Rensselaer

Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County across the Hudson SE of Albany along Highway 20 in the Central Region of the state. 'Yankee Doodle' is reputed to have been composed here in 1758 to cast satirical aspersions on Mad King George's troops.

Rensselaer is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York metro area.