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Columbia County

Also known as Columbia County, New York, Columbia County, NY

county in New York, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
Founded: April 4, 1786 ; 240 years ago ( 1786-04-04 )
Named after: Columbia
Seat: Hudson
Largest city: Kinderhook
Total: 648 sq mi (1,680 km )
Land: 635 sq mi (1,640 km )
Water: 14 sq mi (36 km ) 2.1%
Estimate 2025: 60,168
Density: 97.0/sq mi (37.4/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 19th
Website: www .columbiacountyny .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 61570
Area: 1679
Official website: www.columbiacountyny.org
Image: First Columbia County courthouse, Claverack, NY.jpg
Households: 25323

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Commons category: Columbia County, New York
inception: 1786-04-04
water as percent of area: 2.1
native label: Columbia County
per capita income: 40475

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William Henry Ludlow House, built in 1786, Hudson, NY

Columbia County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the surname of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal for the name of the United States. The county is part of the Capital District region of the state.