Loudonville, New York | |
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Hamlet and CDP | |
![]() Loudonville census-designated place (CDP) in 1990 | |
Etymology: For John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun | |
Coordinates: 42°42′17″N73°45′17″W / 42.70472°N 73.75472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Capital District |
County | Albany |
Town | Colonie |
Settled | 1830 |
Area | |
• 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 | |
Area code | 518 |
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]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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]
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.
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