Ghent

Ghent is a town in , United States, with a ZIP code of 12075. The population was 5,303 at the 2020 census, down from the 2010 census population of 5,402. Ghent is centrally located in the county and is northeast of the city of .
  • Type: Locality with 564 residents
  • Description: town in New York state
  • Also known as: Ghent, New York”, “Ghent, NY”, “Scompamuck”, and “Squampamock
  • Postal code: 12075

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chatham High School.

School
is a rural secondary school in , , . CHS is the sole High School operated by the Chatham Central School District. In 2006, CHS has 520 students in grades 9 to 12. In 2010 the enrollment was 451. is situated 2 miles north of Ghent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghent and Chatham.

Village
is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population of the CDP was 477 at the 2022 survey, out of a total town population of 5,402.

Town
is a village in , United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2020 census. The village of is on the border between the towns of and Ghent. The village is at the junction of Routes 66 and 203. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ghent.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the town of , , , United States. Its ZIP code is 12165. The Daniel and Clarissa Baldwin House, Pratt Homestead, , and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. is situated 3½ miles east of Ghent.

Ghent

Latitude
42.32925° or 42° 19′ 45″ north
Longitude
-73.61567° or 73° 36′ 56″ west
Population
564
Elevation
407 feet (124 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US GHB
Open location code
87J889HM+PP
Geo­Names ID
5118481
Wiki­data ID
Q2372542
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ghent” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غينت
  • Basque: Ghent
  • Cebuano: Ghent
  • Chechen: Гент
  • Chinese: Ghent
  • Chinese: 根特
  • Danish: Ghent
  • Dutch: Ghent
  • French: Ghent
  • German: Ghent
  • Haitian: Ghent, New York
  • Haitian: Ghent
  • Hebrew: גנט
  • Hungarian: Ghent
  • Indonesian: Ghent, New York
  • Indonesian: Ghent
  • Italian: Ghent
  • Mazanderani: جنت (نیویورک)
  • Mazanderani: جنت
  • Min Nan Chinese: Ghent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ghent
  • Norwegian: Ghent
  • Polish: Ghent
  • Russian: Гент
  • Serbian: Гент
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ghent, New York
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ghent
  • Spanish: Ghent
  • Swedish: Ghent, New York
  • Swedish: Ghent
  • Tatar: Гент
  • Turkish: Ghent
  • Ukrainian: Гент
  • Urdu: گھینٹ، نیو یارک
  • Uzbek: Ghent

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