Claverack, New York

Claverack, New York
Cornelius Muller House in Claverack
Cornelius Muller House in Claverack
Location of Claverack, New York
Location of Claverack, New York
Coordinates: 42°13′54″N 73°41′42″W / 42.23167°N 73.69500°W / 42.23167; -73.69500
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyColumbia
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorClifford Weigelt (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total47.95 sq mi (124.19 km2)
 • Land47.56 sq mi (123.18 km2)
 • Water0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
Elevation
522 ft (159 m)
Population
 • Total6,058
 • Density130/sq mi (49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12513
Area code518
FIPS code36-021-16045
GNIS feature ID0978834
Websitetownofclaverack.com

Claverack is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 6,058 at the 2020 census.[4][5] The town name in English was derived from the Dutch word Klaverakker, meaning "Clover Fields" or "Clover Reach". In 1705, a Dutch tenant farmer made the first discovery of a mastodon tooth here.[6]

The town is centrally located in Columbia County, east of the city of Hudson.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Results, Claverack town, Columbia County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/claveracktowncolumbiacountynewyork
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Claverack town, Columbia County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Results, Claverack town, Columbia County, New York QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/claveracktowncolumbiacountynewyork
  6. ^ Richard Conniff (April 2010). "Mammoths and Mastodons: All American Monsters". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

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