Overview
The County name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal for the name of the United States of America.
Columbia County is in the eastern part of New York State, southeast of Albany and immediately west of the Massachusetts border. The western border is the Hudson River.
Key Aspects
Land: Columbia County has over 50 public heritage sites that capture the county's distinctive place in U.S. history including a national protected area of Martin Van Buren National Historic Site.
Elected Officials
Chair, Board of Supervisors - Matt B. Murell
Municipalities
- Hudson, City of
- Ancram, Town of
- Austerlitz, Town of
- Canaan, Town of
- Chatham, Town of
- Claverack, Town of
- Philmont, Village of
- Clermont, Town of
- Copake, Town of
- Gallatin, Town of
- Germantown, Town of
- Ghent, Town of
- Greenport, Town of
- Hillsdale, Town of
- Kinderhook, Town of
- Kinderhook, Village of
- Valatie, Village of
- Livingston, Town of
- New Lebanon, Town of
- Stockport, Town of
- Stuyvesant, Town of
- Taghkanic, Town of
Contact
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Columbia County Board of Supervisors
401 State Street
Hudson, NY 12534
401 State Street
Hudson, NY 12534