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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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Schuyler County, New York
Schuyler County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Waterloo
Year Organized: 1804
Square Miles: 325 |
Court House: 1 DiPronio Drive
County Office Building
Waterloo, NY 13165-1680
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
in honor of General Philip Schuyler, one of the four major
generals of the Continental Army
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
This county was formed from Steuben, Chemung, and Tompkins, April 17, 1854. It lies upon both sides of a S. extremity
of Seneca Lake; is centrally distant 160 mi. from Albany, and contains 352 sq. mi. Its surface is mostly an undulating
and hilly upland, divided into two distinct ridges by the deep valley of Seneca Lake and it's inlet. The highest summits
are 600 - 1,000 ft. above above Seneca Lake and 1,200 to 1,600 ft. above tide. A bluff 100 to 300 ft. high extends along
the shores of the lake, too steep for profitable cultivation; but farther inland the hills are bordered by long and
gradual slopes and are generally arable to their very summits. The extreme s. part of the co. assumes a more hilly and
broken character. Catherines Creek, flowing into the head of Seneca Lake, is the principal stream. Its course is through
a deep, narrow, and winding valley bordered by steep hillsides 400 to 600 ft. high. Upon it are numerous falls,
affording abundance of water-power; and near its mouth is a marshy region of considerable extent. Meads Creek, a
tributary of Chemung River, drains the SW corner, and Cayuta Creek is the SE corner.
Agriculture forms the leading and almost sole occupation of the people. Spring grains are extensively grown, and stock
and wool growing and dairying are largely carried on. The climate and soil are both better adapted to pasturage than to
tillage. Fruit is becoming an important article of culture, and all kinds adapted to the climate succeed well. A limited
amount of manufacturing is carried on at Watkins and Havana. (Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1860, J. H. French)
Schuyler County was named for Philip John Schuyler, a general in the French and Indian War and member of the
Continental Congress. Schuyler’s acreage is part of the Finger Lakes area preempted from the Iroquois Confederacy at
the order of the new U. S. Government. Schuyler became a reality by state law in April 1854, an act effective
January 1, 1855. At that time there were seven townships in the 342 square mile county.
Full History at NYSAC
Geography
Schuyler County is in the western part of New York State, west of Ithaca at the south end of Seneca Lake.
The Finger Lakes National Forest is in the north part of the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 342 square miles (886 kmē), of which, 329 square
miles (851 kmē) of it is land and 14 square miles (35 kmē) of it (3.95%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Seneca County, New York - north
- Tompkins County, New York - east
- Chemung County, New York - south
- Steuben County, New York - west
- Yates County, New York -
Cities and Towns:
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- Covert |
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- Fayette |
town |
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- Interlaken |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Junius |
town |
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- Lodi |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ovid |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Romulus |
town |
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- Seneca Falls |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tyre |
town |
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- Varick |
town |
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- Waterloo
(County Seat) |
village |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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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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