Germantown is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Germantown in Columbia County, New York, United States, on the east side of the Hudson River.

New York State Route 9G passes through Germantown, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Hudson and south 9 miles (14 km) to Annandale-on-Hudson.

[2] As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 862 people, 351 households, and 236 families residing in the CDP.

There were 408 housing units at an average density of 152.6 per square mile (58.9/km2).

25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.