Albany County, NY, founded in the year of 1683, was named for James II of England, the Duke of York and Albany. With the total area of 533 sq mi, it has around 0.3 million population with rich admixture of races including White, Asian, African American, Hispanic or Latino of any race, Native American, Pacific Islander and others, 0.12 million households and 74K families as per the updated census records. Its largest city and the county seat is Albany.

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