Johnstown, New York

Johnstown
City
Johnson Hall, home of Sir William Johnson, New York State Historic Site (2020)
Nickname:  +
Johnstown Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°0′26″N 74°22′20″W / 43.00722°N 74.37222°W / 43.00722; -74.37222
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Fulton
Settled	1758
Incorporated	1803 (village) 1895 (city)
Founded by	Sir William Johnson
Government
• Type	(Mayor-Council)
• Mayor	Amy Praught (R)
• Common Council	Members' List At-Large Member: • Bryan Marcucci (R) • W1: Cynthia Lakata (R) • W2: Christopher Foss (R) • W3: Brett Preston (R) • W4: Kay B. Cole (R)
Area [1]
• Total	4.82 sq mi (12.50 km2)
• Land	4.82 sq mi (12.49 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,204
• Density	1,702.07/sq mi (657.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12095
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-38781
GNIS feature ID	0954147
Website	cityofjohnstown.ny.gov

Johnstown is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. The city was named after its founder, Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York and a major general during the Seven Years' War in North America.^[2] It is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Albany, about one-third of the way between Albany and the Finger Lakes region to the west, in the Mohawk Valley region, within the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

The city of Johnstown is mostly surrounded by the town of Johnstown, of which it was once a part when it was a village. Adjacent to Johnstown is the City of Gloversville. The two cities are together known as the "Glove Cities" due to their history of manufacturing gloves and other leather apparel. Gloversville and Johnstown together constituted the center of the American glove industry for 90 years until competition from other countries drove most of the manufacturers out of business.

As of the 2010 Census, the city had population of 8,743.^[3]