Loudonville
hamlet and CDP
Loudonville census-designated place (CDP) in 1990
Loudonville census-designated place (CDP) in 1990
Etymology: For John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Loudonville is located in New York
Loudonville
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 / 42.70472; -73.75472
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCapital District
CountyAlbany
Settled1830
Area
 • Total5 sq mi (10 km2)
Elevation
348 ft (106 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,296
 • Density2,100/sq mi (800/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
12211
Area code518

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]

History

Loudonville Historical Populations
YearPop.±%
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

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

Landmarks

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ University of the State of New York Bulletin. New York State Museum. 1914. p. 48. Retrieved April 11, 2009. west albany hamlet.
  2. ↑ "Town of Colonie Historian". Town of Colonie. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  3. ↑ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ United States Census Bureau, 2020 Results, QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/loudonvillecdpnewyork
  5. ↑ 1980 Census of Population; Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population. United States Census Bureau. 1980. p. 34-10. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Loudonville, New York Community Profile". Epodunk. April 15, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Post Office Prestige Loudonville Boxes Project Image of Affluence". Albany Times Union. April 15, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  9. ↑ 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".
  10. 1 2 Joseph Bien (1895). "Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia counties" (map). Julius Bien & Co. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  11. ↑ J.H. French (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 166. Retrieved August 11, 2009. loudonville ireland's corner.
  12. 1 2 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.
  13. ↑ 'About Siena', Siena College website
  14. ↑ "Welcome to Schuyler Meadows Club". Schuyler Meadows Club. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  15. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame notes venture capitalist from Loudonville". Albany Times Union. August 28, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  17. ↑ "The Rathbone Tragedy". New York Times. December 29, 1883. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  18. ↑ 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
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