Fulton County, New York
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Fulton County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of New York |
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| Founded | 1838 | |
| Named for | Robert Fulton | |
| Seat | Johnstown | |
| Largest city | Gloversville | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 533 sq mi (1,380 km2) | |
| • Land | 495 sq mi (1,282 km2) | |
| • Water | 37 sq mi (96 km2), 7.0% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 55,531 | |
| • Density | 112/sq mi (43/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 21st | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,531. Its county seat is Johnstown. The county is named in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat.
Fulton County comprises the Gloversville, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Albany-Schenectady, NY Combined Statistical Area.
In 1838, Fulton County was split off from Montgomery, shortly after the Montgomery county seat was moved to Fonda, New York. The creation of Fulton County was engineered by Johnstown lawyer Daniel Cady, whose wife was a cousin of Robert Fulton.
Fulton County was created on April 18, 1838 by a partition of Montgomery County, resulting in a county with an area of 550 square miles (1,400 km2).
The old Tryon County courthouse, later the Montgomery County courthouse, became the Fulton County Courthouse, where it is New York's oldest operating courthouse.
One adjustment has been made to the area of Fulton County. On April 6, 1860, 10 square miles (26 km2) on the northern border was transferred to Hamilton in the vicinity of Sacandaga Park. This resulted in the Fulton County that exists today.
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