Hudson is home to five full-service accounting firms; in addition, nine individual CPAs have offices around the County. About a dozen law firms are based in the County, along with 46 independent practitioners. Several law and accounting firms from the Capital District keep offices in Columbia County. The County also has half a dozen advertising and public relations agencies and a similar number of engineering and financial consulting firms.
Columbia County has nearly fifty country farm markets and orchards, many of them specializing in organic produce.
The Old Chatham Sheepherding Company is the largest sheep dairy farm in the United States.
Census/Demographics
The estimated population of the County is 63,668.
Hudson, once a busy port city frequented by whalers, is the Seat of Columbia County.
Arts & Culture
PS/21 - Performing Spaces for the 21st Century, is a new venue under the direction of Gwen Gould, offering classical sings under an open-air tent in Chatham. www.ps21chatham.org.
What's New
Migrant Farm Workers Get New Housing Through Innovative Program
Migrant workers on several farms in Columbia County are receiving new living quarters thanks to a unique program created by the Columbia Hudson Partnership.
