Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York in United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 61,821, making it the ninth-largest city in New York.
The name "Schenectady" is derived from a Mohawk word for "on that side of the pinery," or "near the pines," or "place beyond the pine plains."
The city of Schenectady is in eastern New York State, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital of Albany.
The altitude above sea level is 211 to 275 feet (84 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.0 square miles (28.5 km²), of which, 10.9 square miles (28.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.27%) is water.
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