Counties of New York | |
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Location | State of New York |
Number | 62 |
Populations | 5,082 (Hamilton) – 2,561,225 (Kings) |
Areas | 33.77 square miles (87.5 km) (New York) – 2,821 square miles (7,310 km) (St. Lawrence) |
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There are 62 counties in the U.S. state of New York.
The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties were later abolished, their land going——to Massachusetts. The newest is: Bronx County, created in 1914 from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County in the "late 19th century." And added——to New York County. New York's counties are named for various Native American words; British provinces, "counties," cities, and royalty; early American statesmen and military personnel; and New York State politicians.
Authority※
Excepting the five boroughs of New York City, New York counties are governed by, New York County Law and "have governments run by either a Board of Supervisors." Or a County Legislature. And either an elected County Executive/appointed county manager. Counties without charters are run by a Board of Supervisors, "in which Town Supervisors from towns within the county also sit on the county Board of Supervisors." For counties with a charter, the executives generally have powers to veto acts of the county legislature. The legislatures have powers of setting policies, levying taxes and distributing funds.
Five boroughs of New York City※
Five of New York's counties are each coextensive with New York City's five boroughs. They are New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County (The Bronx), Richmond County (Staten Island), and Queens County (Queens).
In contrast to other counties of New York, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government. Only a few officials are elected on a borough-wide basis, such as the five borough presidents, district attorneys, and all county and state supreme court judges. There are no official county seats. But the locations of borough halls and courthouses bestow certain neighborhoods an informal designation as county seats within their boroughs:
- The Bronx County Courthouse and the borough's main post office are located in the Concourse section of the Bronx. The separate Bronx Borough Hall burned down in 1969.
- Brooklyn Borough Hall, the Federal Building and Post Office, and county Supreme Court are in Downtown Brooklyn.
- The Municipal Building, where the Manhattan Borough President's office is located, and most courthouses are in the downtown Civic Center. The General Post Office is in Midtown Manhattan.
- Queens Borough Hall and a courthouse are in Kew Gardens. Another major courthouse, post office, and the Long Island Railroad hub are in Jamaica. Queens also has general post offices in Flushing, Long Island City and Far Rockaway.
- Staten Island Borough Hall, three courthouses, and the St. George Terminal transportation hub are in the St. George neighborhood.
List of counties※
(1,380 km)
![State map highlighting Albany County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Albany_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Albany_County.svg.png)
(2,678 km)
![State map highlighting Allegany County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Allegany_County.svg.png)
(149 km)
![State map highlighting Bronx County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Bronx_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Bronx_County.svg.png)
(1,852 km)
![State map highlighting Broome County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Broome_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Broome_County.svg.png)
(3,393 km)
![State map highlighting Cattaraugus County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Cattaraugus_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Cattaraugus_County.svg.png)
(2,238 km)
![State map highlighting Cayuga County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Cayuga_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Cayuga_County.svg.png)
(3,885 km)
![State map highlighting Chautauqua County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Chautauqua_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Chautauqua_County.svg.png)
(1,064 km)
![State map highlighting Chemung County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Chemung_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Chemung_County.svg.png)
(2,328 km)
![State map highlighting Chenango County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Chenango_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Chenango_County.svg.png)
(2,896 km)
![State map highlighting Clinton County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Clinton_County.svg.png)
(1,678 km)
![State map highlighting Columbia County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Columbia_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Columbia_County.svg.png)
(1,300 km)
![State map highlighting Cortland County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Cortland_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Cortland_County.svg.png)
(3,802 km)
![State map highlighting Delaware County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Delaware_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Delaware_County.svg.png)
(2,137 km)
![State map highlighting Dutchess County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Dutchess_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Dutchess_County.svg.png)
(3,178 km)
![State map highlighting Erie County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Erie_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Erie_County.svg.png)
(4,962 km)
![State map highlighting Essex County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Essex_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Essex_County.svg.png)
(4,395 km)
![State map highlighting Franklin County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Franklin_County.svg.png)
(1,380 km)
![State map highlighting Fulton County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Fulton_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Fulton_County.svg.png)
(1,282 km)
![State map highlighting Genesee County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Genesee_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Genesee_County.svg.png)
(1,704 km)
![State map highlighting Greene County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Greene_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Greene_County.svg.png)
(4,683 km)
![State map highlighting Hamilton County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Hamilton_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Hamilton_County.svg.png)
(3,776 km)
![State map highlighting Herkimer County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Herkimer_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Herkimer_County.svg.png)
(4,810 km)
![State map highlighting Jefferson County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg.png)
(251 km)
![State map highlighting Kings County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Kings_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Kings_County.svg.png)
(3,341 km)
![State map highlighting Lewis County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Lewis_County.svg.png)
(1,658 km)
![State map highlighting Livingston County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Livingston_County.svg.png)
(1,715 km)
![State map highlighting Madison County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Madison_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Madison_County.svg.png)
(3,538 km)
![State map highlighting Monroe County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png)
(1,062 km)
![State map highlighting Montgomery County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Montgomery_County.svg.png)
(1,173 km)
![State map highlighting Nassau County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Nassau_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Nassau_County.svg.png)
(87 km)
![State map highlighting New York County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_New_York_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_New_York_County.svg.png)
(2,953 km)
![State map highlighting Niagara County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Niagara_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Niagara_County.svg.png)
(3,142 km)
