Glens Falls, New York

Glens Falls
Centennial Circle, a five-leg roundabout in downtown Glens Falls, June 2009
Centennial Circle, a five-leg roundabout in downtown Glens Falls, June 2009
Nickname(s): 
Hometown U.S.A., Empire City
Location of Glens Falls in Warren County
Location of Glens Falls in Warren County
Glens Falls is located in New York
Glens Falls
Glens Falls
Location in New York (state)
Glens Falls is located in the United States
Glens Falls
Glens Falls
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 43°18′44″N 73°38′54″W / 43.31222°N 73.64833°W / 43.31222; -73.64833
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWarren
Incorporated1839 (village)
1908 (city)
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorS. William Collins (D)[1]
Area
 • City3.99 sq mi (10.33 km2)
 • Land3.85 sq mi (9.97 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)  2.54%
 • Urban
35.35 sq mi (91.55 km2)
Elevation
344 ft (105 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City14,830
 • Density3,850.95/sq mi (1,486.92/km2)
 • Metro
128,774
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
12801, 12804
Area code(s)518, 838
FIPS code36-29333
GNIS feature ID0951223
Websitecityofglensfalls.com

Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.[3] The population was 14,830 at the 2020 census.[4] The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls referring to a large waterfall in the Hudson River at the southern end of the city.[5]

Glens Falls is a city in the southeastern corner of Warren County, surrounded by the town of Queensbury to the north, east, and west, and by the Hudson River and Saratoga County to the south. Glens Falls is known as "Hometown U.S.A.", a title Look magazine gave it in 1944. The city has also referred to itself as the "Empire City."[6]

  1. ^ Official website Archived April 15, 2004, at the Wayback Machine, cityofglensfalls.com; accessed February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1999, with FIPS Codes". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "American FactFinder: 2010 Demographic Profile Data – ZCTA5 12801". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference roots was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Glens Falls Historical Association (1978). Bridging The Years: Glens Falls, New York 1763–1978. Glens Falls, NY: Glens Falls Historical Association. ISBN 0-8081-3885-5.

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