Fonda, New York
Fonda is a village in and the county seat of Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 668 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Douw Fonda, a Dutch-American settler who was killed and scalped in 1780, during a Mohawk raid in the Revolutionary War, when the tribe was allied with the British.
Fonda, New York | |
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Village | |
NY30A through Fonda | |
Fonda, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°57′16″N 74°22′32″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Montgomery |
| Incorporated | 1850 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 668 |
| • Density | 1,239.33/sq mi (478.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12068 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-26462 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950363 |
| Website | villagefonda |
The Village of Fonda is in the Town of Mohawk and is west of Amsterdam. In 1993, the Mohawk people bought land here to re-establish the Kanatsiohareke community formerly at this site.
The Fonda Fair is an annual agricultural event that takes place in August.
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