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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 61,042
  • Year Organized: 1772
  • Area: 836 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Fort Edward
  • Main Industry: Manufacturing
  • County Legislators: 17
  • County Nursing Homes: 1
  • Colleges and Universities: 3
  • Communities: 28
  • 74 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 11

  • Named in honor of first U.S. President, George Washington.
  • Home of Skene Manor, Whitehall’s Castle on the Mountain.
  • Home of the Pember Museum of Natural History and Pember Preserve, established in 1909 as an educational center of Adirondack natural resources.
  • Home of the Bolton Historical Museum.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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