Saratoga, New York
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 Location within Saratoga County |
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| Coordinates: 43°4′N 73°37′W / 43.067°N 73.617°WCoordinates: 43°4′N 73°37′W / 43.067°N 73.617°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Saratoga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.9 sq mi (111.1 km2) |
| • Land | 40.7 sq mi (105.3 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,141 |
| • Density | 126.4/sq mi (48.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-65244 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979461 |
Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,141 at the 2000 census. It is also the commonly used, but not official, name for the neighboring and much more populous city, Saratoga Springs. The major village in the town of Saratoga is Schuylerville which is often, but not officially, called Old Saratoga. Saratoga contains a second village named Victory.
Saratoga is a corruption of a Native American word from the Mohawk language. It was the name of Indian hunting grounds located along both sides of the Hudson River. According to unnamed sources, it derives from 'Se-rach-ta-gue' meaning 'the hillside country of the quiet river'; however, according to Mithun, it is derived from sharató:ken, which means "where you get a blister on your heels."
Saratoga is located on the eastern border of the county and is located east of Saratoga Springs, and is bordered by Saratoga Lake and the Hudson River.
The town sends students to Saratoga Springs City School District, Schuylerville Central School District, and Stillwater Central School District.
The name may derive from the Iroquoian "Se-rach-ta-gue or Sa-ra-ta-ke," which the early Dutch settlers rendered as "Sarachtoge". A second early version of the name is, "Saraghtogo" but the origin remains unproven and thus uncertain.
The location was first settled at the end of the 17th Century as "Fort Saratoga". Saratoga soon became contested land between British and French colonial forces, and the village of Saratoga (now Schuylerville) was destroyed by the French in 1745 during King George's War.
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