Capital District Municipalities

Over the years, the Region's 79 municipalities have grown from a series of relatively independent settlements into a vibrant, interdependent urban metropolis. Although the Region focuses on the State Capital, Albany, it is really a metropolitan area of four central cities (Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Saratoga Springs) surrounded by suburban and rural communities.

Of the three-quarters of a million people living in the Region, the majority reside within the Hudson and Mohawk river valleys and the plains bordered by the Adirondack, Taconic, and Helderberg mountain ranges and plateaus. Residents enjoy high quality air and water resources, open space and recreational opportunities, a convenient transportation network, and excellent educational and cultural facilities. Their livelihood depends heavily on employment opportunities in government, manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, and services.

In addition to the core four-county area served by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission, the Region's jurisdiction also includes the nine-county Upper Hudson Region for aviation planning and an eight-county Region for Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) administration.

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Capital District Minor Civil Divisions

  • Town populations include the populations of the Villages within their political jurisdictions. Also, parts of the Village of Nassau are included in the towns of Nassau and Schodack, Rensselaer County; parts of the Village of Valley Falls are included in the towns of Pittstown and Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County; and parts of the Village of Ballston Spa are included in the towns of Ballston and Milton, Saratoga County.
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Capital District Counties
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Minor Civil Divisions 		Land Area (sq. mi.) Water Area (sq. mi.) Total Area (sq. mi.) 1980 Census Population 1990 Census Population 2000 Census Population 2010 Census Population
Albany County 523.445 9.764 533.209 285,909 292,793 294,565 304,204
City of Albany 21.378 0.465 21.843 101,727 100,031 95,658 97,856
Town of Berne 64.120 0.636 64.756 2,532 3,053 2,846 2,794
Town of Bethlehem 48.812 0.771 49.583 24,296 27,552 31,304 33,656
Town of Coeymans 50.173 2.916 53.089 7,896 8,158 8,151 7,418
Village of Ravena 1.339 0.000 1.339 3,091 3,547 3,369 3,268
City of Cohoes 3.744 0.499 4.243 18,144 16,825 15,521 16,168
Town of Colonie 56.069 1.796 57.865 74,593 76,497 79,258 81,591
Village of Colonie 3.303 0.007 3.310 8,869 8,019 7,916 7,793
Village of Menands 3.192 0.216 3.408 4,012 4,333 3,910 3,990
Town/Village of Green Island 0.698 0.222 0.920 2,696 2,490 2,278 2,620
Town of Guilderland 57.924 0.770 58.694 26,515 30,011 32,688 35,303
Village of Altamont 1.197 0.000 1.197 1,292 1,519 1,737 1,720
Town of Knox 41.776 0.140 41.916 2,471 2,661 2,647 2,692
Town of New Scotland 58.067 0.331 58.398 8,976 9,139 8,626 8,648
Village of Voorheesville 2.134 0.000 2.134 3,320 3,225 2,705 2,789
Town of Rensselaerville 61.463 0.394 61.857 1,780 1,990 1,915 1,843
City of Watervliet 1.342 0.152 1.494 11,354 11,061 10,207 10,254
Town of Westerlo 57.881 0.671 58.552 2,929 3,325 3,466 3,361
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Rensselaer County 653.964 11.426 665.390 151,966 154,429 152,538 159,429
Village of Nassau 0.681 0.000 0.681 1,285 1,254 1,161 1,133
Village of Valley Falls 0.439 0.023 0.462 554 527 491 466
Town of Berlin 59.653 0.274 59.927 1,696 1,929 1,901 1,880
Town of Brunswick 44.532 0.111 44.643 10,974 11,093 11,664 11,941
Town of East Greenbush 24.095 0.252 24.347 12,913 14,076 15,560 16,473
Town of Grafton 44.889 1.075 45.964 1,665 1,917 1,987 2,130
Town of Hoosick 63.021 0.133 63.154 6,732 6,696 6,759 6,924
