Welcome to Canajoharie ...

The village of Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Canajoharie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canajoharie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1792.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canajoharie has a population of 2,138 people<3> (see below for details).

Canajoharie is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Canajoharie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Canajoharie: (518)

Websites for Canajoharie ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Canajoharie, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canajoharie had an population of 2,138 people. This is a decrease of 4.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canajoharie had a population of 2,229 people. This makes Canajoharie the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Canajoharie represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 852nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,229 people, the population of Canajoharie decreased 1.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,257 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canajoharie.

Communities near Canajoharie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canajoharie.

• Amsterdam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <5>
• Gloversville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <5>
• Johnstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
• Little Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <5>
• Cobleskill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <5>
• Dolgeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <5>
• Saint Johnsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <5>
• Richmondville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <5>
• Fultonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
  • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <5>
• Fonda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fonda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
  • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canajoharie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canajoharie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canajoharie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canajoharie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canajoharie. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Canajoharie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canajoharie ...

Looking for more information about Canajoharie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canajoharie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canajoharie.

Adding Canajoharie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canajoharie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canajoharie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Canajoharie post office opened in 1792.

We also found Canajoharie in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canajoharie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canajoharie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/