Schoharie County
Also known as Schoharie County, New York, Schoharie County (New York), Schoharie County, NY
county in New York, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Seat
- Schoharie
- Largest village
- Cobleskill
- Total
- 626 sq mi (1,620 km )
- Land
- 622 sq mi (1,610 km )
- Water
- 4.5 sq mi (12 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 30,176
- Density
- 47.5/sq mi (18.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 21st
- Website
- www .schohariecounty-ny .gov
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Schoharie County (/skoʊˈhɛəriː/ skoh-HAIR-ee) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,714, making it the state's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is Schoharie. "Schoharie" comes from a Mohawk word meaning "floating driftwood." Schoharie County is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and thus the Capital District of New York. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
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