Key facts
- County
- Albany
- Type
- City Hall
- Mayor
- Charles Patricelli ( D )
- General manager city council barbara a d
- Joseph LaCivita
- Total
- 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km )
- Land
- 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km )
- Water
- 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km )
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Density
- 7,732.6/sq mi (2,985.58/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Fips code
- 36-001-78674
- Gnis feature id
- 0968918
- Wikimedia commons
- Watervliet, New York
- Website
- watervlietny .gov
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
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Encyclopedic overview
Watervliet (/wɔːtərˈvliːt/ waw-tər-VLEET or /wɔːtərvəˈliːt/ waw-tər-və-LEET) is a city in northeastern Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 10,375 as of the 2020 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, the capital of the state, and is bordered on the north, west, and south by the town of Colonie. The city is also known as "the Arsenal City".
History
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