Canajoharie (village), New York
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| Coordinates: 42°54′11″N 74°34′16″W / 42.90306°N 74.57111°WCoordinates: 42°54′11″N 74°34′16″W / 42.90306°N 74.57111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,229 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13317 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-12111 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0945734 |
Canajoharie /ˌkænədʒoʊˈhæri/ is a village in the Town of Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 2,229. The name is said to be a Mohawk language term meaning "the pot that washes itself," referring to the "Canajoharie Boiling Pot," a circular gorge in the Canajoharie Creek, just south of the village.
The village of Canajoharie is at the north border of the Town of Canajoharie; it is west of Amsterdam and east of Utica. The village and town name also refer to Canajoharie, a historic Mohawk town that was located west of here, referred to by the English colonists as the "Upper Castle." A church stands at that site from the pre-revolutionary era; the Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.
The village of Canajoharie is home to one of a handful operating "dummy lights" in the United States, located downtown at the intersection of Church, Mohawk and Montgomery Streets. It is a traffic signal on a pedestal located in the middle of an intersection; it was first installed in 1926. Two others are located in New York State, in Beacon and Croton-on-Hudson.
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