Canajoharie () is a village in the Town of Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York, United States, south of the Mohawk River and Erie canal. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 2,080. The name is said to be a Mohawk language term meaning "the pot that washes itself," referring to the "Canajoharie Boiling Pot," a large fluvial pothole in the gorge of the Canajoharie Creek, which bisects the Village. Two others are currently located in New York State, in Beacon and Croton-on-Hudson.
The Erie Canal passes the north side of the village.
The village was the headquarters for the manufacturing operations of the Beech-Nut baby food company from its founding in 1891 until the plant was closed in March 2011 with production moving to the town of Florida in the same county, on the south side of the river.
thumb|Phoenix Block Canajoharie
In 2015 most of the village (and a small area to its south) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Canajoharie Historic District, due to its importance as a transportation hub over its existence and the well-preserved architecture from different eras. In addition, the Bragdon-Lipe House, the Van Alstyne Homestead, the West Hill School, and the United States Post Office are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
thumb|250px|The historic "[[Traffic light#Dummy lights|dummy light" in downtown Canajoharie, New York. It was removed from the intersection in November 2021.]]
thumb|250px|[[Van Alstyne House|Van Alstyne Homestead in Canajoharie is listed on the National Register of Historic Places]]
The current village is located east of the historic Canajoharie, and was originally home of the Mahican, an Algonquin tribe that migrated between 1500 and 1600. The Mahican later became known as the Mohawk. Canajoharie was one of two major towns of the Mohawk nation in the late 17th and 18th centuries.
thumb|Interior of Beechnut Peanut Butter Plant
Demographics
As of the census About 13.0% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.