Town of Colonie, New York

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The Town of Colonie is located in Albany County.

Colonie is 90 feet [27.43 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Colonie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Colonie, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Colonie had a population of 79,258 people^<2> (or 26.89% of the total population of Albany County). The population of Colonie represented 0.42% of the total of New York, making it the state's 21st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Colonie had a population of 81,540 people. This is an increase of 2.88% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Colonie.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bethlehem	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	33,095	5.72% increase
	Clifton Park	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	36,279	9.95% increase
	East Greenbush	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	16,891	8.55% increase
	Glenville	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	29,825	5.83% increase
	Guilderland	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	34,781	6.4% increase
	Halfmoon	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	20,167	9.16% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Colonie.

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Colonie. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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