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Cobleskill, New York
Cobleskill, New York is located in New York
Cobleskill, New York
Cobleskill, New York
Location in New York
Country United States
State New York
County Schoharie County, New York
Incorporated 1868
Government
 • Type Mayor/Board of Trustees
Area
 • Total 3.57 sq mi (9.24 km2)
 • Land 3.56 sq mi (9.23 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 4,678
 • Estimate 
(2019)
4,356
 • Density 1,222.22/sq mi (471.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12043
Area code(s) 518
FIPS code 36-16628
GNIS feature ID 0946981
Website Village of Cobleskill, NY

Cobleskill is a village in the western part of the town of Cobleskill in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 4,678 at the 2010 census.

The village is southwest of Amsterdam. The State University of New York at Cobleskill is located at the western side of the village.

History

The village was settled in 1752, and was incorporated in 1868.

It is generally accepted that a German grist miller named Jacob Kobel (variated as Kobus, or Cobel) built a mill on the Cobleskill Creek. The Dutch word for river or creek is kill, thus the name Cobleskill, for "Cobel's creek".

The Schoharie County Sunshine Fair, formerly known as the Cobleskill Sunshine Fair, has been held annually in Cobleskill since 1876. An agricultural fair, it draws tens of thousands of people to attractions such as livestock shows, demolition derbies and tractor pulls.

The Cobleskill Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²). None of the area is covered with water.

A USGS Benchmark on the side of SE corner of the William H. Golding 6-8 Middle School is marked at 1028 feet above sea level. The Valley Cobleskill resides in, is on the boundary of the geologic regions of NY known as the Catskill plateau to the south and the Escarpment region of the Mohawk Valley to the North.

Cobleskill is north of the Cobleskill Creek.

New York State Route 10 intersects New York State Route 145 at the village. Interstate 88 passes south of the village.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1870 1,030
1880 1,232 19.6%
1890 1,822 47.9%
1900 2,327 27.7%
1910 2,088 −10.3%
1920 2,410 15.4%
1930 2,594 7.6%
1940 2,617 0.9%
1950 3,208 22.6%
1960 3,471 8.2%
1970 4,368 25.8%
1980 5,272 20.7%
1990 5,268 −0.1%
2000 4,533 −14.0%
2010 4,678 3.2%
2019 (est.) 4,356 −6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,533 people, 1,537 households, and 794 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,386.3 people per square mile (535.2/km2). There were 1,706 housing units at an average density of 521.7 per square mile (201.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 90.75% White, 4.23% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population.

There were 1,537 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.9% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 32.6% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,011, and the median income for a family was $43,714. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $29,712 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,213. About 11.3% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

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