Poestenkill (CDP), New York
| Poestenkill, New York | |
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| CDP | |
_highlighted.svg) Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York. |
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 Poestenkill, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°41′45″N 73°33′50″W / 42.69583°N 73.56389°WCoordinates: 42°41′45″N 73°33′50″W / 42.69583°N 73.56389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.9 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
| • Land | 5.8 sq mi (15.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,061 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (70/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12140 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-58794 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0960804 |
Poestenkill is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2010 census. The name is from Poesten Kill, a stream in the area.
Poestenkill is in the south part of the Town of Poestenkill.
Poestenkill is located at 42°41′44″N 73°33′50″W / 42.69556°N 73.56389°W (42.695815, -73.563912).
The Poesten Kill flows past the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.2 km²), of which, 5.8 square miles (15.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.68%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,024 people, 396 households, and 291 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 175.4 per square mile (67.7/km²). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 73.0/sq mi (28.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.54% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
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