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New York Counties
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New York Counties
There are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were
created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, although two of these
counties have since been abolished. The most recent county formation in New York was in 1912, when Bronx County
was created from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County. New York's
counties are named for a variety of Native American words, British provinces, cities, and royalty, early
American statesmen and generals, and state politicians. |
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Genesee County, New York
Genesee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Batavia
Year Organized: 1802
Square Miles: 494 |
Court House: 1 W. Main St.
Court Facility
Batavia, NY 14020-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
From a Seneca Indian word meaning "good valley"
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Genesee County, was taken from Ontario in 1802, and has since been much reduced by the formation of several counties
from it; centrally distant from New York 321, from Albany 258 miles. This county pertains to the great plain of the
west, and forms with Wyoming the highest portion of it. Upon the west, the streams run to Lake Erie, and on the east to
the Genesee river: as in limestone countries generally, the streams are subject to much fluctuation. The soil is
generally highly fertile, and produces as fine crops of wheat as any part of the state. By the recent erection of
Wyoming county from the southern portion, this county is reduced to twelve towns. (Historical Collections of the State
of New York, Past and Present, John Barber, Clark Albien & Co., 1851)
Genesee County was formed from Ontario County on March 30, 1802 and comprised all of Western New York. The
present Genesee County is divided into thirteen towns with six incorporated villages and one city. A part of the
Tonawanda Indian Reservation is also included and is located in the northwest corner of the county. With the
exception of the City of Batavia, the county seat, is quite rural in nature.
Full History at NYSAC
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 495 square miles (1,283 kmē), of which, 494
square miles (1,280 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 kmē) of it (0.25%) is water.
Genesee County is east of the city of Buffalo and southwest of the city of Rochester in the western portion of New
York State.
Neighboring Counties:
- Orleans County, New York - north
- Monroe County, New York - east
- Livingston County, New York - southeast
- Wyoming County, New York - south
- Erie County, New York - west
- Niagara County, New York - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Alabama |
town |
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- Alexander |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Batavia
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bergen |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bethany |
town |
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- Byron |
town |
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- Corfu |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Darien |
town |
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- Elba |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Le Roy |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oakfield |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pavilion |
town |
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- Pembroke |
town |
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- Stafford |
town |
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- Tonawanda Reservation |
Reservation |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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