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New York Counties
 Click Image to Enlarge New York CountiesThere 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. |
Genesee County, New YorkGenesee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameFrom a Seneca Indian word meaning "good valley" Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryGenesee 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 GeographyAccording 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. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |
