List of counties in New York

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There are sixty-two counties in the State of New York. Five of these are boroughs of New York City and do not have functioning county governments, except for a few borough officials. New York City encompasses five counties, and is the county seat of all five of them: New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County (The Bronx), Richmond County (Staten Island), and Queens County (Queens). Because each borough has a separate main post office (and Queens has four), the county seats of the five boroughs are often stated in terms of those main post offices: New York (Manhattan), Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, and Jamaica (Queens), NY. However, the communities served by those main post offices are all within the city limits of New York. In contrast to other counties of New York state, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited, and in nearly all respects subordinate to the city's.


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[edit] List of New York counties

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.

County
FIPS Code[1] County Seat
 Created
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
Map
 
Albany County 001 Albany 1683 One of the original 12 counties Duke of York and Albany &&&&&&&&&0294565.&&&&&0294,565 &&&&&&&&&&&&0533.&&&&&0533 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01380.&&&&&01,380 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Albany County.svg
Allegany County 003 Belmont 1806 Genesee County the Allegheny River &&&&&&&&&&049927.&&&&&049,927 &&&&&&&&&&&01034.&&&&&01,034 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02678.&&&&&02,678 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Allegany County.svg
Bronx County 005 (Coextensive with
The Bronx, New York City) 		1912 New York County that originally was in Westchester County Jonas Bronck &&&&&&&&01332650.&&&&&01,332,650 &&&&&&&&&&&&&057.43000057.43 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0149.&&&&&0149 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Bronx County.svg
Broome County 007 Binghamton 1806 Tioga County John Broome &&&&&&&&&0200536.&&&&&0200,536 &&&&&&&&&&&&0715.&&&&&0715 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01852.&&&&&01,852 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Broome County.svg
Cattaraugus County 009 Little Valley 1808 Genesee County a Seneca phrase meaning "bad smelling banks" (referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from local rock formations) &&&&&&&&&&083955.&&&&&083,955 &&&&&&&&&&&01310.&&&&&01,310 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03393.&&&&&03,393 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Cattaraugus County.svg
Cayuga County 011 Auburn 1799 Onondaga County the Cayuga tribe &&&&&&&&&&081963.&&&&&081,963 &&&&&&&&&&&&0864.&&&&&0864 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02238.&&&&&02,238 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Cayuga County.svg
Chautauqua County 013 Mayville 1808 Genesee County a Seneca word meaning "where the fish was taken out" &&&&&&&&&0136409.&&&&&0136,409 &&&&&&&&&&&01500.&&&&&01,500 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03885.&&&&&03,885 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Chautauqua County.svg
Chemung County 015 Elmira 1836 Tioga County a Lenape word meaning "big horn", which was the name of a local Indian village &&&&&&&&&&091070.&&&&&091,070 &&&&&&&&&&&&0410.810000410.81 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01064.&&&&&01,064 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Chemung County.svg
Chenango County 017 Norwich 1798 Tioga County and Herkimer County an Onondaga word meaning "large bull-thistle" &&&&&&&&&&051401.&&&&&051,401 &&&&&&&&&&&&0898.850000898.85 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02328.&&&&&02,328 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Chenango County.svg
Clinton County 019 Plattsburgh 1788 Washington County George Clinton &&&&&&&&&&079894.&&&&&079,894 &&&&&&&&&&&01118.&&&&&01,118 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02896.&&&&&02,896 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Clinton County.svg
Columbia County 021 Hudson 1786 Albany County Christopher Columbus &&&&&&&&&&063094.&&&&&063,094 &&&&&&&&&&&&0648.&&&&&0648 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01678.&&&&&01,678 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Columbia County.svg
Cortland County 023 Cortland 1808 Onondaga County Pierre Van Cortlandt &&&&&&&&&&048599.&&&&&048,599 &&&&&&&&&&&&0502.&&&&&0502 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01300.&&&&&01,300 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Cortland County.svg
