Loudonville, New York

Loudonville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie,^[2][3] in Albany County, New York, United States. Loudonville was a census-designated place (CDP) in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 US Census. It ceased to be a CDP in the 2000 Census, but regained its status in 2020.^[4][5]

Loudonville, New York
Hamlet and CDP
Loudonville census-designated place (CDP) in 1990
Etymology: For John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
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Coordinates: 42°42′17″N 73°45′17″W
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Capital District
County	Albany
Town	Colonie
Settled	1830
Area [1]
• Total	5.03 sq mi (13.0 km2)
• Land	4.96 sq mi (12.8 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	348 ft (106 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,296
• Density	2,000/sq mi (790/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	12211 (Loudonville) 12205 (Colonie) 12110 (Latham)
Area code	518

History

Loudonville Historical Populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	9,299	—
1980	11,480	+23.5%
1990	10,822	−5.7%
2020	10,296	−4.9%
Sources: Censuses 1970 and 1980;[6] and 1990.[7]

The hamlet is named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun and was originally a 19th-century summer resort for some of Albany's wealthiest residents.^[8] Loudon Road, known as Old Plank Road in the early 19th century,^[9] is lined with several historic Jeffersonian mansions.^[10] Loudonville started as a hamlet on Loudon Road (originally a plank road), at the intersection of Crumitie Road.^[11] Ireland's Corners was a separate hamlet to the north at the intersection of Loudon Road and Menand/Osborne Road, with a post office.^[11][12] Ireland's Corners is named for Elias H. Ireland who in 1832 bought the heavily wooded area from the Patroon, Stephen Van Rensselaer.^[13] In 1871 the post office at Ireland's Corners was renamed Loudonville.^[13]

Geography

The community is located directly north of Albany and south of Newtonville. The hamlet is centered on the original Ireland's Corners, the intersection of U.S. Route 9 with Osborne Road (County Route 154)/Menand Road (NY Route 378) (west bound name/east bound names respectively), with the northwestern corner bisected by Old Niskayuna Road (County Route 152). Though as a hamlet, it has poorly defined borders, the census designated place of Loudonville had concrete borders.

Location

Landmarks

• Siena College:^[14] A private Roman Catholic College (Franciscan)
• Schuyler Meadows Club: The Club was founded in 1926 by residents of Loudonville who did not wish to travel to the Albany Country Club, which at the time was located at the current site of the uptown campus of the University at Albany, SUNY. The clubhouse, built in 1927, is modeled on the central portion of George Washington's Mount Vernon home.^[15]
• The Bryan's Store, D. D. T. Moore Farmhouse, Gorham House, Hughson Mansion, Loudon Road Historic District, Springwood Manor, Wheeler Home, Holub Home, Friend Humphrey House, and Whitney Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[16]

Notable people

• Roger McNamee, venture capital and private equity investor, founder of Elevation Partners and Silver Lake Partners, grew up in Loudonville.^[17]
• Henry Reed Rathbone, present at Lincoln's assassination, lived on Cherry Tree Rd.^[18]
• Joan Vollmer, beatnik and common law wife of William S. Burroughs.^[19]
• James H. Fallon, American neuroscientist and author.
• The Right Rt. David S. Ball, Former bishop of the Episcopalian Diocese of Albany

See also

• Watervliet (town), New York