Page Contents for Colonie, New York
Statistics & Facts
Location
History & History-related items
City Attractions
Government
Chamber of Commerce.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Libraries.
Schools.
Statistics & Facts
The New York state capital is Albany.
The population of Colonie is approximately 79,771 (1995 est), 7793 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 3225 (2010).
The amount of land area in Colonie is 8.743 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.019 sq kilometers.
The distance from Colonie to Washington DC is 315 miles.
The distance to the New York state capital is 4 miles. (as the crow flies)
Colonie is positioned 42.72 degrees north of the equator and 73.83 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Location
near Albany, along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, at the intersection of the Boston-Buffalo route and the New York City-Montreal route. Other nearby communities to Colonie -
Roessleville, Siena, Loudonville, Newtonville, Guilderland, Latham, and Menands
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History & History Related Items
Colonie name is from the Dutch "Colonie" which means, "the settlement outside the city."
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The founding of Colonie
1895
Attractions
The Pruyn House, an 1830 restored home in Colonie.
More information on Colonie
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Colonie City Government
Town of Colonie
email the town supervisor and Town Board -
brizzellm@colonie.org
Thinking of locating a business in Colonie? Please call or visit:
Town of Colonie Industrial Development Agency
272 Maxwell Road
Latham, New York 12110
Phone: (518) 482-4147
Colonie Chamber
Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce
Contact us at
info@ac-chamber.org
Colonie Office
One Computer Drive South
Colonie, New York 12205
Phone: 518-458-9851
FAX: 518-458-1055
Colonie Organizations
Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce
Contact us at
info@ac-chamber.org
Colonie Office
One Computer Drive South
Colonie, New York 12205
Phone: 518-458-9851
FAX: 518-458-1055
Colonie Libraries
William K. Sanford Town Library
629 Albany Shaker Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
Phone: (518) 458-9274
Fax: (518) 438-0988
E-mail:
wkslibry@uhls.lib.ny.us
Colonie Schools
Schools in Colonie (northern)
South Colonie Central School District
HIGHER EDUCATION
Sienna College
515 Loudon Road
Loudonville, New York 12211-1462
General information: (518) 783-2300
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