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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. |
Schenectady County, New YorkSchenectady County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County Namefrom a Mohawk Indian word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands" Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistorySchenectady County was formed from Albany County on March 7, 1809. It has a population of 146,555 (2000 U. S. Census,
twenty-second in New York State) and an area of 206 square miles, making it the second smallest in the state outside of
New York City. The name "Schenectady" is derived from a Mohawk Indian word for "on that side of the pinery," or "near
the pines," or "place beyond the pine plains." It is no coincidence that Schenectady County is steeped in history which was vital to the funding and industrial
growth of New York State. It has been a county since 1809, chartered from a western portion of Albany County and
strategically located in the cradle of five mountain ranges – namely, the Adirondacks, the Catskills, the
Helderbergs, the Green Mountains and the Berkshires. The easternmost settlement of the Mohawk Valley, Schenectady is
known as the “Gateway to the West.”
Full History at NYSAC GeographySchenectady County is located in east central New York State, north of Albany. 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." |
