NYSAC - Columbia

 

Facts of Interest

• 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.