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Germantown (CDP), New York

Germantown, New York
Census-designated place
Germantown is located in New York
Germantown
Germantown
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°8′9″N 73°53′16″W / 42.13583°N 73.88778°W / 42.13583; -73.88778Coordinates: 42°8′9″N 73°53′16″W / 42.13583°N 73.88778°W / 42.13583; -73.88778
Country United States
State New York
County Columbia
Town Germantown
Area
 • Total 2.69 sq mi (6.98 km2)
 • Land 2.68 sq mi (6.94 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation 135 ft (41 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 845
 • Density 315/sq mi (121.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 12526
Area code(s) 518 Exchange: 329
FIPS code 36-28761
GNIS feature ID 0951036

Germantown is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Germantown in Columbia County, New York, United States, on the east side of the Hudson River. The population of the CDP was 845 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 1,954.

Germantown is located at 42°8′9″N 73°53′16″W / 42.13583°N 73.88778°W / 42.13583; -73.88778 (42.135865, -73.887886). The CDP includes all of the hamlet of Germantown but also extends north as far as North Germantown and south to include most of the hamlet of Cheviot. The CDP is bordered to the west by the Hudson River; to the north by Anchorage Road, Northern Boulevard, and Camp Creek Road; to the east by Hover Avenue and Church Avenue; and to the south by Roundtop Road and Cheviot Road.

New York State Route 9G passes through Germantown, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Hudson and south 9 miles (14 km) to Annandale-on-Hudson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Germantown CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.59%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 862 people, 351 households, and 236 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 322.3 per square mile (124.7/km²). There were 408 housing units at an average density of 152.6/sq mi (59.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.40% White, 0.93% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.


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