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Kerhonkson is a
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and
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(CDP) in
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,
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, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. The Kerhonkson CDP is an urban concentration that straddles the border of the town of Rochester and the town of Wawarsing, with the larger portion in Rochester.
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is the hamlet's main artery. The western terminus of
US 44 U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonks ...
/ NY 55 is at Route 209 in the Wawarsing portion of the Kerhonkson CDP. The U.S. Postal Service Zip Code of Kerhonkson (12446) covers a much larger area of the town of Rochester, as well as part of Wawarsing and a small area of the town of
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Soyuzivka Soyuzivka Heritage Center (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Союзівка), also known as Soyuzivka, Suzi-Q, or the Q, is a Ukraine, Ukrainian cultural center located in the hamlet of Kerhonkson, New York, in Ulster County, New York, Ulster Count ...
, a Ukrainian resort and cultural center, is within the Kerhonkson Zip Code, in the town of Warwarsing.


Geography

The Kerhonkson CDP is located at . with a total area of , all land. The CDP is in the valley of
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, a tributary of the
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, and adjacent to the Shawangunk Mountains, famous for the
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and
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of the
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. The
Minnewaska State Park Preserve The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a preserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County, New York on US 44/ NY 55, west of New York State Route 299. The park, which features scenic overlooks of the nearby Catskill Mountains, is pr ...
is in the Kerhonkson Zip Code area, along Route 44/55.


Demography

As of the
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of 2010, there were 1,684 people, 684 households, and 433 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 857 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.6%
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, 1.8%
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, 0.7% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1%
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, 1.4% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 7.8% of the population. There were 684 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were
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living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no spouse present, 6.6% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 36.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 19, 6.1% from 20 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. As of 2016 the median income for a household in the CDP was $41,541 and the median income for a family was $53,423. The
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for the CDP was $17,964. As of 2000 6.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the
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, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. Males had a median income of $32,008 versus $24,412 for females.


History


Colonial Era

Kerhonkson was the site of a colonial fort, on Deyo's Hill, that served settler-colonial interests. Before the
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on October 12, 1777, all the important documents of the nascent New York state government and government officials were moved to Kerhonkson, remaining for two weeks until they were moved to Albany, making Kerhonkson briefly the capital of New York.


Canal Era

The
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was completed in 1828. This opened up local industries such as coal, lumber, dairy, and hotel. Barges towed by mules transported goods along Rondout Creek from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River. In the canal era, Kerhonkson was known as Middleport


Railroad Era

The Delaware and Oswego Railroad was constructed in 1909 along the old canal towpath and a station was constructed along Main Street to ship out dairy products. The Summitville to Kingston segment was acquired by the
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. In the line's waning years, passenger service was reduced to Sunday and holiday service, and summer only. The tracks were pulled up in 1957 once products were being moved by truck upstate. The path is now a popular local hiking and biking destination known as the Rail Trail. It is 3.5 miles long.


Peg Leg Bates

In 1951, the famed tap dancer
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became the first African-American resort owner in the Catskills when he opened the Peg Leg Bates Country Club in Palentown, a hamlet in the northern end of the Kerhonkson Zip Code. His wife Alice E. Bates died in 1987, and Bates leased the property to a new owner, Doreen Richardson, in 1989. Part of Route 209 in Ulster County was named “Clayton Peg Leg Bates Memorial Highway” in his honor. Richardson operated the former Peg Leg Bates club as the "Mountain Valley Resort" until her death in 2012. The Peg Leg Bates resort played an important role in the history of the civil rights movement in 1966 when a meeting of the
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(SNCC) held there voted to expel whites from its staff.


Religion

Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel is the primary Jewish temple in the area. It was constructed in 1924. The community house also found on that property was constructed in 1954. In 2013 it was placed on the
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. The Federated Church of Kerhonkson is a Protestant church that is partially of the
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denomination and partially of the
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denomination. The church has a food pantry ("Christ's Cupboard"), a thrift shop, and a pet food pantry. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church is located on Foordmore Road. The parish is part of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford. The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes on Route 209 in Kerhonkson is a Catholic mission associated with the parish of St. Mary and St. Andrew in Ellenville.


Local sports

Kerhonkson has hosted a baseball Little League, Indian Valley Little League, since 1953. Indian Valley won the 2017 District 16 championship, defeating Rondout Valley Little League. More recently Indian Valley removed its longtime mascot, Chief Wahoo, from signs, shirts, hats, website, and Facebook for its racial insensitivity. The local swim team, the Kerhonkson Barracudas, are based out of the Kerhonkson Elementary School pool and compete against other local teams in the summer.


Local services

The Kerhonkson Fire Department is on Main Street near where the railroad used to be. It has a social hall that holds meetings of local organizations, dinners, and parties. The Kerhonkson-Accord Volunteer Ambulance Corp is along Route 209 and provides first aid service for both Kerhonkson and
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Education

The CDP is in Rondout Valley Central School District. Kerhonkson Elementary School is one of two elementary schools in the Rondout Valley Central School District.


Notable inhabitants

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- entertainer * Noel King - broadcast journalist, formerly with NPR's
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- jazz musician and composer


World records

Kerhonkson contains what was once the world's largest
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, constructed in 2005; it is situated on
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in front of Kelder's Farm and is named Gnome Chomsky. There are two other, larger gnomes that now hold the distinction of being the world's largest.


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* * {{authority control Census-designated places in New York (state) Census-designated places in Ulster County, New York Hamlets in New York (state) Wawarsing, New York Ukrainian communities in the United States Hamlets in Ulster County, New York