Hoosick Falls, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Hoosick town. It lies in ZIP code area 12090. It stands on Woods Brook. The Survey maps it on the Hoosick Falls quadrangle. 3,216 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 443 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1897 against another survey:
On record in Hoosick Falls
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Estabrook Octagon Houselisted 1980
Hoosick Falls Armorylisted 1995
Hoosick Falls Historic Districtlisted 1980
St. Mark's Episcopal Churchlisted 2000
US Post Office-Hoosick Fallslisted 1988- Cornell-Manchester Farmsteadlisted 2012
Population over time
2 figuresHoosick Falls fell from 3,501 to 3,216 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,501 | |
| 2020 | 3,216 | -285 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 30 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1897 USGS Hoosick quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1900 USGS Taconic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Hoosick Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Hoosick Falls quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Hoosick Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
123 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Hoosick Falls between 1995 and 2020, burning about 262 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 25 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 17 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hoosick Falls: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissonnette Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Burden Iron Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1865, 1885 | |
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Burden Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hoosick Falls Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hoosick Falls Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoosick Falls in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | 1 hurt | A tree fell on a moving vehicle due to thunderstorm winds. One person suffered a head injury as a result of the fallen tree. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Hoosick Falls | $300,000 | Severe flooding occurred in the village of Hoosick Falls as heavy rain resulted in a partial collapse of the Woods Brook flood protection system. A nearby rain gauge reported 1.63 inches of rain in an hour, and an additional 1.23 inches in the next two hours. The brook spilled out of its banks and coursed through the village, causing water and debris to rush into yards and residences. Numerous houses reported basement flooding, with a few reporting flooding on the first floor, leading to evacuations. Three sinkholes developed, one the size of two tractor trailers. Several roads remained closed well into the following day, and flood waters washed out a portion of the train tracks that pass through the village. A local state of emergency was declared. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Hoosick Falls. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees and wires were downed along Tate Road in Hoosick Falls. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees and wires were downed along Parsons Avenue in Hoosick Falls. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | A tree was downed on wires in the Village of Hoosick Falls. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees and wires downed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees were downed. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | A tree was downed across Bovee Hill Road and Lester Lane in Hoosick Falls due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Hoosick Falls | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Hoosick Falls. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | A wind gust was measured to 65 MPH during a thunderstorm in Hoosick Falls. The wind gusts also was reported to have downed some tree limbs as well. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees were reported down on Fairbanks Road and Congress Street in Hoosick Falls as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | A tree was reported down on a car on Abbott Street in Hoosick Falls due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | A tree was reported down on a house on Kokley Avenue in Hoosick Falls due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Hoosick Falls | - | Moderate flooding occurred on the Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge. The Eagle Bridge river gage located on the right bank 0.5 miles upstream from Case Brook, 1.2 miles downstream from Walloomsac River, and 1.2 miles southeast of Eagle Bridge exceeded its 11 foot flood stage at 11:41 pm EST September 7th, its 13 foot moderate flood stage at 2:48 pm, it crested at 14.05 feet at 6 pm, and dropped below flood stage at 5:05 pm September 8th. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hoosick Falls | - | Quarter size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Hoosick Falls. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick Falls | - | Trees were reported down in Hoosick Falls due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosick Junction | 1.6 miles | 30 | |
| North Hoosick | 1.9 miles | 30 | |
| Walloomsac | 2.2 miles | 30 | |
| Hoosick | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Southwest Hoosick | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| East Hoosick | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| West Hoosick | 3.9 miles | 29 | |
| Eagle Bridge | 4.1 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hoosick Falls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1004012 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953177. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











