Schenectady County, New York


Founding: 1809
Parent county: Albany
Namesake: The city of Schenectady
Seat: Schenectady (1809–)
Land area: 205 square miles
Population (2020): 158,061
Population (historic): 10,201 (1810); 17,387 (1840); 21,347 (1870); 46,852 (1900); 125,021 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1820; 1830–1850; 1860–1930; 1940–1970; 2000–2020
Subdivisions: One city; two villages; six CDPs; five towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 24,900 (35.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 29.3%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,008
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,054
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 983
Average farm size (1920): 77.1 acres
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Schenectady
 
Namesake: The Mohawk word skahnéhtati ("beyond the pines")
Founding: 1661 (founding); 1793 (post office); 1798 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 67,047
Population (historic): 5,289 (1800); 6,784 (1840); 11,026 (1870); 31,682 (1900); 95,692 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1810; 1820–1930; 1940s; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 17,271 (54.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Catherine Duane Estate (c. 1812). 716 Featherstonhaugh Road. Duanesburg. Federal.
  2. Rainbow Hill / George Lasher House (c. 1800). 520 Levey Road. Duanesburg. Federal.
  3. Nathaniel Jenkins House (c. 1855). 868 Main Street. Duanesburg. Greek Revival.
  4. William North House (c. 1795). 558 North Mansion Road. Duanesburg. Federal.
  5. Charles Avery Farm (c. 1850). 5204 State Route 30. Duanesburg. Greek Revival.
  6. Ephraim Cole House (c. 1855). 113 Charlton Road. Glenville. Italianate.
  7. Cornelius Vedder House (c. 1870). 2154 Rosendale Road. Niskayuna. Second Empire.
  8. Jacob Dellemont Farm (c. 1790). 322 Wemple Road. Rotterdam.
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