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Fulton County
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county in New York, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Named after
- Robert Fulton
- Seat
- Johnstown
- Largest city
- Gloversville
- Total
- 533 sq mi (1,380 km )
- Land
- 495 sq mi (1,280 km )
- Water
- 37 sq mi (96 km ) 7.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 52,216
- Density
- 107.6/sq mi (41.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 21st
- Website
- fultoncountyny .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It forms part of the state's Mohawk Valley region. Its county seat is Johnstown. At the 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 53,324. The county is named in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fulton County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.