Delaware County 025 Delhi 1797 Otsego County and Ulster County Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr &&&&&&&&&&048055.&&&&&048,055 &&&&&&&&&&&01468.&&&&&01,468 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03802.&&&&&03,802 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Delaware County.svg
Dutchess County 027 Poughkeepsie 1683 One of the original 12 counties Mary of Modena, Duchess of York &&&&&&&&&0295146.&&&&&0295,146 &&&&&&&&&&&&0825.&&&&&0825 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02137.&&&&&02,137 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Dutchess County.svg
Erie County 029 Buffalo 1821 Niagara County The Erie tribe &&&&&&&&&0950265.&&&&&0950,265 &&&&&&&&&&&01227.&&&&&01,227 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03178.&&&&&03,178 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Erie County.svg
Essex County 031 Elizabethtown 1799 Clinton County the county of Essex in England &&&&&&&&&&038851.&&&&&038,851 &&&&&&&&&&&01916.&&&&&01,916 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&04962.&&&&&04,962 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Essex County.svg
Franklin County 033 Malone 1808 Clinton County Benjamin Franklin &&&&&&&&&&051134.&&&&&051,134 &&&&&&&&&&&01697.&&&&&01,697 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&04395.&&&&&04,395 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Franklin County.svg
Fulton County 035 Johnstown 1838 Montgomery County Robert Fulton &&&&&&&&&&055073.&&&&&055,073 &&&&&&&&&&&&0533.&&&&&0533 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01380.&&&&&01,380 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Fulton County.svg
Genesee County 037 Batavia 1802 Ontario County a Seneca phrase meaning "good valley" &&&&&&&&&&060370.&&&&&060,370 &&&&&&&&&&&&0495.&&&&&0495 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01282.&&&&&01,282 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Genesee County.svg
Greene County 039 Catskill 1800 Albany County and Ulster County Nathanael Greene &&&&&&&&&&048195.&&&&&048,195 &&&&&&&&&&&&0658.&&&&&0658 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01704.&&&&&01,704 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Greene County.svg
Hamilton County 041 Lake Pleasant 1816 Montgomery County Alexander Hamilton &&&&&&&&&&&05379.&&&&&05,379 &&&&&&&&&&&01808.&&&&&01,808 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&04683.&&&&&04,683 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Hamilton County.svg
Herkimer County 043 Herkimer 1791 Montgomery County Nicholas Herkimer &&&&&&&&&&064427.&&&&&064,427 &&&&&&&&&&&01458.&&&&&01,458 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03776.&&&&&03,776 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Herkimer County.svg
Jefferson County 045 Watertown 1805 Oneida County Thomas Jefferson &&&&&&&&&0111738.&&&&&0111,738 &&&&&&&&&&&01857.&&&&&01,857 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&04810.&&&&&04,810 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Jefferson County.svg
Kings County 047 (Coextensive with
Brooklyn, New York City) 		1683 One of the original 12 counties King Charles II of England &&&&&&&&02465326.&&&&&02,465,326 &&&&&&&&&&&&&096.90000096.9 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0251.&&&&&0251 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Kings County.svg
Lewis County 049 Lowville 1805 Oneida County Morgan Lewis &&&&&&&&&&026944.&&&&&026,944 &&&&&&&&&&&01290.&&&&&01,290 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03341.&&&&&03,341 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Lewis County.svg
Livingston County 051 Geneseo 1821 Genesee County and Ontario County Robert Livingston &&&&&&&&&&064328.&&&&&064,328 &&&&&&&&&&&&0640.&&&&&0640 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01658.&&&&&01,658 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Livingston County.svg
Madison County 053 Wampsville 1806 Chenango County James Madison &&&&&&&&&&069441.&&&&&069,441 &&&&&&&&&&&&0662.&&&&&0662 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01715.&&&&&01,715 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Madison County.svg
Monroe County 055 Rochester 1821 Genesee and Ontario counties James Monroe &&&&&&&&&0735343.&&&&&0735,343 &&&&&&&&&&&01366.&&&&&01,366 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03538.&&&&&03,538 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Monroe County.svg
Montgomery County 057 Fonda 1772 Albany County Originally Tryon County. Renamed after Richard Montgomery in 1784 &&&&&&&&&&049708.&&&&&049,708 &&&&&&&&&&&&0410.&&&&&0410 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01062.&&&&&01,062 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Montgomery County.svg