Village of Hoosick Falls 1.719 0.000 1.719 3,609 3,490 3,436 3,501
Town of Nassau 44.543 0.664 45.207 4,479 4,989 4,818 4,789
Village of East Nassau 4.899 0.002 4.901 0 0 571 587
Town of North Greenbush 18.693 0.329 19.022 10,396 10,891 10,805 12,075
Town of Petersburg 41.604 0.000 41.604 1,369 1,461 1,563 1,525
Town of Pittstown 61.739 3.105 64.844 4,901 5,468 5,644 5,735
Town of Poestenkill 32.451 0.136 32.587 3,664 3,809 4,054 4,530
City of Rensselaer 3.009 0.323 3.332 9,047 8,255 7,761 9,392
Town of Sand Lake 35.201 0.946 36.147 7,022 7,642 7,987 8,530
Town of Schaghticoke 49.910 1.955 51.865 7,094 7,574 7,456 7,679
Village of Schaghticoke 0.738 0.167 0.905 677 794 676 592
Town of Schodack 62.228 1.428 63.656 11,345 11,839 12,536 12,794
Village of Castleton-on-Hudson 0.799 0.001 0.800 1,627 1,491 1,619 1,473
Town of Stephentown 57.984 0.092 58.076 2,031 2,521 2,873 2,903
City of Troy 10.413 0.603 11.016 56,638 54,269 49,170 50,129
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Saratoga County 811.844 31.869 843.713 153,759 181,276 200,635 219,607
Village of Ballston Spa 1.604 0.007 1.611 4,711 5,194 5,556 5,409
Town of Ballston 29.611 0.403 30.014 7,714 8,078 8,729 9,776
Town of Charlton 32.803 0.020 32.823 4,019 3,984 3,954 4,133
Town of Clifton Park 48.567 1.653 50.220 23,989 30,117 32,995 36,705
Town of Corinth 56.801 1.331 58.132 5,216 5,935 5,985 6,531
Village of Corinth 1.067 0.045 1.112 2,702 2,760 2,474 2,559
Town of Day 64.307 5.245 69.552 656 746 920 856
Town of Edinburg 60.065 7.013 67.078 1,126 1,041 1,384 1,214
Town of Galway 44.016 0.992 45.008 3,018 3,266 3,589 3,545
Village of Galway 0.256 0.000 0.256 245 151 214 200
Town of Greenfield 67.409 0.310 67.719 5,104 6,338 7,362 7,775
Town of Hadley 39.750 1.342 41.092 1,351 1,628 1,971 2,048
Town of Halfmoon 32.645 1.013 33.658 11,860 13,879 18,474 21,535
Town of Malta 28.017 3.355 31.372 6,968 11,709 13,005 14,765
Village of Round Lake 1.081 0.094 1.175 791 765 604 623
City of Mechanicville 0.833 0.076 0.909 5,500 5,249 5,019 5,196
Town of Milton 35.597 0.019 35.616 12,876 14,658 17,103 18,575
Town of Moreau 42.163 1.447 43.610 11,188 13,022 13,826 14,728
Village of South Glens Falls 1.347 0.141 1.488 3,714 3,506 3,368 3,518
Town of Northumberland 32.349 0.549 32.898 2,732 3,645 4,603 5,087
Town of Providence 44.029 1.064 45.093 1,210 1,360 1,841 1,995
Town of Saratoga 40.671 2.239 42.910 4,595 5,069 5,141 5,674
Village of Schuylerville 0.529 0.056 0.585 1,256 1,364 1,197 1,386
Village of Victory Mills 0.528 0.000 0.528 571 581 544 605
City of Saratoga Springs 28.428 0.632 29.060 23,906 25,001 26,186 26,586
Town of Stillwater 41.355 2.210 43.565 6,316 7,233 7,522 8,287
Village of Stillwater 1.238 0.194 1.432 1,572 1,531 1,644 1,738
Town of Waterford 6.554 0.862 7.416 7,194 8,695 8,515 8,423
Village of Waterford 0.285 0.079 0.364 2,405 2,370 2,204 1,990
Town of Wilton 35.875 0.093 35.968 7,221 10,623 12,511 16,173
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Schenectady County 206.103 3.519 209.622 149,946 149,285 146,555 154,727
Town of Duanesburg 71.245 0.890 72.135 4,729 5,474 5,808 6,122
Village of Delanson 0.624 0.000 0.624 448 361 385 377
Town of Glenville 49.882 0.996 50.878 28,519 28,771 28,183 29,480
Village of Scotia 1.707 0.076 1.783 7,280 7,359 7,957 7,729
Town of Niskayuna 14.111 0.938 15.049 17,471 19,048 20,295 21,781
Town of Princetown 24.040 0.043 24.083 1,804 2,031 2,132 2,115
Town of Rotterdam 35.978 0.513 36.491 29,451 28,395 28,316 29,094
City of Schenectady 10.848 0.140 10.988 67,972 65,566 61,821 66,135
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Capital District Region 2,195.357 56.578 2,251.935 741,580 777,783 794,293 837,967
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Prepared by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission

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