Nelsonville

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Nelsonville

Total population

714

Median home value

$599,700

60%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$153,750

Nelsonville$154k

National$74k

Air quality index

37Good

Elevation57 m

Land area2.68 km²

Weather50°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates41.43°, -73.95°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Nelsonville is a village located in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 624 at the time of the 2020 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Nelsonville, NY from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Bonnie Blair

American speed skater

Djuna Barnes

American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982)

Antonia Maury

American astronomer (1866–1952)

Robert Montgomery

American actor (1904-1981)

James Forrestal

United States Navy officer and civil servant, Undersecretary of the Navy (1892-1949)

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Abraham H. Schenck

American politician (1775-1831)

Rob Cohen

American film director and producer

Coles Bashford

governor of Wisconsin, Arizona Territory politician (1816-1878)

C

Cornelius Warren

American politician (1790-1849)

Gouverneur Kemble Warren

general in the Union Army during the American Civil War

Hamilton Fish III

American politician (1888-1991)

I

Indian Larry

American stunt performer (1949-2004)

S

Shea Farrell

American actor and producer

B

Bob Duffy

American basketball player and coach (1940–2026)

G

George Bucci

American basketball player

Alan Tower Waterman

American physicist (1892–1967)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-24 19:15 UTC.