Schenectady

Summary

Schenectady is a city in the state of New York^[1]. Schenectady has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Schenectady is located in Schenectady County^[3].
• Schenectady is in the country of United States^[4].
• Schenectady is on the body of water Mohawk River^[5].
• Schenectady's head of government is recorded as Gary McCarthy^[6].
• Schenectady's instance of is recorded as city in the state of New York^[7].
• Schenectady's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Schenectady's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming^[9].
• Schenectady's legislative body is recorded as Schenectady City Council^[10].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12301^[11].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12302^[12].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12303^[13].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12304^[14].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12305^[15].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12306^[16].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12307^[17].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12308^[18].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12309^[19].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12325^[20].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12345^[21].
• Schenectady's Commons category is recorded as Schenectady, New York^[22].
• Schenectady's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[23].
• Schenectady's local dialing code is recorded as 518^[24].
• 1765 marks the founding of Schenectady^[25].
• Schenectady's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.804166666667, 'lon': -73.929166666667}^[26].
• Schenectady's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofschenectady.com/^[27].

Body

Geography

Schenectady is in the country of United States^[4]. Schenectady is located in Schenectady County^[3]. Schenectady is on the body of water Mohawk River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.430438'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.397891'}^[29]. Schenectady sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+74'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+66135'}^[31] and {'amount': '+67047'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the state of New York^[7] and county seat^[8].

History and Context

1765 marks the founding of Schenectady^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Schenectady include Schenectady County Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35] and Synecdoche, New York^[36], a film^[37], directed by Charlie Kaufman^[38].

Why It Matters

Schenectady has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Schenectady is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Schenectady include Schenectady County Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35] and Synecdoche, New York^[36], a film^[37], directed by Charlie Kaufman^[38].