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Welcome to Schenectady ...The city of Schenectady is located in Schenectady County<1> and is the County Seat for Schenectady County. The pronunciation of Schenectady: Ski-neck-tud-dee<2> Schenectady was established in 1661. When the people of Schenectady refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Schenectadian<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Schenectady has a population of 65,459 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Schenectady is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Schenectady lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Schenectady: (518) The ZIP code for Schenectady: 12305<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Schenectady had an population of 65,459 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.88% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Schenectady had a population of 66,135 people (or 42.71% of the total population of Schenectady County). This makes Schenectady the county's most populous community. The population of Schenectady represents 0.34% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 26th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 66,135 people, the population of Schenectady increased 6.98% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 61,821 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Schenectady. Communities near Schenectady ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schenectady.
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 Schenectady. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schenectady. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schenectady. 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 Schenectady. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schenectady. Our list includes 71 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Schenectady. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schenectady ...Looking for more information about Schenectady? 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 Schenectady, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Schenectady. Adding Schenectady to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Schenectady 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 Schenectady was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Schenectady in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803). For more details, see References and Mentions for Schenectady. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schenectady. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.com/ The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/ Footnotes ...
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