Taconic Shores, New York

Taconic Shores, New York
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°7′2″N73°33′18″W / 42.11722°N 73.55500°W / 42.11722; -73.55500
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Columbia
Town	Copake
Area [1]
• Total	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
• Land	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	547
• Density	657.45/sq mi (253.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12516 (Copake)
FIPS code	36-73057
GNIS code	2761353
Website	www.taconicshores.org

Taconic Shores is a residential development and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet is near the geographic center of the town of Copake and surrounds Robinson Pond, a water body on the Roeliff Jansen Kill. The CDP was designated after the 2010 census.

Geography

Taconic Shores consists of a housing development surrounding Robinson Pond, part of the Roeliff Jansen Kill, a stream which flows west to the Hudson River. The community is just north of Copake Hamlet and the Copake Town Hall. The community of Copake Lake is 2 miles (3 km) to the northwest (5 miles (8 km) by road).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Taconic Shores CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), of which 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²), or 18.47%, is water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	547		—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• Taconic Shores Property Owners Association