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Coxsackie is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 2,895 at the 2000 census. The village name is a native word, although some say it is a blend of native and Dutch and is generally translated as "Hoot of the owl."

The Village of Coxsackie is in the eastern part of the Town of Coxsackie.

The lower part of the village was once called "Reeds Landing." In the late 1800s, this area contained several factories and a steam boat landing, now replaced by a waterfront park.

The remains of the steam freighter Storm King still rest here, in the river just north of the park, where she sank at her moorings in the 1930s. She is still visible except at the highest tide or during flooding.

Near this area in the early 1900s was a popular sandy beach that drew thousands of visitors on summer weekends. The beach eroded away after channelization of the Hudson during the 1930s, when deep water navigation was extended up to Albany NY.

A ferry service connected the village to "Newtons Hook" across the river in Columbia County until 1928.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (16.54%) is water.

Coxsackie is on the west bank of the Hudson River and is near U.S. Route 9W. The Hudson is an estuary. Although Coxsackie is 120 miles from the ocean, tides here range about three feet (the river flows both ways depending on time of day).

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