#1732773122369408-816: The Ancram Creek, Claverack Creek , Copake Creek, Kinderhook Creek , Roeliff-Jansen Kill , and Valatie Kill. The Rossman Falls and Stuyvesant Falls lie on the Kinderhook Creek. Notable lakes and ponds include Copake Lake , Kinderhook Reservoir, Queechy Lake , and Lake Taghkanic . Columbia County is home to many local farms supplying the area with fresh meat, eggs, herbs, and produce, including Holmquest, Ronnybrook, Fix Brothers Fruit Farm, Eger Brothers, Hover Farms, Marsh Meadow Farm, Schober Farm, Millerhurst, Ooms Farm, Churchtown Dairy, Pigasso, Common Hands Farm, Darlin' Doe, Blue Star Farm, Green Mead Farm, Little Ghent Farm, and Ironwood Farm. Other farms include
442-662: The Iroquois and French (the latter located mostly in Canada.) Columbia County was formed in 1786 after the American Revolutionary War from portions of Albany County , once a vast area until new communities were developed and jurisdictions were organized. In 1799, the southern boundary of Columbia County was moved southward to include that portion of Livingston Manor located in Dutchess County . In
476-429: The age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under
510-467: The age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 41,915, and the median income for a family was $ 49,357. Males had a median income of $ 34,702 versus $ 25,878 for females. The per capita income for
544-553: The area was inhabited by the indigenous Mohican Indians . To the west of the river were the Mohawk and other four tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy , extending past what is now the border of New York state. The first known European exploration of Columbia County was in 1609, when Henry Hudson , an English explorer sailing for the Dutch, ventured up the Hudson River . An accident to his craft forced him to stop at what
578-405: The average family size was 3.01. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 24.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 185.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 210.9 males. The median income for a household in the town
612-518: The colony and purchased two large tracts from the Native Americans. He gained much larger grants from the provincial government, for a total of 160,240 acres. He was made lord of Livingston Manor by the Crown , with all its perquisites, and developed the property with tenant farmers . In 1710, he sold 6,000 acres of his property to Queen Anne of Great Britain for use as work camps and for
646-509: The county in 1970, followed by James Ivory and Ismail Merchant (1975) and the poet John Ashbery (1978). Voters in Columbia County since the mid-19th century have mostly elected Republicans to office. But from 1996 to 2007, new voter registrations by Democrats have outpaced those by Republicans by a margin of 4 to 1. Democrats have been able to win the county in every presidential election since 1996, with Joe Biden 's 57% of
680-423: The county was $ 22,265. About 6.40% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the county was 90.6% White, 4.5% African American, 0.2% Native American and 1.6% Asian. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.9% of the population. Interstate 90 runs east–west through
714-538: The county was 92.09% White , 4.52% Black or African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.80% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.90% from other races , and 1.45% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.2% were of German , 14.7% Italian , 14.5% Irish , 9.0% English , 6.3% Polish and 6.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 94.0% spoke English and 2.1% Spanish as their first language. There were 24,796 households, out of which 29.90% had children under
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#1732773122369748-682: The county with points south. Columbia County is the last New York county located along eastbound Interstate 90 (and the first county along westbound I-90), which passes through the towns of Canaan and Chatham as the Berkshire Connector portion of the New York Thruway . I-90 has two exits within the county; for the southbound Taconic State Parkway in Chatham, and for NYS Route 22 in Canaan. Depending on precise location within
782-421: The county, road travel distance to New York City ranges between 96 and 145 miles (154 and 233 km). Several other major routes cross Columbia County including north–south U.S. Route 9 , east–west NYS Route 23 , north–south NYS Route 22 and a short portion of east–west U.S. Route 20 in the county's northeastern corner. The Hudson River forms the western border of the county. Other notable creeks include;
816-520: The county. The Taconic State Parkway runs from I-90 south towards Westchester County. The main arterial north–south road, U.S. 9 , runs through the larger towns towards the Hudson River. Amtrak passenger trains of the Empire Service corridor, as well as the Adirondack , Ethan Allen Express , Maple Leaf and the seasonal Berkshire Flyer make stops at Hudson station . Into
850-659: The first vital records kept in the colony. After many years, some of the colonists were granted land in the frontier of the central Mohawk Valley west of present-day Little Falls in the 100 lots of the Burnetsfield Patent; in the Schoharie Valley, and other areas, such as Palatine Bridge along the Mohawk River west of Schenectady. They were buffer communities between the British settlements and
884-479: The large, well-known Hawthorne Valley Farm which includes a farm store and training programs, the biodynamic Roxbury Farm, and FarmOn! at Empire Farm, also a teaching farm. As of the census of 2000, there were 63,094 people, 24,796 households, and 16,588 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 inhabitants per square mile (38/km ). There were 30,207 housing units at an average density of 48 units per square mile (19/km ). The racial makeup of
918-437: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coxsackie&oldid=932776549 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Coxsackie, New York Coxsackie ( / k ʊ k ˈ s æ k i / kuuk- SAK -ee )
952-486: The nineteenth century, the Vermont Central Railway was constructed to the area. It provided transportation north towards Rutland and Burlington, Vermont , and south towards the major junction town of Chatham, New York , for travel to points west, south and east. A large number of LGBT artists and writers settled in Columbia County in the late 20th century, including Ellsworth Kelly , who moved to
986-409: The population. There were 2,422 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and
1020-409: The resettlement of Palatine German refugees. The Crown had supported their passage to New York, and they were to pay off the cost by indentured labor . Some 1,200 Palatine Germans were brought to Livingston Manor (now Germantown ). New York's Governor Hunter had also helped with these arrangements: the workers were to make naval stores ( e.g. , pitch, resin, and turpentine) from the pine trees in
1054-494: The river to supply the traders' ships. Dutch colonists bought land [from whom?] near Claverack in 1649 and 1667. As more Dutch arrived, the region slowly developed. In 1664, the English took over New Netherland and renamed it the " Province of New York "; they also renamed Fort Orange " Albany ". In the late 17th century, Robert Livingston , a Scots immigrant by way of Rotterdam, built on his connections as Indian agent in
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1088-411: The vote in 2020 being the highest for a Democrat in the county since 1964. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 648 square miles (1,680 km ), of which 635 square miles (1,640 km ) is land and 14 square miles (36 km ) (2.1%) is water. Columbia County is in the southeast south-to-central part of New York State, southeast of Albany and immediately west of
1122-407: Was $ 37,830, and the median income for a family was $ 46,189. Males had a median income of $ 37,823 versus $ 26,859 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 16,830. About 9.5% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over. Columbia County, New York Columbia County is a county in
1156-688: Was founded in 1788 with a town form of government. Part of Coxsackie was lost when the town of Durham was formed in 1790. Further land was lost in the formation of the newer towns of Cairo and Greenville (1803), New Baltimore (1811), and Athens (1815). One of the first settlers in Coxsackie was Pieter Bronck , of the same family for which the Bronx is named. In 1663, he built the Pieter Bronck House in West Coxsackie, which
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