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Albany County
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county in New York, United States
Albany County is a county located in New York State in the northeastern United States. It is significant as a major population and economic center in the region, and home to Albany, the state capital.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- James II of England
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Province of New York
- Contains
- Albany
- Capital
- Albany
- Population
- 314848
- Area
- 1381
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Shares border with
- Schoharie County
- Official website
- www.albanycountyny.gov
- Image
- AlbanyCapitolFromEast2.JPG
- Households
- 128122
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- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Albany County, New York
- Commons category
- Albany County, New York
- topic's main category
- Category:Albany County, New York
- inception
- 1683-01-01
- different from
- Albany County
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Albany County, New York
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Albany County, New York
- water as percent of area
- 2
- native label
- Albany County
- topic has template
- Template:Albany County, New York
- per capita income
- 38592
- postal code
- 518
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Encyclopedic overview
Albany County (/ˈɔːlbəni/ AWL-bə-nee) is a county in the state of New York, United States. Its northern border is formed by the Mohawk River, at its confluence with the Hudson River, which is to the east. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 314,848. The county seat and largest city is Albany, which is also the state capital of New York. As originally established by the English government in the colonial era, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has had an area of 530 square miles (1,400 km) since March 3, 1888. The county is named for the Duke of York and of Albany, who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland). The county is part of the Capital District region of the state.
History
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