Saratoga County Facts
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Facts of Interest
- Population: 200,635
- Year Organized: 1791
- Area: 812 Square Miles
- County Seat: Ballston Spa
- Main Industry: Retail Trade
- County Legislators 23
- County Nursing Homes: 1
- Colleges and Universities: 2
- State Parks: 2
- Communities: 68
- 169 Uniformed Police Officers
- School Districts: 12
- Named after a corruption of the Indian word“sah-ra-kah” said to mean “the side hill.”
- Home of the National Dance Museum and Hall of Fame.
- Home of Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame.
- Home of the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center.
- Home of the Saratoga National Historic Park and Saratoga Battlefield.