<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Albany, New York </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> City of Albany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Clockwise from top: Albany skyline from Rensselaer; middle - class housing in the Helderberg neighborhood; Palace Theatre; Empire State Plaza from the Cultural Education Center; North Pearl Street at Columbia Street; and the State Quad at SUNY Albany . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Etymology: Named for the Scottish Duke of Albany, whose title comes from the Gaelic name for Scotland: Alba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): Cradle of the Union The 518 (area code) Cap City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto: Assiduity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Boundaries of and major thoroughfares through Albany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location in Albany County and the state of New York . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Albany, New York Albany, New York Albany, New York Show map of New York Show map of the US Show map of North America Show all Location in New York, United States & North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′ 09" N 073 ° 45 ′ 26" W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.65250 ° N 73.75722 ° W ﻿ / 42.65250; - 73.75722 Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′ 09" N 073 ° 45 ′ 26" W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.65250 ° N 73.75722 ° W ﻿ / 42.65250; - 73.75722 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Td> New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Capital District </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> County </Th> <Td> Albany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settled </Th> <Td> 1614 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Incorporation </Th> <Td> 1686 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Albany City Hall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mayor </Th> <Td> Kathy Sheehan (D) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Td> 21.94 sq mi (56.81 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 21.39 sq mi (55.40 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Metro </Th> <Td> 6,570 sq mi (17,000 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest elevation (Near a reservoir off Birch Hill Road .) </Th> <Td> 378 ft (115 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest elevation (Sea level (at the Hudson River) </Th> <Td> 0 ft (0 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population (2010) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Td> 97,856 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Estimate (2016) </Th> <Td> 98,111 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 4,587.20 / sq mi (1,771.11 / km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Metro </Th> <Td> 1,170,483 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Metro density </Th> <Td> 180 / sq mi (69 / km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Eastern (EST) (UTC - 5) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer (DST) </Th> <Td> EDT (UTC - 4) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ZIP Code </Th> <Td> 12201 - 12, 12214, 12220, 12222 - 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area code </Th> <Td> 518, 838 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Geocode </Th> <Td> 977310, 978659 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> 36 - 01000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FIPS code </Th> <Td> 36 - 01000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 978659 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Albanian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.albanyny.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Albany, New York </Th> </Tr>

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