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Fulton County Facts

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  • Population: 55,073
  • Year Organized: 1838
  • Area: 436 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Johnstown
  • Main Industry: Health Care and Social Services
  • County Legislators: 19
  • County Nursing Homes: 1
  • Colleges and Universities: 1
  • State Parks: The Adirondack Park
  • Communities: 20
  • 77 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 7

  • Named in honor of Robert Fulton, engineer, inventor and builder of the steamboat Clermont in 1807, the first steam vessel and the first to sail the Hudson.
  • Home of the Johnson Hall Historic Site, home of Sir William Johnson.
  • Home of the only colonial courthouse in the state of New York.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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