Rensselaer County

Summary

Rensselaer County is a county of New York^[1]. It draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #25 of 65).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rensselaer County is located in New York^[3].
• Rensselaer County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Rensselaer County's instance of is recorded as county of New York^[5].
• Rensselaer County's capital is recorded as Troy^[6].
• Rensselaer County's shares border with is recorded as Bennington County^[7].
• Rensselaer County's shares border with is recorded as Columbia County^[8].
• Rensselaer County's shares border with is recorded as Berkshire County^[9].
• Rensselaer County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County^[10].
• Rensselaer County's shares border with is recorded as Albany County^[11].
• Rensselaer County's shares border with is recorded as Saratoga County^[12].
• Rensselaer County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County^[13].
• Kiliaen van Rensselaer is named after Rensselaer County^[14].
• Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Troy^[15].
• Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Greenbush^[16].
• Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Greenbush^[17].
• Rensselaer County's Commons category is recorded as Rensselaer County, New York^[18].
• February 7, 1791 marks the founding of Rensselaer County^[19].
• Rensselaer County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.71, 'lon': -73.49}^[20].
• Rensselaer County's official website is recorded as http://www.rensco.com^[21].
• Rensselaer County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rensselaer County, New York^[22].
• Rensselaer County has a population of {'amount': '+159429'}^[23].
• Rensselaer County has a population of {'amount': '+159374'}^[24].
• Rensselaer County has a population of {'amount': '+159707'}^[25].
• Rensselaer County has a population of {'amount': '+159677'}^[26].
• Rensselaer County has a population of {'amount': '+159918'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Rensselaer County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1723'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+159429'}^[23], {'amount': '+159374'}^[24], {'amount': '+159707'}^[25], {'amount': '+159677'}^[26], {'amount': '+159918'}^[27], and {'amount': '+160266'}^[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

February 7, 1791 marks the founding of Rensselaer County^[19]. Kiliaen van Rensselaer is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Rensselaer County draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_new_york category, ranking #25 of 65).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]