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Bethlehem
A town of 35,139 people in Albany County, New York
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Town in New York, United States1793Established
35,034Population
49.9 sq miArea
197 ftElevation
Bethlehem is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The town's population was 35,034 at the 2020 census. Bethlehem is located immediately to the south of the city of Albany and includes the following hamlets: Delmar, Elsmere, Glenmont, North Bethlehem, Selkirk, Slingerlands, and South Bethlehem. U.S. Route 9W passes through the town. The town is named after the biblical Bethlehem.
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#34Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictBETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools11
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 446 students
SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 422 students
ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 389 students
GLENMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 382 students
HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 319 students
ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–5 · 236 students
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