The Civil Rights Act of 1866 became law on April 9, 1866, by a two-thirds majority overriding President Andrew Johnsonâs veto. The first aim of the Act was to provide federal protection to emancipated African Americans, giving practical effect to the Thirteenth Amendment.
Albany is located about 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City on the Hudson River. It has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56 km2), of which 21.4 square miles (55 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.8%) is water.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.4 kmÂ²), of which, 37.5 square miles (97.1 kmÂ²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmÂ²) of it (0.32%) is water. New York State Route 14 and New York State Route 31 intersect in the hamlet of Lyons. As of the census of 2010, there were 5,682 people, 2,206 households, and 1,389 families residing in the town. The population density was 151.1 people per square mile (58.3/kmÂ²).