Loudonville, New York
Loudonville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie,[1][2] in Albany County, New York, United States. Loudonville was a census-designated place in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 US Census, but ceased to be in the 2000 Census, but became a CDP again in 2020.[3][4]
Loudonville | |
|---|---|
hamlet and CDP | |
Loudonville census-designated place (CDP) in 1990 | |
| Etymology: For John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun | |
Loudonville Location of Loudonville within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′17″N 73°45′17″W / 42.70472°N 73.75472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Albany |
| Settled | 1830 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5 sq mi (10 km2) |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 10,296 |
| • Density | 2,100/sq mi (800/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12211 |
| Area code | 518 |
History edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,299 | — |
| 1980 | 11,480 | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 10,822 | −5.7% |
| Sources: Censuses 1970 and 1980;[5] and 1990.[6] | ||
The hamlet is named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun and was originally a 19th-century summer resort for some of Albany's wealthiest residents.[7] Loudon Road, known as Old Plank Road in the early 19th century,[8] is lined with several historic Jeffersonian mansions.[9] Loudonville started as a hamlet on Loudon Road (originally a plank road), at the intersection of Crumitie Road.[10] Ireland's Corners was a separate hamlet to the north at the intersection of Loudon Road and Menand/Osborne Road, with a post office.[10][11] Ireland's Corners is named for Elias H. Ireland who in 1832 bought the heavily wooded area from the Patroon, Stephen Van Rensselaer.[12] In 1871 the post office at Ireland's Corners was renamed Loudonville.[12]
Geography edit
The community is located directly north of Albany and south of Newtonville. The hamlet is centered on the original Ireland's Corners, the intersection of U.S. Route 9 with Osborne Road (County Route 154)/Menand Road (NY Route 378) (west bound name/east bound names respectively), with the northwestern corner bisected by Old Niskayuna Road (County Route 152). Though as a hamlet, it has poorly defined borders, the census designated place of Loudonville had concrete borders.
Location edit
Landmarks edit
- Siena College:[13] A private Roman Catholic College (Franciscan)
- Schuyler Meadows Club: The Club was founded in 1926 by residents of Loudonville who did not wish to travel to the Albany Country Club, which at the time was located at the current site of the uptown campus of the University at Albany, SUNY. The clubhouse, built in 1927, is modeled on the central portion of George Washington's Mount Vernon home.[14]
- The Bryan's Store, D. D. T. Moore Farmhouse, Gorham House, Hughson Mansion, Loudon Road Historic District, Springwood Manor, Wheeler Home, Holub Home, Friend Humphrey House, and Whitney Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[15]
Notable people edit
- Roger McNamee, venture capital and private equity investor, founder of Elevation Partners and Silver Lake Partners, grew up in Loudonville.[16]
- Henry Reed Rathbone, present at Lincoln's assassination, lived on Cherry Tree Rd.[17]
- Joan Vollmer, beatnik and common law wife of William S. Burroughs.[18]
- James H. Fallon, American neuroscientist and author.
- The Right Rt. David S. Ball, Former bishop of the Episcopalian Diocese of Albany
See also edit
References edit
- ^ University of the State of New York Bulletin. New York State Museum. 1914. p. 48. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
west albany hamlet.
- ^ "Town of Colonie Historian". Town of Colonie. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
- ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ United States Census Bureau, 2020 Results, QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/loudonvillecdpnewyork
- ^ 1980 Census of Population; Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population. United States Census Bureau. 1980. p. 34-10. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Loudonville, New York Community Profile". Epodunk. April 15, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Post Office Prestige Loudonville Boxes Project Image of Affluence". Albany Times Union. April 15, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Doris Manley (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loudon Road Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 18, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 15 photos".
- ^ a b Joseph Bien (1895). "Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia counties" (map). Julius Bien & Co. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ^ J.H. French (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 166. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
loudonville ireland's corner.
- ^ a b George Rogers Howell and Jonathan Tenney (1886). Bi-centennial history of the county of Albany, New York from 1609-1886. W.W. Munsell & Co. p. 936. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
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- ^ "Welcome to Schuyler Meadows Club". Schuyler Meadows Club. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame notes venture capitalist from Loudonville". Albany Times Union. August 28, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "The Rathbone Tragedy". New York Times. December 29, 1883. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
- ^ Knight, B., Waldman, A. & Charters, A., Women of the Beat generation: the writers, artists, and muses at the heart of revolution, Conari, 1998, p.49
External links edit
- Town of Colonie
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loudonville, New York