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Columbia County Facts

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  • Population: 69,034
  • Year Organized: 1786
  • Area: 636 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Hudson
  • Main Industry: Health Care and Social Services
  • County Supervisors 22
  • County Nursing Homes: 1
  • Colleges and Universities: 1
  • State Parks: 1
  • Communities: 29
  • 55 Uniformed Police Officers

  • Named in honor of Christopher Columbus.
  • Home of President Martin Van Buren.
  • Home of Robert R. Livingston, Jr., member of the Committee of Five responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence, first United States Minister of Foreign Affairs (Secretary of State).
  • Home of the first public school in New York State.
  • Home of FASNY Museum of Firefighting.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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