Catskill State Park . Apart from Albany (97,856), the cities in the Third Department are, in order of size, Schenectady (66,135), Troy (50,129), Binghamton (47,376), Ithaca (30,014), Elmira (29,200), Saratoga Springs (28,499), Kingston (23,893), Plattsburgh (19,989), Cortland (18,740), Amsterdam (18,620), Cohoes (16,168), Gloversville (15,665), Glens Falls (14,700), Oneonta (13,901), Ogdensburg (11,346),