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 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. |
Tioga County, New YorkTioga County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County Namefrom the Indian word meaning "at the forks," referring originally to a famous Indian meeting place Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryTioga County, taken from Montgomery in 1794; bounds since much altered: still further reduced in 1836, bh the erection of Chemung County from its western portion. Greatest length E. and W. 31, greatest breadth N. and S. 29 miles. This, with Chemung county, is part of the broad and long belt extending westerly from Ulster and Greene counties to the vicinity of Lake Erie, preserving for a great part of the distance a mean height of about 1,600 feet above the level of the ocean. The soil of the county consists generally of sandy and gravelly loam, interspersed with patches of mud and clay. The uplands are commonly better adapted to grass than grain; but the valley gives fine crops of wheat and corn; oats, barley, peas, beans, and hops thrive almost everywhere. The Susquehannah is the principal stream in the county. The New York and Erie railroad crosses the county E. and W.; and the railroad from Owego to Ithaca N. and S. The county is divided into 9 towns. (Historical Collections of the State of New York, Past and Present, John Barber, Clark Albien & Co. 1851) Tioga County is located in the south central part of New York State adjacent to the Pennsylvania border. Tioga
has been referred to as the “mother county” since the counties of Broome and Chemung, as well as parts of Tompkins,
Cortland and Chenango were formed from Tioga’s original boundaries. The earliest traceable inhabitants of the county
were the Algonquin Indians, a primarily agricultural civilization that was later driven out by the Iroquois.
Full History at NYSAC GeographyTioga County is located in southwest New York State, west of Binghamton and directly north of the border with
Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River flows into Pennsylvania from this county. The county is considered part of the
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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." |
