Copake[2] is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet is in the south-central part of the town of Copake. The CDP was designated after the 2010 census.
Copake, New York | |
|---|---|
  Copake Hamlet Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°6′11″N 73°32′59″W / 42.10306°N 73.54972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Town | Copake |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.23 sq mi (3.20 km2) |
| • Land | 1.23 sq mi (3.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 550 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 318 |
| • Density | 257.70/sq mi (99.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12516 |
| FIPS code | 36-18091 |
| GNIS code | 0947408 |
The area was once known as Copake Flats.[3]
The Copake Memorial Clock was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[4]
Geography
editCopake is located in a flat valley along Bashbish Brook at the western foot of the Taconic Mountains, a range that runs along the New York-Massachusetts border. The hamlet of Copake Falls is 2 miles (3 km) to the northeast, and Copake Lake is 5 miles (8 km) via road to the northwest. New York State Route 22 passes about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the east of Copake Hamlet, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Hillsdale and south 11 miles (18 km) to Millerton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Copake Hamlet CDP has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.[5]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 318 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Capt. Franklin Ellis (1878). "Introduction: Copake, Columbia County, New York". New York History and Genealogy Network. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.