Rensselaer County

county in New York, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_new_york Q156566
Rensselaer County
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Summary

Rensselaer County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 2,229 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 contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Greenbush[18].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Berlin[19].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Schaghticoke[20].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brunswick[21].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grafton[22].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pittstown[23].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stephentown[24].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hoosick[25].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Petersburgh[26].
  • Rensselaer County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sand Lake[27].

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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 {'amount': '+1723'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+159429'}[29], {'amount': '+159374'}[30], {'amount': '+159707'}[31], {'amount': '+159677'}[32], {'amount': '+159918'}[33], and {'amount': '+160266'}[34].

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[35]. Kiliaen van Rensselaer is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Rensselaer County draws 2,229 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.[36] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 18d ago · Porrima · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Troy, East Greenbush, East Greenbush +11
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Contains the administrative territorial entity: Greenbush, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275266|batch #275266]]"
  2. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Rensselaer County,
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Rensselaer County, New York.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presid"
  3. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → rensselaer-county
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: rensselaer-county, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289963138|rensselaer county (#289963138)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  4. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3828343
    Taxonomicon id → 1806785
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224466
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  5. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+159429'}, {'amount': '+159374'}, {'amount': '+159707'} +4
    Area → {'amount': '+1723'}
    Named after → Kiliaen van Rensselaer
    Aliases → —
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nci thesaurus id: C109557, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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