Copake (CDP), New York explained

Official Name:Copake, New York
Settlement Type:Hamlet & Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New York
Pushpin Label:Copake Hamlet
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of New York
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Columbia
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Copake
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.20
Area Land Km2:3.20
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.23
Area Land Sq Mi:1.23
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:318
Population Density Km2:99.51
Population Density Sq Mi:257.70
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:550
Coordinates:42.1031°N -73.5497°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:12516
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-18091
Blank1 Name:GNIS code
Blank1 Info:0947408
Unit Pref:Imperial

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.

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 2miles to the northeast, and Copake Lake is 5miles via road to the northwest. New York State Route 22 passes about 0.5miles to the east of Copake Hamlet, leading north 5miles to Hillsdale and south to Millerton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Copake Hamlet CDP has a total area of 2.1km2, all land.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019. tigerweb.geo.census.gov. 2020-02-24.
  3. Web site: Introduction: Copake, Columbia County, New York. Capt. Franklin Ellis. 1878. New York History and Genealogy Network. December 12, 2014.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-02-10. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. December 23, 2015. May 31, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531163914/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120210.htm. dead.
  5. Web site: 2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: New York. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. December 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213014810/http://www2.census.gov/geo/gazetteer/2014_Gazetteer/2014_gaz_place_36.txt. December 13, 2014. dead.