Schenectady
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Summary
Schenectady is a city in the state of New York[1]. Schenectady draws 6,207 Wikipedia views per month (city in the state of new york category, ranking #8 of 33).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schenectady County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mohawk River[5]
- Head of government: Gary McCarthy[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Kunming[8]
- Legislative body: Schenectady City Council[9]
- Postal code: 12301[10], 12302[11], 12303[12], 12304[13], 12305[14], 12306[15], 12307[16], 12308[17], 12309[18], 12325[19], 12345[20]
- Commons category: Schenectady, New York[21]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[22]
- Local dialing code: 518[23]
- Inception: 1765[24]
- Official website: http://www.cityofschenectady.com/[25], https://www.cityofschenectady.gov/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Schenectady, New York[27]
- Population: 66,135[28], 67,047[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Schenectady, New York[30]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], The Encyclopedia Americana[32]
- Capital of: Schenectady County[33]
- Official name: City of Schenectady[34], Schenectady[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Schenectady, New York[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Schenectady, New York[37]
- Number of households: 24,617[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Schenectady, New York[39]
- Different from: Schenectady[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 74 m[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 28.430438 km²[42] and 28.397891 km²[43].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Schenectady include Synecdoche, New York[44], a film[45], directed by Charlie Kaufman[46] and Schenectady County Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49].
Why It Matters
Schenectady has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Schenectady is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Schenectady include Synecdoche, New York[44], a film[45], directed by Charlie Kaufman[46] and Schenectady County Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49].