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Census-designated place in New York, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Coordinates: 42°7′2″N 73°33′18″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 |
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]
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