Kinderhook, NY Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
309.5 mi
Buffalo, NY
Quickest Drive
3h 46m
Islip, NY
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Kinderhook, NY by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
1,201
Median Income
$88,438
Median Home Value
$349,600
Median Age
54.8
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Kinderhook, NY at a Glance
Founded
1750
Elevation
240 ft
Area
13 mi²
Notable People from Kinderhook, NY
A sampling of people born in Kinderhook, NY.
Hannah Van Buren
1783–1819
Wife of Martin Van Buren
Benjamin Franklin Butler
1795–1858
United States Attorney General (1795-1858)
Cornelius P. Van Ness
1782–1852
American politician (1782-1852)
Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck
1818–1895
American missionary (1818-1895)
John F. Driggs
1813–1877
Union Army officer, politician (1813-1877)
John Evert Van Alen
1749–1807
American politician (1749-1807)
James Isaac Van Alen
1772–1822
American politician (1772–1870)
William S. Groesbeck
1815–1897
United States politician (1815-1897)
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Traveler Guide to Kinderhook, NY
Kinderhook is a village and a township in Columbia County in the state of New York, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Albany. The village of Kinderhook is a pretty town in a very rural area of New York State. Its center is small and well worth looking at, and some very nice private houses extend for some way to the south on Route 9, blending without a break into the village of Stuyvesant. One of its principle claims to fame is being the hometown of Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States.
The village of Kinderhook lies within the township of the same name.
1 Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, 1013 Old Post Rd (off Route 9H), ☏ +1 518 758-9689. Lindenwald is the retirement home of the 8th president. Van Buren was the first US president born after the nation's independence and to date the only Dutch-speaking president. House is open for guided tours daily from Memorial Day weekend through the end of October; Saturday and Sunday, November through the first week of December. Grounds open year round dawn to dusk. Visitor center open 9AM to 4:30PM on dates the mansion is open. Columbia County Museum, 5 Albany Ave, ☏ +1 518 758-9265. Columbia County Historical Society holds and displays collections from the surrounding area, and it also has an extensive research library.
Pass the Thyme Cafe, 3 Albany Ave (One door down from the central crossroads), ☏ +1 518 779-1702. M Tu Th-Su 7AM - 3PM (closed Wednesdays). Solid informal deli/cafe. Good sandwiches, soup, tea and desserts. Service is very friendly, and the place has a real small-town feel; your server will take the time to talk to you and get to know you a little, and it's not unlikely that a friend of the cafe will come in just to say hi and share the news of the day without ordering a thing. Not worth a long detour, but if you are in the area, you are likely to enjoy the experience. Expect to pay about $15 for a good-sized lunch.
Albany International Airport, 737 Albany-Shaker Rd, Albany. Close, but not very international. The nearest TRULY international airports are JFK in New York and Logan in Boston. Stewart International Airport, 1180 First St, New Windsor, +1 845 564-2100. An alternative to Albany. Allegiant Air, American Eagle, and JetBlue operate flights from Florida and Philadelphia (Mar 2021). US Route 9 traverses the village and — although mostly one lane each way — is the major north-south road in the area.
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