Schenectady

Summary

Schenectady is a city in the state of New York^[1]. Schenectady draws 1,102 Wikipedia views per month (city_in_the_state_of_new_york category, ranking #8 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Schenectady is located in Schenectady County^[3].
• Schenectady is in the country of United States^[4].
• Schenectady is on the body of water Mohawk River^[5].
• Schenectady's head of government is recorded as Gary McCarthy^[6].
• Schenectady's image is recorded as Nott SE Landscape.JPG^[7].
• Schenectady's instance of is recorded as city in the state of New York^[8].
• Schenectady's instance of is recorded as county seat^[9].
• Schenectady's coat of arms image is recorded as Schenectady City Seal.gif^[10].
• Schenectady's seal image is recorded as Schenectady City Seal.gif^[11].
• Schenectady's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming^[12].
• Schenectady's legislative body is recorded as Schenectady City Council^[13].
• Schenectady's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238752370^[14].
• Schenectady's GND ID is recorded as 4387490-3^[15].
• Schenectady's locator map image is recorded as Schenectady Schenectady NY.png^[16].
• Schenectady's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50056282^[17].
• Schenectady's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12379388n^[18].
• Schenectady's IdRef ID is recorded as 059576456^[19].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12301^[20].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12302^[21].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12303^[22].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12304^[23].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12305^[24].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12306^[25].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12307^[26].
• Schenectady's postal code is recorded as 12308^[27].

Body

Geography

Schenectady is in the country of United States^[4]. Schenectady is located in Schenectady County^[3]. Schenectady is on the body of water Mohawk River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.430438'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.397891'}^[29]. Schenectady's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+74'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+66135'}^[31] and {'amount': '+67047'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the state of New York^[8] and county seat^[9].

History and Context

+1765-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Schenectady^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Schenectady include Synecdoche, New York^[34], a film^[35], directed by Charlie Kaufman^[36] and Schenectady County Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in United States^[39].

Why It Matters

Schenectady draws 1,102 Wikipedia views per month (city_in_the_state_of_new_york category, ranking #8 of 33).^[2] Schenectady has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Schenectady is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Schenectady include Synecdoche, New York^[34], a film^[35], directed by Charlie Kaufman^[36] and Schenectady County Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in United States^[39].