Ghent (CDP), New York

Ghent, New York
Ghent
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°19′45″N 73°37′0″W / 42.32917°N 73.61667°W / 42.32917; -73.61667
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyColumbia
TownGhent
Area
  Total
1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2)
  Land1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
623
  Density383.38/sq mi (148.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12075
Area code518
FIPS code36-28860
GNIS feature ID0951055

Ghent is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ghent in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 477 at the 2022 survey, out of a total town population of 5,402.

The community is located 11.3 miles northeast of the city of Hudson on New York Route 66.

Ghent was originally the site of a Mahican Native American village known as Squampamock, Scom-pa-muck or Squampanoc.