Nassau County 059 Mineola 1899 Queens County William of Nassau &&&&&&&&01334544.&&&&&01,334,544 &&&&&&&&&&&&0453.&&&&&0453 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01173.&&&&&01,173 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Nassau County.svg
New York County 061 (Coextensive with
Manhattan, New York City) 		1683 One of the original 12 counties the Duke of York and Albany &&&&&&&&01537195.&&&&&01,537,195 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.77000033.77 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&&087.&&&&&087 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting New York County.svg
Niagara County 063 Lockport 1808 Genesee County an Indian word meaning "thunder of waters" &&&&&&&&&0219846.&&&&&0219,846 &&&&&&&&&&&01140.&&&&&01,140 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02953.&&&&&02,953 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Niagara County.svg
Oneida County 065 Utica 1798 Herkimer County the Oneida tribe &&&&&&&&&0235469.&&&&&0235,469 &&&&&&&&&&&01213.&&&&&01,213 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03142.&&&&&03,142 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Oneida County.svg
Onondaga County 067 Syracuse 1792 Herkimer County the Onondaga tribe &&&&&&&&&0458336.&&&&&0458,336 &&&&&&&&&&&&0806.&&&&&0806 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02088.&&&&&02,088 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Onondaga County.svg
Ontario County 069 Canandaigua 1789 Montgomery County an Iroquois word meaning "beautiful lake" &&&&&&&&&0100224.&&&&&0100,224 &&&&&&&&&&&&0662.&&&&&0662 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01715.&&&&&01,715 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Ontario County.svg
Orange County 071 Goshen 1683 One of the original 12 counties William of Orange &&&&&&&&&0341367.&&&&&0341,367 &&&&&&&&&&&&0839.&&&&&0839 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02173.&&&&&02,173 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Orange County.svg
Orleans County 073 Albion 1824 Genesee County the French Royal House of Orleans &&&&&&&&&&044171.&&&&&044,171 &&&&&&&&&&&&0817.&&&&&0817 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02116.&&&&&02,116 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Orleans County.svg
Oswego County 075 Oswego 1816 Oneida and Onondaga counties Oswego River &&&&&&&&&0122377.&&&&&0122,377 &&&&&&&&&&&01312.&&&&&01,312 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03398.&&&&&03,398 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Oswego County.svg
Otsego County 077 Cooperstown 1791 Montgomery County Native American name for Otsego Lake &&&&&&&&&&061676.&&&&&061,676 &&&&&&&&&&&01003.&&&&&01,003 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02598.&&&&&02,598 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Otsego County.svg
Putnam County 079 Carmel 1812 Dutchess County Israel Putnam &&&&&&&&&&095745.&&&&&095,745 &&&&&&&&&&&&0246.&&&&&0246 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0637.&&&&&0637 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Putnam County.svg
Queens County 081 Jamaica
(Coextensive with
Queens, New York City) 		1683 One of the original 12 counties Queen Catherine of Braganza &&&&&&&&02229379.&&&&&02,229,379 &&&&&&&&&&&&0178.280000178.28 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0462.&&&&&0462 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Queens County.svg
Rensselaer County 083 Troy 1791 Albany County Kiliaen van Rensselaer &&&&&&&&&0152538.&&&&&0152,538 &&&&&&&&&&&&0665.&&&&&0665 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01722.&&&&&01,722 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Rensselaer County.svg
Richmond County 085 St. George
(Coextensive with
Staten Island, New York City) 		1683 One of the original 12 counties Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond &&&&&&&&&0443728.&&&&&0443,728 &&&&&&&&&&&&0102.500000102.5 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0265.&&&&&0265 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Richmond County.svg
Rockland County 087 New City 1798 Orange County early settlers' description of terrain as "rocky land" &&&&&&&&&0286753.&&&&&0286,753 &&&&&&&&&&&&0199.&&&&&0199 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0515.&&&&&0515 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Rockland County.svg
Saratoga County 091 Ballston Spa 1791 Albany County corrupted Native American word meaning "the hill beside the river" &&&&&&&&&0200635.&&&&&0200,635 &&&&&&&&&&&&0844.&&&&&0844 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02186.&&&&&02,186 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Saratoga County.svg
Schenectady County 093 Schenectady 1809 Albany County Mohawk phrase meaning "on the other side of the pine lands" &&&&&&&&&0146555.&&&&&0146,555 &&&&&&&&&&&&0210.&&&&&0210 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0544.&&&&&0544 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Schenectady County.svg
