Albany, New York
capital city of the State of New York, United States, and seat of Albany County / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albany (/ˈɔːlbəniː/ (listen) AWL-bə-nee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.
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Albany, New York | |
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Etymology: Named for the Scottish Duke of Albany, whose title comes from the Gaelic name for Scotland: Alba | |
Nicknames: | |
Motto: Assiduity[lower-alpha 3] | |
Coordinates: 42°39′09″N 073°45′26″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Capital District |
County | Albany |
Settled | 1614; 410 years ago (1614) |
Incorporated | 1686; 338 years ago (1686) |
Government | |
• Type | Strong mayor-council |
• Mayor | Kathy Sheehan (D) |
Area | |
• State capital | 21.94 sq mi (56.81 km2) |
• Land | 21.40 sq mi (55.43 km2) |
• Water | 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2) |
• Metro | 6,570 sq mi (17,000 km2) |
Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
Highest elevation | 378 ft (115 m) |
Lowest elevation | 2 ft (0.6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• State capital | 99,224 |
• Density | 4,506.84/sq mi (1,740.11/km2) |
• Metro | 1,170,483 |
• Metro density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
Demonym | Albanite[6] |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 12201–12212, 12214, 12220, 12222–12232 |
Area codes | 518, 838 |
Geocode | 977310, 978659 |
ISO 3166 code | 36-01000 |
FIPS code | 36-01000 |
GNIS feature ID | 978659 |
Website | albanyny.gov |
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Prior to the recession of the 1990s, Albany was home to two Fortune 500 companies: KeyBank and Fleet Bank. Both banks have since moved or merged with other banks.[7]
It is the former home of the AHL ice hockey team the Albany Devils.The team moved to Binghamton, New York in 2017. They are now the Binghamton Devils.
Albany is served by the Albany International Airport.