About Ghent

Ghent is a relatively small community found in the southeastern quarter of the Empire State. Ghent has a population of approximately five thousand three hundred residents, a moderate increase since the last census was taken. Ghent is situated in Columbia County near the state border with Massachusetts. Ghent was originally settled around the year seventeen thirty five, and was officially incorporated as a town in the year eighteen eighteen. Residents of a Ghent apartment for rent or house for rent can enjoy plenty of things to see and do in this great place to live, work, and play.

Ghent encompasses the smaller communities of Arnolds Mill, Buckleyville, Chatham, Omi, Pulvers, and West Ghent. Educational opportunities in Ghent are offered by Hawthorne Valley School, the Columbia Christian Academy, the Waldorf School, Chatham Central School, Chatham Pre-School, and a number of regional colleges and universities. Residents of a Ghent apartment rental or home rental can enjoy the Town of Ghent Park and Recreation Area, Claverack Park, Greenport Town Park, Schodack Island State Park, Prospect Lake Park, and Stoddard Field.

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