Schoharie County 095 Schoharie 1795 Albany County and Otsego County Mohawk word meaning "floating driftwood" &&&&&&&&&&031582.&&&&&031,582 &&&&&&&&&&&&0626.&&&&&0626 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01621.&&&&&01,621 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Schoharie County.svg
Schuyler County 097 Watkins Glen 1795 Chemung County, Steuben County, and Tompkins County Philip Schuyler &&&&&&&&&&019224.&&&&&019,224 &&&&&&&&&&&&0342.&&&&&0342 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0886.&&&&&0886 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Schuyler County.svg
Seneca County 099 Ovid and Waterloo 1804 Cayuga County. the Seneca tribe &&&&&&&&&&033342.&&&&&033,342 &&&&&&&&&&&&0325.&&&&&0325 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0842.&&&&&0842 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Seneca County.svg
St. Lawrence County 089 Canton 1802 Clinton County, Herkimer County, and Montgomery County the St Lawrence River that forms the northern border of the county and New York State &&&&&&&&&0111931.&&&&&0111,931 &&&&&&&&&&&02821.&&&&&02,821 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&07306.&&&&&07,306 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting St. Lawrence County.svg
Steuben County 101 Bath 1796 Ontario County Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben &&&&&&&&&&098726.&&&&&098,726 &&&&&&&&&&&01404.&&&&&01,404 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03636.&&&&&03,636 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Steuben County.svg
Suffolk County 103 Riverhead 1683 One of the original 12 counties the county of Suffolk in England &&&&&&&&01419369.&&&&&01,419,369 &&&&&&&&&&&02373.&&&&&02,373 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&06146.&&&&&06,146 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Suffolk County.svg
Sullivan County 105 Monticello 1809 Ulster County John Sullivan &&&&&&&&&&073966.&&&&&073,966 &&&&&&&&&&&&0997.&&&&&0997 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02582.&&&&&02,582 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Sullivan County.svg
Tioga County 107 Owego 1791 Montgomery County An Indian word meaning "at the forks," describing a meeting place &&&&&&&&&&051784.&&&&&051,784 &&&&&&&&&&&&0523.&&&&&0523 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01355.&&&&&01,355 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Tioga County.svg
Tompkins County 109 Ithaca 1817 Cayuga County and Seneca County Daniel D. Tompkins &&&&&&&&&&096501.&&&&&096,501 &&&&&&&&&&&&0476.&&&&&0476 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01233.&&&&&01,233 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Tompkins County.svg
Ulster County 111 Kingston 1683 One of the original 12 counties the Irish province of Ulster, then an earldom of the Duke of York (later King James II of England) &&&&&&&&&0177749.&&&&&0177,749 &&&&&&&&&&&01161.&&&&&01,161 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03007.&&&&&03,007 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Ulster County.svg
Warren County 113 Lake George 1813 Washington County General Joseph Warren &&&&&&&&&&063303.&&&&&063,303 &&&&&&&&&&&&0932.&&&&&0932 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02414.&&&&&02,414 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Warren County.svg
Washington County 115 Fort Edward 1772 Albany County George Washington (Originally Charlotte County, renamed 1874) &&&&&&&&&&061042.&&&&&061,042 &&&&&&&&&&&&0846.&&&&&0846 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&02191.&&&&&02,191 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Washington County.svg
Wayne County 117 Lyons 1823 Ontario County and Seneca County General Anthony Wayne &&&&&&&&&&093765.&&&&&093,765 &&&&&&&&&&&01384.&&&&&01,384 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&03585.&&&&&03,585 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Wayne County.svg
Westchester County 119 White Plains 1683 One of the original 12 counties the town of Chester in England &&&&&&&&&0923459.&&&&&0923,459 &&&&&&&&&&&&0500.&&&&&0500 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01295.&&&&&01,295 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Westchester County.svg
Wyoming County 121 Warsaw 1841 Genesee County a modified Delaware Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands" &&&&&&&&&&043424.&&&&&043,424 &&&&&&&&&&&&0596.&&&&&0596 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&01544.&&&&&01,544 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Wyoming County.svg
Yates County 123 Penn Yan 1823 Ontario and Steuben counties Governor Joseph C. Yates &&&&&&&&&&024621.&&&&&024,621 &&&&&&&&&&&&0376.&&&&&0376 sq mi
(&&&&&&&&&&&&0974.&&&&&0974 km²) 		Image:Map of New York highlighting Yates County.svg

