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Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2014 U.S. Census estimate, the county's population was 224,921,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 - 2014 Population Estimates )〕 representing a 2.4% increase from the 2010 population of 219,607,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36091.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=State & County QuickFacts Saratoga County, New York QuickLinks )〕 one of the fastest growth rates in the northeastern United States. The county seat is Ballston Spa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=March 16, 2015 )〕 Saratoga County is included in the Capital District, encompassing the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name of Saratoga County was derived from the Native American word "sah-rah-ka", or "Sarach-togue", meaning ''"the hill beside the river"'', referring to the Hudson River bordering the county on its eastern flank and the Mohawk River delineating its southern border. Saratoga County, bisected by the toll-free, six-lane Adirondack Northway, serves as an outdoor recreational haven and as the gateway to the Adirondack Mountains and State Park for the populations of the Albany and New York City metropolitan areas. The county is also home to the internationally renowned Saratoga Race Course, one of the oldest venues in horse racing. Saratoga County lies at the heart of eastern New York State's recognized Tech Valley, a growing center for the computer hardware side of the high-technology industry and its concomitant venture capital investment, with great strides in the nanotechnology sector, digital electronics design, and water- and electricity-dependent integrated microchip circuit manufacturing, involving companies including IBM, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor, among others. The "Fab 8" campus of GlobalFoundries, a company specializing in the semiconductor industry, is a multibillion-dollar venture being developed in Saratoga County.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fab 8 Overview )〕 ==History== When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Saratoga County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This large county was progressively reduced in size by the separation of several counties until 1791, when Saratoga County as well as Rensselaer County were split off from Albany County. The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. During the nineteenth century, Saratoga County was an important industrial center. Its location 30 miles north of Albany on the Delaware and Hudson Railway, as well as its proximity to water power from the Hudson River and the Kayaderosseras Creek, led to rapid industrial development beginning in the early nineteenth century. Some of the most important industrial employers were paper mills, tanneries, foundries, and textile mills. Since the construction of the Adirondack Northway in the 1960s, Saratoga County has consistently been the fastest-growing county in the Capital District and indeed, in Upstate New York, and one of the fastest-growing in the U.S. Northeast. The county has historically maintained a low county tax rate; according to its official website, Saratoga County levies one of the lowest county tax rates in New York State.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Saratoga County, New York )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saratoga County, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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