Philmont

• Name — Philmont, New York • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — New York • Subdivision Name2 — Hudson Valley • Subdivision Type3 — County • Subdivision Name3 — Columbia • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 1892 • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Brian Johnson • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 3.25 • Area Total Sq Mi — 1.25 • Area Land Km2 — 3.15 • Area Land Sq Mi — 1.22 • Area Water Km2 — 0.10 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.04 • Elevation Ft — 500 • Elevation Max Ft — 690 • Elevation Max Point — Unnamed hill in SE quadrant of village • Elevation Min Ft — 280 • Elevation Min Point — Agawamuck Creek on W boundary • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 1377 • Population Density Km2 — 437.39 • Population Density Sq Mi — 1132.40 • Timezone1 — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset1 — -5 • Timezone1 Dst — EDT • Utc Offset1 Dst — -4 • Postal Code Type — ZIP Code • Postal Code — 12565 • Area Code — 518 • Blank Name Sec2 — FIPS code • Blank Info Sec2 — 36-57639 • Blank1 Name Sec2 — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info Sec2 — 0960311 • Blank2 Name Sec2 — Wikimedia Commons • Website — philmont.org

The community was once known as "Factory Hill" because of the number of wool factories. The village was incorporated in 1891. It derives its name from George P. Philip, who built a 36 acre reservoir to provide water for his mill. This in turn led to the construction of a 56 acre reservoir up the "mountain" in the Taconic Mountains to guarantee water to the mills, thus creating the factory hill.

Philmont is located at (42.248620, -73.647602). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.18 sqkm, of which 3.08 sqkm is land and 0.10 sqkm, or 3.16%, is water. The village is alongside Summit Lake and Agawamuck Creek, which drops over its High Falls near the center of the village. The creek is a tributary of Claverack Creek, which flows about 7.5 mi to the Hudson River.

At the 2000 census, there were 1,480 people, 576 households and 361 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,256.9 /sqmi. There were 644 housing units at an average density of 546.9 /sqmi. The racial make-up of the village was 94.53% White, 1.69% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 1.96% from other races and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.72% of the population. There were 576 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.20. 28.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64 and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males. The median household income was $31,094 and the median family income was $41,944. Males had a median income of $27,188 and females $23,274. The per capita income was $16,162. About 11.3% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

• Illustration — High Falls in the winter of 2013 The High Falls Conservation Area, a 47 acre property in the village, with access from the town of Claverack, is owned and managed by the Columbia Land Conservancy. High Falls, Columbia County's highest waterfall, cascades 150 ft before culminating in a large pool. The water flows southwest, then northwest by Claverack Creek, until eventually reaching the Hudson River. The village is part of the Taconic Hills Central School District. Summit Lake, a 36 acre lake in walking distance of Philmont's Main Street. It was created in the 1800s by George Philip as a reservoir for factories and mills which operated downstream from the lake. The lake is proximate to Agawamuck Creek, a state- and federally protected trout stream which feeds into the Hudson River, which flows south to New York City and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Summit Lake is home to hundreds of native species of birds, butterflies, flowers, trees, and plants, including wood ducks, brown trout, largemouth bass, dragonflies, dozens of species of native trees, flowers, water plants, and animals of conservation concern such as bald eagles, monarch butterflies, and two species of endangered bats. Old Summit Knitting Mill, grown from the original George Philip mill.

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