[edit] Defunct counties

  1. Charlotte County: formed from 11,170 square miles (28,930 km²) of land from Albany County on March 12, 1772, but renamed and partitioned. See Washington County, New York.
  2. Cornwall County: Created on September 5, 1665 from 25,100 square miles (65,000 km²) of un-organized land to cover the Duke of York's land grant in present day Maine. On October 7, 1673, 24,900 square miles (64,500 km²) were lost to Devonshire, Massachusetts because of a boundary dispute. The remainder of the land was lost in the Autumn of 1675 to the Abnaki Indians as a result of a war. The original grant was recreated on November 1, 1683, for the same reasons. The entire grant was transferred to Massachusetts because of the expansion of the Dominion of New England in the Spring of 1687. The entire grant covers what today are Aroostook, Piscataquis, Penobscot, Hancock, Washington, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln, Kennebec, and Somerset counties.
  3. Cumberland County: formed on July 3, 1766 from 1,910 square miles (4,950 km²) of Albany County land. Cumberland was disestablished on June 26, 1767, with the land returned to Albany County. Cumberland County was reinstated on March 19, 1768, this time with 2,050 square miles (5,310 km²) of land from Albany County. An additional 210 square miles (540 km²) of land - this time from partitioned from Albany and Charlotte Counties, with some of it passed on to Gloucester County. On April 1, 1775, 10 square miles (26 km²) of land was exchanged between Cumberland, Albany and Charlotte counties. On January 15, 1777, Cumberland County was extinguished due to the partitioning of Vermont from New York and New Hampshire. The Cumberland lands produced Windham, Bennington, Rutland, Windsor, and parts of Addison and Orange counties in Vermont. On March 7, 1788, New York attempted to adjust the border between itself and Vermont at the location where Cumberland County had previously existed, but to no effect.
  4. Dukes County: formed on November 1, 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. Created to cover the 1674 grant of the Martha's Vinyard, Elizabeth Islands, and Nantucket islands to the Duke of York. Transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691, where it was divided into Dukes County, Massachusetts, which consists of Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands, and Nantucket County, Massachusetts.
  5. Gloucester County: formed on March 16, 1770 from 1,540 square miles (3,990 km²) of land from Albany County. 3,390 square miles (8,780 km²) of additional land was transferred from Cumberland County, with some of the original transfer returned to Charlotte on March 24, 1772. Gloucester County, New York became all or most of Orange, Essex, Caledonia, Orleans, Lamoile and Washington Counties in Vermont on January 15, 1777.
  6. Tryon County: formed on March 12,1772 from indefinite amounts of land to the west of Albany County and renamed Montgomery County on April 2, 1784. On January 27, 1789, a western border was established as a result of the partitioning of the counto to create Ontario County. This resulted in Montgomery County having a total of 21,400 square miles (55,400 km²) within its borders. On February 16, 1791, Montgomery County was again partitioned, this time to create Herkimer, Otsego and Tioga counties. This reduced Montgomery to 1,080 square miles (2,800 km²) of land. As a result of an adjustment to the Montgomery-Herkimer border due to improved cartography, 3,730 square miles (9,660 km²) of land passed from Herkimer to Montgomery, resulting in Montgomery having a total of 4,810 square miles (12,460 km²) of land on March 31, 1797. On April 3, 1801, Montgomery was partitioned again, this time with 1,870 square miles (4,840 km²) of land passing to Clinton, Essex, Saratoga, and Washington Counties, resulting in Montgomery only having 2,940 square miles (7,610 km²) of land. On April 12, 1816, Montgomery was again partitioned for the creation of Hamilton County, producing a Montgomery County of only 1,110 square miles (2,870 km²) of land. However, since Hamilton County was not properly organized, it remained a dependency of Montgomery County. On May 2, 1817, Montgomery County was again partitioned, this time passing 150 square miles (390 km²) of land to Herkimer County. On January 1, 1838, Hamilton County was finally organized sufficient to govern itself, and so it was detached from Montgomery. The final partition of Montgomery County took place on April 18, 1838, with 560 square miles (1,450 km²) of land going for the creation of Fulton County. This resulted in a Montgomery County of 400 square miles (1,040 km²) of land.
  7. Yorkshire County: original English county, partitioned in 1683 into Kings, Queens (including modern Nassau), Suffolk, Richmond and Westchester (including modern Bronx) counties.

[edit] Proposed new counties

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
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