Glens Falls

History

The area is originally called Chepontuc ("difficult place to get around") in the Iroquoian languages of the area's Indigenous inhabitants. It also referred to as the "Great Carrying Place." Later, European-American settlers named the area "The Corners" in English. Colonel Glen changed the name to "Glen's Falls," though it was often printed with varying spelling such as "Glenn's," "Glenville", or "Glens". The spelling "Glens Falls" came to be the common usage. when the state legislature granted the city charter in 1908, Glens Falls annexed approximately of the town. The land, known as Veterans Field The land was vacant at the time. was part of this annexation, to comply with state law on contiguity of annexed land. As a result, the city and town share this stretch of highway.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and (2.54%) is water. The city is on the Hudson River, in the Adirondack foothills, at the border of Saratoga County.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• QUEENSBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · QUEENSBURY · 980 students · 12:1 ratio
• QUEENSBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · QUEENSBURY · 880 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• QUEENSBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · QUEENSBURY · 704 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · GLENS FALLS · 601 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• GLENS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · GLENS FALLS · 588 students · 9.6:1 ratio
• WILLIAM H BARTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
  Middle · QUEENSBURY · 443 students · 17:1 ratio
• LAKE GEORGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · LAKE GEORGE · 330 students · 7.3:1 ratio
• HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · LAKE LUZERNE · 304 students · 8:1 ratio