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Albany County

county in New York, United States
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Albany County

Summary

Albany County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 247 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #13 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Albany County is located in New York[3].
  • Albany County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Albany County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].
  • Albany County's capital is recorded as Albany[6].
  • Albany County's shares border with is recorded as Schenectady County[7].
  • Albany County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County[8].
  • Albany County's shares border with is recorded as Saratoga County[9].
  • Albany County's shares border with is recorded as Rensselaer County[10].
  • Albany County's shares border with is recorded as Columbia County[11].
  • Albany County's shares border with is recorded as Schoharie County[12].
  • James II of England is named after Albany County[13].
  • Albany County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Albany[14].
  • Albany County's postal code is recorded as 518[15].
  • Albany County's Commons category is recorded as Albany County, New York[16].
  • Albany County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[17].
  • January 1, 1683 marks the founding of Albany County[18].
  • Albany County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.662094, 'lon': -73.849075}[19].
  • Albany County's official website is recorded as https://www.albanycountyny.gov/[20].
  • Albany County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Albany County, New York[21].
  • Albany County has a population of {'amount': '+304204'}[22].
  • Albany County has a population of {'amount': '+303991'}[23].
  • Albany County has a population of {'amount': '+304712'}[24].
  • Albany County has a population of {'amount': '+306012'}[25].
  • Albany County has a population of {'amount': '+306945'}[26].
  • Albany County has a population of {'amount': '+309381'}[27].

Body

Geography

Albany County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in New York[3].

Physical Characteristics

Albany County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1381'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+304204'}[22], {'amount': '+303991'}[23], {'amount': '+304712'}[24], {'amount': '+306012'}[25], {'amount': '+306945'}[26], and {'amount': '+309381'}[27].

Designation and Status

Albany County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1683 marks the founding of Albany County[18]. James II of England is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Albany County draws 247 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #13 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

British America Govdirectory James II of England New York United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ny.gov. Retrieved . ny.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22223018
    Taxonomicon id → 1806747
    Umls cui → C3812157
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  2. 15d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC−05:00
    Named after → James II of England
    Country → —
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Albany County, New York
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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