Kinderhook, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Kinderhook town. It lies in ZIP code area 12106. It stands on Valatie Kill. The Survey maps it on the Kinderhook quadrangle. 1,170 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 253 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Kinderhook
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 7 records
Luycas Van Alen HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1967
Martin Van Buren National Historic SiteNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Kinderhook Village Districtlisted 1974- Crow Hilllisted 1997
- Persons of Color Cemetery at Kinderhooklisted 2016
- Peter Sander Van Alstyne Houselisted 2021
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (Boundary Increase)listed 2012
Population over time
2 figuresKinderhook fell from 1,211 to 1,170 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 | 1,211 | |
| 2020 | 1,170 | -41 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1933 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Kinderhook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 17 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kinderhook: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuyvesant Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stuyvesant Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
40 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kinderhook in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 28 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flood, 2 tornado. 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 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Kinderhook | 1 hurt, $200,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Flood | Kinderhook | $2,000,000 | Heavy rain led to widespread flooding of small streams and creeks across the county, including Kinderhook Creek, and Claverack Creek, beginning Sunday evening on the 15th, and persisted through Tuesday evening on the 17th. This led to numerous road closures throughout the county, including New York State Route 66 between Bridge Street in Greenport, and the Fish and Game Road in Claverack. The most widespread flooding occurred mainly south of Route 23. In addition, numerous basements were reported retaining water near Stockport along Sotckport Creek.|Furthermore, a bridge at the intersection of County Road 16 and 23 collapsed in Hollowville due to high water along Claverack Creek around 2015 EST on the 15th.|The Town of Greenport wastewater treatment plant also sustained severe damage from the flooding of Claverack Creek. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Kinderhook | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | $11,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Flood | Kinderhook | $5,000 | Heavy rainfall led to flooding in portions of Columbia county. Several roads were reportedly closed, including Route 9 in Kinderhook and Clermont, Route 203 near Chatham, and Route 9H near Claverack. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | A tree and wires were downed on McCagg Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Wires were downed on Wilkins Road in the Town of Kinderhook. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Multiple trees were downed in Kinderhook. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Trees and wires were downed in multiple locations in the Town of Kinderhook. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Tree and wires were reported down across Route 9 at Hudson Street. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | A tree was downed onto a home on Rothermell Lane Extension. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Tree and wires were downed on McCagg Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Several reports of trees and wires down in Kinderhook. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | A 58 mile per hour gust was measured at the New York State Mesonet station at Kinderhook. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | A tree and wires were downed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Wires were downed in Kinderhook. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Kinderhook | - | Total 24 hour rainfall reports ranged from 0.90 inches to 1.62 inches across Columbia county. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Kinderhook | - | Strong storm resulted in 1.76 inches of rainfall. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Trees were downed, blocking a road. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | A tree was downed on Broad Street (U.S. Route 9) in the village of Kinderhook due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Chatham Street in Kinderhook due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Kinderhook | - | Several spotters reported hail ranging from one to two inches in diameter fell in Kinderhook. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Numerous trees were reported down in Kinderhook due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | A tree and wires were reported down in Kinderhook due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Kinderhook | - | Flooding of Route 9 in Valatie was reported. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Kinderhook | - | Penny size hail was reported in Kinderhook during a thunderstorm. In addition, a peak wind gust of 41 mph was measured. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Wires and a pole were reported down near Kinderhook due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | Trees were reported down along Broad Street in Kinderhook as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kinderhook | - | Hail up to quarter size hail was reported in Kinderhook during a thunderstorm.||This large hail, which lasted for up to 30 minutes duration, led to significant damage to tree fruits, berries and vegetables in and near Kinderhook, with preliminary damage estimates exceeding $5 million. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Kinderhook | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Kinderhook | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valatie | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dwarf Orchard Park | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Sunnyside | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Valatie Colony | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Stuyvesant Falls | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Niverville | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Golden Acres | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Stuyvesant | 4.4 miles | 25 |
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 Kinderhook | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478629 | 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 954619. 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.










