Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York and is located on the Hudson River directly opposite Albany. The town of North Greenbush borders the city to the north, and the town of East Greenbush is on the southern border; both towns border the city on the east with the dividing line between the two towns meeting Rensselaer in the middle section of the city's eastern boundary.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,761 people, 3,397 households, and 1,946 families residing in the city.
Rensselaer is home to the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station.
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