Taconic Shores is a residential development and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet is near the geographic center of the town of Copake and surrounds Robinson Pond, a water body on the Roeliff Jansen Kill. The CDP was designated after the 2010 census.
Taconic Shores, New York | |
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  Taconic Shores Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°7′2″N 73°33′18″W / 42.11722°N 73.55500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Town | Copake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Land | 0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 547 |
| • Density | 657.45/sq mi (253.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-73057 |
| GNIS code | 2761353 |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
Taconic Shores consists of a housing development surrounding Robinson Pond, part of the Roeliff Jansen Kill, a stream which flows west to the Hudson River. The community is just north of Copake Hamlet and the Copake Town Hall. The community of Copake Lake is 2 miles (3 km) to the northwest (5 miles (8 km) by road).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Taconic Shores CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 18.47%, is water.[2]
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 547 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
References edit
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.