Canajoharie, New York

Canajoharie, New York
Town
The "pot that washes itself", also known as Foley’s Water Spout is a pothole located just south of the Village of Canajoharie on the Canajoharie Creek
Location within Montgomery County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 42°54′22″N 74°34′19″W / 42.90611°N 74.57194°W / 42.90611; -74.57194
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Montgomery
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Benny Goldstein (R)
• Town Council	Members • William L. Armistead (R) • Rodney A. Young (R) • John Peruzzi, Sr. (R) • vacant
Area [1]
• Total	43.10 sq mi (111.63 km2)
• Land	42.60 sq mi (110.34 km2)
• Water	0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	3,730
• Estimate  (2016)[3]	3,613
• Density	84.81/sq mi (32.74/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	36-057-12122

Canajoharie (/ˌkænədʒəˈhɛəri/) is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 3,730 in 2010.^[2] Canajoharie is located south of the Mohawk River on the southern border of the county. The Erie Canal passes along the northern town line. There is also a village of Canajoharie in the town. Both are east of Utica and west of Amsterdam.

These were settled as European-American jurisdictions, named for the historic Mohawk village of the same name, which was also known as the Mohawk Upper Castle.