Taconic Shores, New York

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
Taconic Shores is located in New York
Taconic Shores
Taconic Shores
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°7′2″N 73°33′18″W / 42.11722°N 73.55500°W / 42.11722; -73.55500
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyColumbia
TownCopake
Area
 • Total1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
 • Land0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total547
 • Density657.45/sq mi (253.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-73057
GNIS code2761353
Websitewww.taconicshores.org

Geography

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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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020547
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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