Columbia County
county in New York, United States
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Summary
Columbia County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 793 Wikipedia views per month (county of new york category, ranking #44 of 65).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Hudson[5]
- Shares border with: Rensselaer County[6], Dutchess County[7], Ulster County[8], Greene County[9], Albany County[10], Berkshire County[11]
- Named after: Christopher Columbus[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Hudson[13], Greenport[14], Claverack[15], Ghent[16], Canaan[17], Livingston[18], New Lebanon[19], Hillsdale[20], Ancram[21], Clermont[22], Austerlitz[23], Stockport[24]
- Commons category: Columbia County, New York[25]
- Inception: 1786[26], April 4, 1786[27]
- Coordinate location: 42.25, -73.63[28]
- Official website: http://www.columbiacountyny.org[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Columbia County, New York[30]
- Population: 63,096[31], 63,015[32], 62,606[33], 62,485[34], 62,243[35], 61,509[36], 38,330[37], 35,322[38], 39,907[39], 27,496[40], 32,390[41], 43,252[42], 43,073[43], 47,172[44]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, New York[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Columbia County, New York[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Columbia County, New York[47]
- Number of households: 25,323[48]
- Native label: Columbia County[49]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109526[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Columbia County, New York[51]
- Different from: Columbia County[52]
Why It Matters
Columbia County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]