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Census Data for West Albany

As far as we can tell, West Albany has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for West Albany, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Albany
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Menands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rensselaer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Watervliet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Watervliet is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
    • Former names for Watervliet:
    • Gibbonsville
    • Port Schuyler
    • West Troy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
  • Green Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyantskill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Cohoes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Voorheesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Castleton-on-Hudson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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Albany County ...

West Albany is located in Albany County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Albany County.

Miscellaneous Information for West Albany ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Albany County or the community of West Albany:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to West Albany:
    • GNIS ID for West Albany: 969076
    • GNIS ID for Albany County: 974099
    • GNIS ID for State of New York: 1779796
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • West Albany is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for West Albany.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.