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About Columbia County
Columbia County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the surname of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal for the name of the United States. The county is part of the Capital District region of the state.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Facts
Columbia County at a glance
- County seat
- Hudson
- Population
- 61,570 (2020)
- Land area
- 648 sq mi
- Founded
- 1786
Communities
Largest communities in Columbia County
- KinderhookPopulation 8,330
- ClaverackPopulation 6,058
- Hudson County seatPopulation 5,894
- GhentPopulation 5,303
- GreenportPopulation 4,473
Background
History of Columbia County
At the arrival of European colonists the area was inhabited by the indigenous Mohican Indians. To the west of the river were the Mohawk and other four tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy, extending past what is now the border of New York state. The first known European exploration of Columbia County was in 1609, when Henry Hudson, an English explorer sailing for the Dutch, ventured up the Hudson River. An accident to his craft forced him to stop at what is now known as Columbia County and there search for food and supplies. In 1612, the Dutch established trading posts and minor settlements, building New Amsterdam (now New York City) and Fort Orange (now Albany). Fort Orange became a center of the fur trade with the Mohawk people.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Columbia County — county websitecolumbiacountyny.gov
- Elections / voter serviceselections.columbiacountyny.com
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