Saratoga County

administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Ballston Spa
Foundation :	February 7, 1791
Made up from:	Albany County
Area code :	001 518
Demographics
Residents :	219,607  (2010)
Population density :	104.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2,190.8 km²
Water surface :	87.6 km²
map
Website : www.saratogacountyny.gov

Saratoga County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Saratoga County had 219,607 residents and a population density of 104.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ballston Spa .

geography

Saratoga County is located on the south and west banks in the bend of the Hudson River from east to south, which is the eastern and northern borders of the county. The southern border of the county is formed in part by the Mohawk River , which flows a few kilometers southeast into the Hudson River.

The largest lake in the area is Saratoga Lake ; other important bodies of water are the eastern foothills of Great Sacandaga Lake and Round Lake .

The terrain consists mainly of hilly, partly rocky bumps, which in the northern part reach up to 250 meters in height and are strongly influenced by the Ice Age. The areas are largely forested as far as they are not used for agriculture or built on.

The county covers an area of ​​2,190.8 square kilometers, of which 87.6 square kilometers are water.

Surrounding areas

Hamilton County	Warren County	Washington County
Fulton County Montgomery County		Washington County
Schenectady County	Albany County	Rensselaer County

history

Home of General Philip Schuyler in Saratoga National Historical Park (2009)

The Canfield Casino and Congress Park (2008) has the status of a National Historic Landmark .

The area of ​​what is now Saratoga County was originally inhabited by tribes of the Mohawks . The Dutch, coming from the south over the Hudson River and west over the Mohawk River, explored the hinterland. After the British had militarily expelled the Dutch, the area was prepared for the settlers through several sales to land development firms, the largest of which in the region, the Queensborough patent, was signed by the Mohawks on July 26, 1683. The state administration of the area was started on November 1, 1683, which at that time occupied large parts of today's state of New York and was divided into independent, smaller administrative units as the population of the regions increased.

But the number of settlers in the area rose only slowly. The reason for this was primarily the insecurity for the settlers, as the demarcation between the English areas in the south and the French regions in the north was controversial and led to military conflicts in which different tribes of the indigenous people were involved. Since the number of military bases in the area was small, there was little hope of protection for potential settlers. It was not until the British conquest of Canada in 1760 and the agreements in the Peace of Paris of 1763 that the necessary stability was ensured, which allowed the number of settlers to rise rapidly.

In the American Revolution , a series of military events were held in the area. The Battle of Saratoga , which was fought between the British and the American Revolutionaries in Saratoga County in the fall of 1777 and ended in the defeat of the British, marked the turning point in the Civil War.

On February 7, 1791, Saratoga County was established by separating from Albany County. With the opening of the Erie Canal in stages between 1819 and 1825, which was built in the south of the county parallel to the Mohawk River and opened up the western hinterland and access routes to the Great Lakes, as well as the construction of the Champlainkanal from Hudson to Lake Champlain, led to a strong economic upswing of the area; In particular, a number of industrial centers arose along the two rivers, which still exist today. The development was supported by the opening of several railway connections, such as the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad (opened in 1833) and the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad (from 1835), but also some other routes that connect the area with the major centers of New York City in the south, Connected Montreal to the north and Buffalo to the west.

Between 1861 and 1864, the county's citizens provided troops for the Civil War, in particular for the 30th and 77th Infantry Regiments of the New York Volonteers and the 25th Cavalry Regiment. Fighting did not take place during the civil war.

After the civil war, the area's development as an industrial center continued steadily and peacefully. The stock market crash (1929) and the changes of the Second World War were overcome without any major problems. The construction of a toll-free expressway, the Adirondack Northway, in the 1960s, greatly accelerated the expansion of the economy and population. This development continues to this day.

There is a national historical park in the county , the Saratoga National Historical Park . Six locations have National Historic Landmark status . A total of 73 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 17, 2018).

Population numbers

Census Results - Saratoga County, New York

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	24,483	33,147	36,052	38,679	40,553	45,646	51,729	51,529	55,156	57,663
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	61,089	61,917	60,029	63,314	65,606	74,869	89.096	121,679	153,759	181.276
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	200,635	219,607

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent parishes listed below, there are several villages in Saratoga County , including the county's administrative seat, Ballston Spa .

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Ballston	town	9,776	77.8	76.6	127.6	0Apr 1, 1775	founded as district ; Appointed town on March 7, 1788
Charlton	town	4.133	85.4	84.9	48.7	17th Mar 1792
Clifton Park	town	36,705	130.0	124.8	294.1	03rd Mar 1828	founded under the name Clifton ; Renamed on March 31, 1829
Corinth	town	6,531	150.6	147.0	44.4	Apr 20, 1818
Day	town	856	180.1	166.0	5.2	Apr 17, 1819	founded under the name Concord ; Renamed on December 3, 1827
Edinburgh	town	1,214	173.8	155.8	7.8	March 12 1801	founded under the name Northfield ; Renamed on April 6, 1808
Galway	town	3,545	116.6	113.5	31.2	07th Mar 1792
Greenfield	town	7,775	175.3	174.5	44.6	March 12 1793
Hadley	town	2,048	106.4	102.8	19.9	Feb. 27, 1801
Half moon	town	21,535	87.1	84.4	255.2	24 Mar 1772	founded as district ; Appointed town on March 7, 1788. Between April 17, 1816 and January 16, 1820 it was named Orange .
Malta	town	14,765	81.5	72.3	204.2	03rd Mar 1802
Mechanicville	City	5,196	2.4	2.2	2361.8	July 16, 1859	founded as a village ; Re-establishment on May 14, 1870. Appointment to city 1915
Milton	town	18,575	92.6	92.4	201.0	07th Mar 1792
Moreau	town	14,728	112.9	108.6	135.6	28 Mar 1805
Northumberland	town	5,087	85.3	83.7	60.8	16. Mar. 1798
Providence	town	1.995	116.8	113.9	17.5	0Feb 5, 1796
Saratoga	town	5,674	111.1	105.1	54.0	24 Mar 1772	founded as district ; Appointed town on March 7, 1788
Saratoga Springs	City	26,586	74.8	72.7	365.7	0Apr 9, 1819	founded as a town ; Appointment to the city on April 7, 1915
Stillwater	town	8,287	112.9	106.7	77.7	07th Mar 1788
Waterford	town	8,423	19.2	17.0	495.5	Apr 17, 1816
Wilton	town	16.173	93.1	92.8	174.3	Apr 20, 1818

literature

• John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 584 ff . (English, archive.org [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
• Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 586 ff . (English, archive.org [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saratoga County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 17, 2018.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 17, 2018.
4. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
5. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
6. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 589 ff . (English).

Web links

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Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′  N , 73 ° 51 ′  W