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Delanson is a village in the southeastern part of the town of Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York.

Before the railroad era the settlement was known as Toad Hollow, because it sits at the head of the Normans Kill drainage; its history under the name Delanson dates back only to 1893.

The name Delanson was coined by C. D. Hammond, a superintendent of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, by combining the first three letters of Delaware, the first two letters of 'and,' and the last three letters of Hudson.

Delanson grew up as a railroad junction where the Schenectady and Duanesburg Railroad connected with the Susquehanna division of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, bringing railroad jobs and businesses to the village.

The village lies between two historic highways, the Cherry Valley Turnpike, also called the Third Great Western Turnpike (now US 20), and the old Danforth Turnpike (now New York State Route 7).

The sister hamlet of Quaker Street, about half a mile south of Delanson on Route 7, was the pioneer business center of the area before the railroads arrived.

Delanson had 335 residents at the 2020 census, down from a peak of 508 in 1970; the 2000 census counted 385 people living in 151 households.

The entire village covers just 0.6 square miles of land.

A number of historic buildings in the village make up the Delanson Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary, located in the Delanson area, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.