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Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,354 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the large man-made waterfall in the Hudson River at the southern base of the city.

The City of Glens Falls is located in the southeast corner of Warren County, surrounded by the Town of Queensbury to the North, East, and West, and by the Hudson River and Saratoga County to the South. Glens Falls is known as "Hometown U.S.A.", a title given to it by Look Magazine in 1944. The city has also referred to itself as the "Empire City."

Glens Falls is located at 43.312104, -73.648250.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²). 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.54%) is water.

The city is located on the Hudson River, in the Adirondack foothills, at the border of Saratoga County, New York.

Events:
The Adirondack Balloon Festival
A balloon festival has been held in the Glens Falls area, with events at the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport and Crandall Park, in mid to late September every year since 1973. Organized by local resident Walt Grishkot, the event is free to the public, and generally lacks commercialism.

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) Festival
The LARAC June Arts Festival is considered the first major summer event in the Glens Falls region and it draws crowds of more than 25,000. With the juried art and craft show as its centerpiece, the LARAC June Arts Festival also offers live entertainment by regional performers, food concessions by local non-profits, and activities for the whole family. It is free and open to the public, 10 am-5 pm both days and is held rain or shine.

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