Welcome to Rensselaer ...The city of Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Rensselaer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rensselaer has a population of 9,181 people<2> (see below for details). Rensselaer is near sea level<3>. Time Zone: Rensselaer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Rensselaer: 518 & 838<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rensselaer had an population of 9,181 people. This is a decrease of 2.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.3% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rensselaer had a population of 9,392 people (which is 5.89% of the total population of Rensselaer County). This makes Rensselaer the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Rensselaer represents 0.05% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 260th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 9,392 people, the population of Rensselaer increased 21.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,761 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rensselaer. Communities Also Named Rensselaer ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rensselaer - they are located in Indiana and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rensselaer. Websites for Rensselaer ...Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rensselaer, the following might be of interest: Communities near Rensselaer ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rensselaer.
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 Rensselaer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rensselaer. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rensselaer. 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 Rensselaer. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rensselaer. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rensselaer. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rensselaer ...Looking for more information about Rensselaer? 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 Rensselaer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rensselaer. Adding Rensselaer to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer was mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902). We also found Rensselaer in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Rensselaer post office opened in 1906. For more details, see References and Mentions for Rensselaer. Footnotes ...
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