Rensselaer County

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administrative territorial entity county

Rensselaer County is a county in eastern New York State, located along the Hudson River opposite Albany and known for its mix of urban centers, suburbs, and rural communities.

Aliases (2)

Rensselaer County, New York ×5
Rensselaer County government ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borderCharacter	Hudson River western boundary →
borders	Albany County → Bennington County, Vermont → Berkshire County, Massachusetts → Columbia County, New York → Greene County, New York → Washington County, New York →
contains	Berlin, New York → Brunswick, New York → Castleton-on-Hudson, New York → East Greenbush, New York → Grafton, New York → Hoosick Falls, New York → Nassau, New York → North Greenbush, New York → Petersburgh, New York → Pittstown, New York → Poestenkill, New York → Rensselaer, New York → Sand Lake, New York → Schaghticoke, New York → Schodack, New York → Stephentown, New York → Troy, New York → Valley Falls, New York →
country	United States of America →
FIPSCode	36083 →
GNISID	0977120 →
governmentType	county legislature →
hasCountySeat	Troy, New York →
hasRuralAreas	yes →
hasSuburbanAreas	yes →
hasUrbanAreas	yes →
largestCity	Troy, New York →
locatedIn	New York State → eastern New York →
locatedInRegion	Northeastern United States →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedOnRiver	Hudson River →
locatedOpposite	Albany, New York →
namedAfter	Stephen Van Rensselaer →
partOf	Capital District, New York →
postalAbbreviationState	NY →
seat	Troy, New York →
state	New York →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albany County → Columbia County ("Rensselaer County, New York") → Greene County, New York ("Rensselaer County, New York") →	borders
Columbia County, New York ("Rensselaer County, New York") → Saratoga County →	borderedBy
Capital District of New York → Hudson Valley →	contains
New York–Massachusetts border ("Rensselaer County, New York") →	adjacentTo
Troy, New York →	county
Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge ("Rensselaer County, New York") →	locatedInCounty
Rensselaer County Courthouse ("Rensselaer County government") →	usedBy