Coxsackie, New York

Coxsackie, New York Greene County NY Coxsackie town highlighted.svg Location in Greene County and the state of New York.

Coxsackie (/k k s ki/ cook-sock-ee) is a town in Greene County, New York, United States.

The populace was 8,918 at the 2010 census. 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 region governed as a town, there is also a village called Coxsackie.

The town is in the northeast part of the county.

The town of Coxsackie is notable for being the namesake of the Coxsackievirus, which was first isolated in this town.

4 Communities and locations in the town of Coxsackie The settlement of Coxsackie began in the seventeenth century, approximately 1652, as part of the evolution of New Netherland.

The government of the region became established as a precinct in 1772, and Coxsackie was established in 1788 with a town form of government.

Part of Coxsackie was lost when the town of Durham was formed in 1790.

In 1900, the combined populace of the town and village was 2,994.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 38.4 square miles (99.4 km ), of which 36.9 square miles (95.6 km ) is territory and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km , or 3.86%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,918 citizens , 2,422 homeholds, and 1,583 families residing in the town.

In the town, the populace 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 income for a homehold in the town was $37,830, and the median income for a family was $46,189.

Bronck House A home in West Coxsackie assembled by Pieter Bronck in 1663 (open as a exhibition) Coxsackie The village of Coxsackie Coxsackie Correctional Facility A state prison southwest of Coxsackie village West Coxsackie A hamlet northwest of Coxsackie village on Route 81 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coxsackie town, Greene County, New York".

Town of Coxsackie official website Coxsackie Town Court Municipalities and communities of Greene County, New York, United States

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Towns in New York - Towns in Greene County, New York - 1788 establishments in New York - Populated places on the Hudson River