Philmont, New York
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 Downtown Philmont, looking east along NY 217
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley |
| County | Columbia |
| Town | Claverack |
| Elevation | 500 ft (152 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°14′56″N 73°38′56″W / 42.24889°N 73.64889°WCoordinates: 42°14′56″N 73°38′56″W / 42.24889°N 73.64889°W |
| Highest point | Unnamed hill in SE quadrant of village |
| - elevation | 690 ft (210 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°14′36″N 73°38′32″W / 42.24333°N 73.64222°W |
| Lowest point | Agawamuck Creek on W boundary |
| - elevation | 280 ft (85 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°14′52″N 73°39′26″W / 42.24778°N 73.65722°W |
| Area | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) |
| Population | 1,379 (2010) |
| Density | 1,256.9/sq mi (485/km2) |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Mayor | Clarence Speed |
| Timezone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 12565 |
| Area code | 518 |
| Exchange | 672 |
| FIPS code | 36-57639 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0960311 |
 Location of Philmont, New York
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Philmont is a village in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,379 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the northeast part of the town of Claverack on New York State Route 217.
The community was once known as "Factory Hill" due to the number of wool factories. The village was incorporated in 1891. It derives its name from George P. Philip, who built a 36-acre (15 ha) reservoir to provide water for his mill. This in turn led to construction of a 56-acre (23 ha) reservoir up the "mountain" in the Taconic Mountains to guarantee water to the mills, thus creating the factory hill.
Philmont is located at 42°14′55″N 73°38′51″W / 42.24861°N 73.64750°W (42.248620, -73.647602).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.23 square miles (3.18 km2), of which 1.19 square miles (3.08 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 3.16%, is water.
The village is along 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 miles (12.1 km) to the Hudson River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,480 people, 576 households, and 361 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,256.9 people per square mile (484.3/km²). There were 644 housing units at an average density of 546.9 per square mile (210.7/km²). The racial makeup 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.
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