Rotterdam (New York)
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Location in New York
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1661 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Schenectady County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 47 ′ N , 73 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 28,000 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 303 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 94.4 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 92.4 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 156 m | ||
| Postal code : | 12306 | ||
| Area code : | +1 518 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-63935 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 979437 | ||
| Website : | www.rotterdamny.org | ||
| Mayor : | Steven Tommasone | ||
 Rotterdam entrance sign |
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Rotterdam is a town in Schenectady County in the US state of New York with about 28,000 inhabitants. It is named after the Dutch city of Rotterdam .
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geography
Rotterdam has an area of 94.4 km². The village is west of the City of Schenectady on Interstate 90 , on the Erie Canal and on the banks of the Mohawk River .
history
The town was founded in April 1820, but today's municipality was already populated by Dutch people from around 1661.
Sons and daughters of the village
- Simon J. Schermerhorn (1827–1901), American politician
- David Wilcock (* 1973), author and filmmaker
Web links
Commons : Rotterdam, New York - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Official website of Rotterdam ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English)
- ^ Local history on the official website of Rotterdam; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English)