NYSAC - Rensselaer

 

Facts of Interest

• Population: 152,538
• Year Organized: 1791
• Area: 654 Square Miles
• County Seat: Troy
• Main Industry: Health Care and Social Services
• County Legislators: 19
• County Nursing Homes: 1
• Colleges and Universities: 4
• State Parks: 3
• Communities: 54
• 218 Uniformed Police Officers
• School Districts: 12
• Named in honor of the family of Killiaen Van Rensselaer, the original Dutch patroon.
• Home of the Rensselaer Institute.
• Home of Uncle Sam, and final resting place of Uncle Sam in Oakwood Cemetary.
• Home of Bennington Battlefield.
• Home of Knickerbocker Mansion.
• Home of Berkshire Bird Paradise.