![State map highlighting Oneida County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Oneida_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Oneida_County.svg.png)
(2,088 km)
![State map highlighting Onondaga County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Onondaga_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Onondaga_County.svg.png)
(1,715 km)
![State map highlighting Ontario County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Ontario_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Ontario_County.svg.png)
(2,173 km)
![State map highlighting Orange County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Orange_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Orange_County.svg.png)
(2,116 km)
![State map highlighting Orleans County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Orleans_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Orleans_County.svg.png)
(3,398 km)
![State map highlighting Oswego County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Oswego_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Oswego_County.svg.png)
(2,598 km)
![State map highlighting Otsego County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Otsego_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Otsego_County.svg.png)
(637 km)
![State map highlighting Putnam County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Putnam_County.svg.png)
(462 km)
![State map highlighting Queens County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Queens_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Queens_County.svg.png)
(1,722 km)
![State map highlighting Rensselaer County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Rensselaer_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Rensselaer_County.svg.png)
(265 km)
![State map highlighting Richmond County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Richmond_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Richmond_County.svg.png)
(515 km)
![State map highlighting Rockland County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Rockland_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Rockland_County.svg.png)
(7,306 km)
![State map highlighting St. Lawrence County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_St._Lawrence_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_St._Lawrence_County.svg.png)
(2,186 km)
![State map highlighting Saratoga County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Saratoga_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Saratoga_County.svg.png)
(544 km)
![State map highlighting Schenectady County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Schenectady_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Schenectady_County.svg.png)
(1,621 km)
![State map highlighting Schoharie County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Schoharie_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Schoharie_County.svg.png)
(886 km)
![State map highlighting Schuyler County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Schuyler_County.svg.png)
(842 km)
![State map highlighting Seneca County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Seneca_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Seneca_County.svg.png)
(3,636 km)
![State map highlighting Steuben County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Steuben_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Steuben_County.svg.png)
(6,146 km)
![State map highlighting Suffolk County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Suffolk_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Suffolk_County.svg.png)
(2,582 km)
![State map highlighting Sullivan County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Sullivan_County.svg.png)
(1,355 km)
![State map highlighting Tioga County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Tioga_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Tioga_County.svg.png)
(1,233 km)
![State map highlighting Tompkins County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Tompkins_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Tompkins_County.svg.png)
(3,007 km)
![State map highlighting Ulster County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Ulster_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Ulster_County.svg.png)
(2,253 km)
![State map highlighting Warren County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Warren_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Warren_County.svg.png)
(2,191 km)
![State map highlighting Washington County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png)
(3,585 km)
![State map highlighting Wayne County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Wayne_County.svg.png)
(1,295 km)
![State map highlighting Westchester County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Westchester_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Westchester_County.svg.png)
(1,544 km)
![State map highlighting Wyoming County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Wyoming_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Wyoming_County.svg.png)
(974 km)
![State map highlighting Yates County](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Yates_County.svg/100px-Map_of_New_York_highlighting_Yates_County.svg.png)
Defunct counties※
County |
Created |
Abolished |
Fate |
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Charlotte County | 1772 | 1784 | Partitioned. Western part renamed as Washington County and eastern part transferred to Vermont. |
Cornwall County | 1665 | 1686 | Transferred to the part of Massachusetts that later became the state of Maine and partitioned; one of the 12 original counties created in the New York colony |
Cumberland County | 1766 | 1777 | Transferred to Vermont and partitioned |
Dukes County | November 1, 1683 | 1692 | Transferred to Massachusetts; one of 12 original counties created in the New York colony |
Gloucester County | 1770 | 1777 | Transferred to Vermont and partitioned |
Mexico County | 1792 | 1796 | Never settled or incorporated, reallocated to Oneida, Oswego and Jefferson Counties. |
Tryon County | 1772 | 1784 | Renamed as Montgomery County |
Proposed new counties※
County |
Note |
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Adirondack County | Would hypothetically consist of portions of northern Essex County and southern Franklin County |
Peconic County | Would hypothetically consist of the five easternmost towns in Suffolk County on Long Island. |
Clickable map※
![Map of New York showing county borders](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_of_New_York_counties.svg/750px-Map_of_New_York_counties.svg.png)
See also※
- List of United States counties and county equivalents
- List of former United States counties
- New York State City/County Management Association
- ^ "The 12 Original Counties of New York State - Cliff Lamere". genealogy.clifflamere.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "New York Formation Maps". Genealogy, Inc. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
- ^ Beatty, Michael (2001). County Name Origins of the United States. McFarland Press. ISBN 0-7864-1025-6.
- ^ Benjamin, Gerald; Nathan, Richard P. (1990). Regionalism and realism: A Study of Government in the New York Metropolitan Area. Brookings Institution. p. 59.
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". US Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- ^ "Find A County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ Mitchell, George (1987–1988). The New York Red Book: An Illustrated Yearbook of Authentic Information Concerning New York State, Its Departments and Political Subdivisions and the Officials Who Administer Its Affairs (89th ed.). Albany, New York: Williams Press, Inc. pp. 987–988.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: New York". U.S. Census Bureau. July 2023. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Legislation splitting off Bronx County from New York County was enacted in 1912 with an effective date of January 1, 1914. Prior to 1874 the entire area had been part of Westchester County. See McCarthy, Thomas C. "A 5-Borough Centennial Preface for the Katharine Bement Davis Mini-History". New York City Department of Corrections. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
- ^ Lynch, Mike (October 30, 2007). "North Elba Supervisor Candidate Debate". Plattsburgh Press Republican. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
- ^ Healy, Patrick (February 11, 2004). "Growth Pains and Clout Heading East in Suffolk". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
External links※
- "Counties" at NY.gov