Welcome to Mechanicville ...

The city of Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mechanicville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mechanicville has a population of 5,031 people<2> (see below for details).

Mechanicville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mechanicville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mechanicville is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for Mechanicville ...

Official Website: www.mechanicville.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mechanicville had an population of 5,031 people. This is a decrease of 3.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mechanicville had a population of 5,196 people. This makes Mechanicville the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Mechanicville represents 0.03% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 461st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,196 people, the population of Mechanicville increased 3.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,019 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mechanicville.

Communities Also Named Mechanicville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mechanicville - it's located in Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mechanicville.

Communities near Mechanicville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mechanicville.

• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Schenectady
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Saratoga Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Cohoes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Scotia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mechanicville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mechanicville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mechanicville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanicville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanicville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mechanicville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mechanicville ...

Looking for more information about Mechanicville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mechanicville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mechanicville.

Adding Mechanicville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mechanicville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mechanicville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mechanicville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mechanicville: www.mechanicville.com/

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/