Local Wiki
Columbia County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026- County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets
- Not yet on file — help complete this page.
- Meeting location
- 401 State Street, Hudson, NY.
- County Clerk
- Holly C. Tanner · 560 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534 · (518) 828-3339 · holly.tanner@columbiacountyny.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.columbiacountyny.gov/174/Upcoming-Meeting-Information
- Board of Supervisors Chairman
- Matt B. Murell · 401 State Street, Hudson, NY 12534 · (845) 565-4900 · mmurell@columbiacountyny.com
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (4)
- Chatham (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Kinderhook (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Philmont (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Valatie (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (7)
- Berkshire Union Free School District
- Chatham Central School District
- Germantown Central School District
- Hudson City School District
- Kinderhook Central School District
- New Lebanon Central School District
- Taconic Hills Central School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Fire Protection (16)
- Ancram Fire District 1
- Austerlitz Fire District 1
- Canaan Fire District
- Claverack Fire District
- Copake Fire District
- Craryville Fire District
- Gallatin Fire District
- Germantown Fire District 1
- Greenport Town Fire District
- Hillsdale-Copake Fire District
- Livingston Fire District
- Mellenville Fire District
- North Chatham Fire District
- Stockport Fire District
- Stuyvesant Falls Fire District
- Stuyvesant Fire District 1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)