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Schenectady, New York
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Schenectady, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Gary McCarthy
- Role
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 61,821
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofschenectady.gov/210/Mayors-Office ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofschenectady.gov/210/Mayors-Office ↗
- City websitecityofschenectady.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Gary McCarthy CurrentMayor · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 61,821
- Median household income
- $54,650
- Median age
- 36
- Land area
- 10.81 sq mi
- Population density
- 5,718.9 per sq mi
- County
- Schenectady County
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$216M
- City hall phone
- (518) 382-5000
- Official website
- cityofschenectady.gov ↗
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