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Welcome to Cohoes ...

The city of Cohoes is located in Albany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cohoes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

When the people of Cohoes refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cohosier<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cohoes has a population of 16,678 people<3> (see below for details).

Cohoes is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Cohoes: 518 & 838<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cohoes had an population of 16,678 people. This is an increase of 3.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cohoes had a population of 16,168 people (or 5.32% of the total population of Albany County). This makes Cohoes the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Cohoes represents 0.08% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 150th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,168 people, the population of Cohoes increased 4.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,521 people).

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

Websites for Cohoes ...

Official Website: www.cohoes.com/

Communities near Cohoes ...

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

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 Cohoes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cohoes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cohoes. 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 Cohoes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cohoes. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cohoes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cohoes ...

Looking for more information about Cohoes? 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 Cohoes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cohoes.

Adding Cohoes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cohoes 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 Cohoes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Cohoes post office opened in 1832.

We also found Cohoes in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cohoes.

The official website for Cohoes: www.cohoes.com/

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cohoes refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cohoes may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cohoes.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cohoes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Cohoes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Cohoes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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