Copake Hamlet, New York

Copake Hamlet, New York
Hamlet & Census-designated place
Copake Hamlet

Location within the state of New York

Coordinates: 42°6′11″N 73°32′59″W / 42.10306°N 73.54972°W / 42.10306; -73.54972Coordinates: 42°6′11″N 73°32′59″W / 42.10306°N 73.54972°W / 42.10306; -73.54972
Country United States
State New York
County Columbia
Town Copake
Area
 • Total 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
 • Land 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 550 ft (170 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 12516
FIPS code 36-18118
GNIS code 0947408

Copake Hamlet (or simply Copake) 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.

The area was once known as Copake Flats.[1]

The Copake Memorial Clock was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Capt. Franklin Ellis (1878). "Introduction: Copake, Columbia County, New York". New York History and Genealogy Network. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-10.
  3. ↑ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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