Copake (CDP), New York

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, so no population figure is yet available.

Copake, New York
Hamlet & Census-designated place
Copake Hamlet is located in New York
Copake Hamlet
Copake Hamlet
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°6′11″N 73°32′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyColumbia
TownCopake
Area
[1]
 • Total1.23 sq mi (3.20 km2)
 • Land1.23 sq mi (3.20 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
550 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total318
 • Density257.70/sq mi (99.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12516
FIPS code36-18091
GNIS code0947408

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

Copake 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
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020318—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  3. Capt. Franklin Ellis (1878). "Introduction: Copake, Columbia County, New York". New York History and Genealogy Network. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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