General Information
- Established: 1786
- Population: 63,094 (2000 census)
- County Seat: Hudson
- Tourism Region: Hudson Valley
- Information: Columbia County website
- Bordering Counties: Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Litchfield Conn., Berkshire Mass.
- Area code: 518
- Origin of Name: The 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.
- Incorporated Cities: Hudson
- Villages: Chatham, Kinderhook, Philmont, Valatie
- Towns: Ancram, Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham, Claverack, Clermont, Copake, Gallatin, Germantown, Ghent, Greenport, Hillsdale, Kinderhook, Livingston, New Lebanon, Stockport, Stuyvesant, Taghkanic
Attractions
Road Information
- Columbia County is in NYSDOT Region 1 , speculated county code 19 (formerly Region 8, county code 81).
- List of county highways from Empire State Roads.
- Relevant exit guides:
