'Rensselaer County, NY' definitions:

Rensselaer -- U.S. County in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Rensselaer -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000) :
152538
Housing Units (2000) :
66120
Land area (2000) :
653.964221 sq. miles (1693.759484 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
11.425670 sq. miles (29.592349 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
665.389891 sq. miles (1723.351833 sq. km)
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
42.698952 N, 73.595047 W