Cottekill is a small

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in the northwest part of the Town of Rosendale,

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, United States. Located in the Rondout Valley, it is approximately 2.25 miles east of the hamlet of Stone Ridge, 2.5 miles northwest of

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, 8.75 miles south of the

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of Kingston and 10.9 miles north of the village of

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. As of 2014, the population was listed at 451.

Institutions and points of interest

Cottekill features a Post Office (12419) and has its own fire department, Cottekill Volunteer Fire Company. The Brookside School, a private school for children with developmental disabilities is located here as well as the Sustainable Living Resource Center, a project of Sustainable Hudson Valley. SUNY Ulster, a

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, is nearby in Stone Ridge. There is also the Marbletown-Rosendale Rail Trail, curving along the old

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(O&W) tracks, paralleling Lucas Avenue. It starts at Leggett Road, crosses the Cottekill Creek on a wooden footbridge and travels north to Cottekill Road, past the Cottekill Fire House. It continues north from the firehouse, along the O&W path, crosses Marcott Road and comes out on Route 209.

Demographics

*Median Age: 44.9 years *Average Income: $49,737

Climate

*January Avg Temp: 22 °F *July Avg Temp: 72 °F *Rainfall Avg (inches): 45 *Snowfall Avg (inches): 42

Notable people

* Steve Hamilton - Detective novelist * Marja Vallila (sculptor)

Relevant links

Cottekill.comCottekillFire.org
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