Cohoes is located in
Albany County 8 miles N of Albany along Highway 4 on the banks of the
Hudson River near
Troy. It is in the
Central Region of the state.
Cohoes is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York metro area.
Its name derives from Algonquian term variously translated as "pine tree," "canoe falling," "parting of the waters" and "overshoot".
