*** Welcome to piglix ***

Rensselaer County, NY

Rensselaer County, New York
County
County of Rensselaer
RensCoCourthouse.png
Rensselaer County Courthouse
Flag of Rensselaer County, New York
Flag
Seal of Rensselaer County, New York
Seal
Map of New York highlighting Rensselaer County
Location in the U.S. state of New York
Map of the United States highlighting New York
New York's location in the U.S.
Founded 1791
Named for Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Seat Troy
Largest city Troy
Area
 • Total 665 sq mi (1,722 km2)
 • Land 652 sq mi (1,689 km2)
 • Water 13 sq mi (34 km2), 1.9%
Population
 • (2010) 159,429
 • Density 244/sq mi (94/km²)
Congressional districts 19th, 20th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.rensco.com

Coordinates: 42°41′N 73°17′W / 42.683°N 73.283°W / 42.683; -73.283

Rensselaer County /rɛnsəˈlɪər/ is a county in the state of New York, in the United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its county seat is Troy. The county is named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area.

Rensselaer County is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The area that is now Rensselaer County was inhabited by the Algonquian-speaking Mohican Indian tribe at the time of European encounter. Kiliaen van Rensselaer, a Dutch jeweler and merchant, purchased the area in 1630 and incorporated it in his patroonship Rensselaerswyck. (It was part of the Dutch colony New Netherland).


...
Wikipedia

...