Rensselaer, New York

Rensselaer
Rensselaer
City
	City of Rensselaer
	Clockwise from top: Looking Southwest on Washington Ave. towards Albany; Riverfront Park boat dock; Fall foliage beneath the Dunn Memorial Bridge in Riverfront Park; CDTA Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station; Albany skyline from the Rensselaer esplanade at DeLaet's Landing; and the sun sets over Albany on a cold winter night.
	Seal
	Etymology: From Kiliaen van Rensselaer, patroon of the region
	Motto: The home of "Yankee Doodle"
	Boundaries of and major thoroughfares through Rensselaer
	Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York.
	Rensselaer Location within New York (state) Rensselaer Location within the United States Rensselaer Location within North America
	Coordinates: 42°38′48″N 73°44′01″W / 42.64667°N 73.73361°W
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Capital District
County	Rensselaer
Settled	1630
Incorporation	1897
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Common Council President: ; John DeFrancesco (D) ; W1: James VanVorst Jr. (D) ; W2: Ernie Dambrose (R) ; W3: Bryan Leahey (D) ; W4: Andrew Kretzschmar (R) ; W5: Eric Endres (D) ; W6: Anne Burton (D);
• Mayor	Michael Stammel (R)
Area
• Total	3.51 sq mi (9.10 km2)
• Land	3.18 sq mi (8.23 km2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.87 km2)
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Lowest elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	9,210
• Density	2,897.14/sq mi (1,118.75/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12144
Area codes	518, 838
FIPS code	36-083-61148
FIPS code	36-61148
GNIS feature ID	0962384
Wikimedia Commons	Rensselaer, New York
Website	http://www.rensselaerny.gov

Rensselaer /rɛnsəˈlɪər/ is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the east side of the Hudson River, opposite Albany and on the western border of Rensselaer County. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 9,210.^[2]

The area now known as the City of Rensselaer was settled by the Dutch in the 17th century, who called it t'Greyn Bos, which became Greenbush in English. Rensselaer was an early center of the U.S. dye industry in the United States and home to the country's first aspirin factory. The city became a railroad hub in the 19th century; in 2020, Albany-Rensselaer was the ninth-busiest Amtrak station in the country and the second-busiest in New York State.

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ U.S. Census, 2020, 'Rensselaer city, New York'

[TigerWebMapServer-1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

[2] U.S. Census, 2020, 'Rensselaer city, New York'

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