Ghent (CDP), New York
Ghent, New York | |
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Ghent Ghent | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′45″N 73°37′0″W / 42.32917°N 73.61667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Town | Ghent |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2) |
| • Land | 1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 623 |
| • Density | 383.5/sq mi (148.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-28860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0951055 |
Ghent is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ghent in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 477 at the 2022 survey, out of a total town population of 5,402.
The community is located 11.3 miles northeast of the city of Hudson on New York Route 66.
Ghent was originally the site of a Mahican Native American village known as Squampamock, Scom-pa-muck or Squampanoc.