Coxsackie (town), New York
| Coxsackie, New York | |
| Town | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Greene |
| Coordinates | 42°21′27″N 73°48′29″W / 42.35750°N 73.80806°WCoordinates: 42°21′27″N 73°48′29″W / 42.35750°N 73.80806°W |
| Area | 38.4 sq mi (99.5 km2) |
| Population | 8,918 (2010) |
| Density | 232.2/sq mi (89.7/km2) |
| Town Supervisor | Richard K. Hanse |
| - Town Council | |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12051 |
| Area code | 518 |
 Location in Greene County and the state of New York.
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Coxsackie (/kᵿkˈsɒki/ cook-SOCK-ee) is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population 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 area 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.
The settlement of Coxsackie began in the seventeenth century, approximately 1652, as part of the development of New Netherland. The government of the area became established as a district in 1772, and Coxsackie was founded in 1788 with a town form of government. Part of Coxsackie was lost when the town of Durham was formed in 1790. Further land was lost in the formation of the newer towns of Cairo and Greenville (1803), New Baltimore (1811), and Athens (1815).
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