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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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Monroe County, New York
Monroe County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Rochester
Year Organized: 1821
Square Miles: 659 |
Court House: 39 West Main Street
County Office Building
Rochester, NY 14614-1408
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Monroe County, New York, named for President James Monroe, was created from portions of Ontario and Genesee Counties
on February 23, 1821. The county already included 28,000 settlers in growing towns and villages that provided
agricultural products and market support for the burgeoning mill town known as Rochester. The county seat, Rochester,
named for one of its three founders, used the power of the Genesee River to drive the mills and the convenience of the
Erie Canal to ship products. Over the years, those products would change from flour to flowers, as the nursery business
flourished thanks to the moderating effect of Lake Ontario. Industry would again change the nature of local products to
an increasing emphasis on technological innovations, while the county’s towns and villages maintained the agricultural
base that nourished growing business.
Today, Monroe County is comprised of 19 towns, 10 villages and the City of Rochester, the third largest city in the
state, with a combined population of approximately 750,000 residents and a land area of 663.21 square miles.
On the lake plain of the prehistoric waters of Lake Iroquois, is the watershed for a vast network of sparkling
creeks draining northwards into Lake Ontario. Here was located the port city of the Genesee Valley, at Charlotte. A
series of three waterfalls at Rochester once impeded navigation, but provided abundant power for many mills sites
along the banks. Full History at NYSAC
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,366 square miles (3,537 kmē), of which, 659
square miles (1,708 kmē) of it is land and 706 square miles (1,829 kmē) of it (51.72%) is water.
Monroe County is in northwestern New York State, northeast of Buffalo and northwest of Syracuse. The northern county
line is also the state line and the border of the United States, marked by Lake Ontario. Monroe County is north of
the Finger Lakes.
Neighboring Counties:
- Lake Ontario and Canada - north
- Wayne County, New York - east
- Ontario County, New York - southeast
- Livingston County, New York - south
- Orleans County, New York - west
- Genesee County, New York - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Brighton |
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- Brockport |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Chili |
town |
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- Churchville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Clarkson |
town |
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- Clifton |
town |
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- East Rochester |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fairport |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gates |
town |
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- Greece |
town |
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- Hamlin |
town |
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- Henrietta |
town |
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- Hilton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Honeoye Falls |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Irondequoit |
town |
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- Mendon |
town |
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- Ogden |
town |
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- Parma |
town |
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- Penfield |
town |
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- Perinton |
town |
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- Pittsford |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Riga |
town |
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- Rochester
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rush |
town |
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- Scottsville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Spencerport |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sweden |
town |
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- Webster |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wheatland |
town |
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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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