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Hoosick Falls, New York
Hoosick Falls | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Hoosick Falls | |
| Etymology: Falls on adjacent river | |
 Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York. | |
  Hoosick Falls  Hoosick Falls | |
| Coordinates: 42°54′2″N 73°21′9″W / 42.90056°N 73.35250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Founded | 1827 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rob Allen |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) |
| • Land | 1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Highest elevation (SE corner of village) | 760 ft (230 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Hoosick River at N boundary) | 380 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,216 |
| • Density | 2,012.52/sq mi (777.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12090 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-35474 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0953177 |
| Website | www |
Hoosick Falls is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,501 at the 2010 census.[2] During its peak, in 1900, the village had a population of approximately 7,000.[3]
The village of Hoosick Falls is near the center of the town of Hoosick on NY 22. The village center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hoosick Falls Historic District. The village has a thriving early-20th century downtown commercial district, and many of the buildings have been restored. Recent commercial additions include a bakery/sandwich shop, a French restaurant, a coffee roastery, an art gallery and bistro, and a barbecue joint with a live music venue.
Painter Grandma Moses is buried in the village.[4] The site of the British entrenchments at the Battle of Bennington, August 6, 1777, is nearby and is maintained as Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company". Hoosick Township Historical Society. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- ^ "Biography of Grandma Moses". Hoosick Township Historical Society. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- ^ Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
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