Schenectady, New York

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The 2000 Census showed that Schenectady had a population of 61,821 people^<1>. This represents 0.33% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 25th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
22	Tonawanda	W	250 mi [402.3 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
23	New Rochelle	S	129 mi [207.6 km]	74,115	2.68% increase
24	Mount Vernon	S	130 mi [209.2 km]	68,653	0.4% increase
-25-	Schenectady			61,152	1.08% decrease
26	Utica	W	68 mi [109.4 km]	58,082	4.24% decrease
27	Clay	W	117 mi [188.3 km]	58,558	0.42% decrease
28	Hempstead	S	145 mi [233.4 km]	53,915	4.67% decrease

Schenectady had 30,272 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Schenectady has an area^<4> of 10.85 square miles [28.1 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Schenectady had a 2000 population density of 5,699 people per square mile [2,200 people/km²], making it the state's 56th most densely populated area.

Schenectady County

The city of Schenectady is located in Schenectady County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 146,478 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 61,821 people, Schenectady contained 42.2% of the Schenectady County total.

In addition, where the community of Schenectady has a population density of 5,699 people per square mile [2,200 people/km²], Schenectady County averages 710 people per square mile [274.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Schenectady County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Schenectady and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Schenectady. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Schenectady. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Schenectady, it also contains a comparison between Schenectady and the state of New York.

Click here for the Schenectady QuickFact (QF-3665508).

The following communities are nearby Schenectady and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Rotterdam	QF-3663935	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	30,024	6.03% increase
	Clifton Park	QF-3616353	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	36,279	9.95% increase
	Glenville	QF-3629366	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	29,825	5.83% increase
	Guilderland	QF-3631104	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	34,781	6.4% increase
	Guilderland	QF-3631093	S	6 mi [9.66 km]
	Colonie	QF-3617343	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	81,540	2.88% increase
	Clifton Park	QF-3616342	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]
	Albany	QF-3601000	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	93,539	2.22% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Schenectady.

A Census Quickfact is available for Schenectady County (QF-36093).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Schenectady County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albany	QF-36001	SE	298,130	1.09% increase
	Montgomery	QF-36057	W	48,679	1.97% decrease
	Saratoga	QF-36091	NE	217,191	7.76% increase
	Schoharie	QF-36095	SW	31,910	1.01% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Schenectady:

Schenectady is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Schenectady.

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Search for Local Businesses

People have found 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) Schenectady. 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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