List of New York counties

There are sixty-two counties in the State of New York. Five of these are boroughs of New York City and do not have functioning county governments.

Contents

1 List of New York counties 2 County Summary 3 Defunct counties 4 Proposed new counties 5 See also 6 External link

List of New York counties

1. Albany County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Albany. The county was named after the Duke of York and Albany, the future King James II of England.
2. Allegany County: formed in 1806 from part of Genesee County. County seat: Belmont. The county was named after a variant spelling of the Allegheny River.
3. Bronx County: formed in 1914 from part of New York County that originally was in Westchester County. County seat: The Bronx. Coextensive with the Borough of The Bronx in New York City. The county was named after Jonas Bronck, an early settler in the region.
4. Broome County: formed in 1806 from part of Tioga County. County seat: Binghamton. The county was named after Lt Governor John Broome.
5. Cattaraugus County: formed in 1808 from part of Genesee County. County seat: Little Valley. The county was named after a Seneca phrase meaning "bad smelling banks" (referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from local rock formations).
6. Cayuga County: formed in 1799 from part of Onondaga County. County seat: Auburn. The county was named after the Cayuga tribe which lived in the region.
7. Chautauqua County: formed in 1808 from part of Genesee County. County seat: Mayville. The county was named after a Seneca word meaning "where the fish was taken out."
8. Chemung County: formed in 1798 from part of Tioga County. County seat: Elmira.
9. Chenango County: formed in 1798 from parts of Tioga County and Herkimer County. County seat: Norwich.
10. Clinton County: formed in 1788 from part of Washington County. County seat: Plattsburgh. The county was named after George Clinton, New York's first Governor.
11. Columbia County: formed in 1786 from part of Albany County. County seat: Hudson. The county was named after Christopher Columbus.
12. Cortland County: formed in 1808 from part of Onondaga County. County seat: Cortland. The county was named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, New York's first Lieutenant Governor and President of the New York Constitutional Convention.
13. Delaware County: formed in 1797 from parts of Otsego County and Ulster County. County seat: Delhi. The county was named after Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, an early colonial leader in Virginia.
14. Dutchess County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Poughkeepsie. The county was named after Lady Anne Hyde, the Duchess of York and wife of the future King James II of England.
15. Erie County: formed in 1821 from part of Niagara County. County seat: Buffalo. The county was named after the Erie tribe which lived in the region.
16. Essex County: formed in 1799 from part of Clinton County. County seat: Elizabethtown. The county was named after the county of Essex in England.
17. Franklin County: formed in 1808 from part of Clinton County. County seat: Malone. The county was named after Benjamin Franklin.
18. Fulton County: formed in 1838 from part of Montgomery County. County seat: Johnstown. The county was named after inventor Robert Fulton.
19. Genesee County: formed in 1802 from part of Ontario County. County seat: Batavia. The county was named after a Seneca phrase meaning "good valley".
20. Greene County: formed in 1800 from parts of Albany County and Ulster County. County seat: Catskill. The county was named after Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.
21. Hamilton County: formed in 1816 from part of Montgomery County. County seat: Lake Pleasant. The county was named after Alexander Hamilton.
22. Herkimer County: formed in 1791 from part of Montgomery County. County seat: Herkimer. The county was named after Revolutionary War General Nicholas Herkimer.
23. Jefferson County: formed in 1805 from part of Oneida County. County seat: Watertown. The county was named after President Thomas Jefferson.
24. Kings County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Brooklyn. Coextensive with the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The county was named in honor of King Charles II of England.
25. Lewis County: formed in 1805 from part of Oneida County. County seat: Lowville. The county was named after Governor Morgan Lewis.
26. Livingston County: formed in 1821 from parts of Genesee County and Ontario County. County seat: Geneseo. The county was named after Robert R. Livingston, a New York delegate to the Continental Congress.
27. Madison County: formed in 1806 from part of Chenango County. County seat: Wampsville. The county was named after President James Madison.
28. Monroe County: formed in 1821 from parts of Genesee County and Ontario County. County seat: Rochester. The county was named after President James Monroe.
29. Montgomery County: formed in 1772 as Tryon County from part of Albany County. Renamed Montgomery County after Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery in 1784. County seat: Fonda.
30. Nassau County: formed in 1899 from Queens County. County seat: Mineola. The county was named after William of Nassau, the future King William III of England.
31. New York County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Manhattan. Coextensive with the Borough of Manhattan in New York City.
32. Niagara County: formed in 1808 from part of Genesee County. County seat: Lockport.
33. Oneida County: formed in 1798 from part of Herkimer County. County seat: Utica. The county was named after the Oneida tribe that lived in the region.
34. Onondaga County: formed in 1792 from part of Herkimer County. County seat: Syracuse. The county was named after the Onondaga tribe which lived in the region.
35. Ontario County: formed in 1789 from part of Montgomery County. County seat: Canandaigua. The county was named after an Iroquois word meaning "beautiful lake".
36. Orange County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Goshen. The county was named after William of Orange, the future King William III of England
37. Orleans County: formed in 1824 from part of Genesee County. County seat: Albion. The county was named after the French Royal House of Orleans.
38. Oswego County: formed in 1816 from parts of Otsego County and Onondaga County. County seat: Pulaski.
39. Otsego County: formed in 1791 from part of Montgomery County. County seat: Cooperstown.
40. Putnam County: formed in 1812 from part of Dutchess County. County seat: Carmel. The county was named after Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam.
41. Queens County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Jamaica. Coextensive with the Borough of Queens in New York City.
42. Rensselaer County: formed in 1791 from part of Albany County. County seat: Troy. The county was named after Killiaen Van Rensselaer, an early landowner in the region.
43. Richmond County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: St. George. Coextensive with the borough of Richmond and with Staten Island in New York City.
44. Rockland County: formed in 1798 from part of Orange County. County seat: New City. It was named after the early settlers' description of the local terrain as "rocky land".
45. Saratoga County: formed in 1791 from part of Albany County. County seat: Ballston Spa.
46. Schenectady County: formed in 1809 from part of Albany County. County seat: Schenectady. The county was named after a Mohawk phrase meaning "on the other side of the pine lands".
47. Schoharie County: formed in 1795 from parts of Albany County and Otsego County. County seat: Schoharie.
48. Schuyler County: formed in 1795 from parts of Chemung County, Steuben County, and Tompkins County. County seat: Watkins Glen. The county was named after Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler.
49. Seneca County: formed in 1804 from part of Cayuga County. County seats: Ovid and Waterloo. The county was named after the Seneca tribe which lived in the region.
50. St. Lawrence County: formed in 1802 from parts of Clinton County, Herkimer County, and Montgomery County. County seat: Canton.
51. Steuben County: formed in 1796 from part of Ontario County. County seat: Bath. The county was named after Revolutionary War General Friedrich von Steuben.
52. Suffolk County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Riverhead
53. Sullivan County: formed in 1809 from part of Ulster County. County seat: Monticello. The county was named after Revolutionary War General John Sullivan.
54. Tioga County: formed in 1791 from part of Montgomery County. County seat: Owego.
55. Tompkins County: formed in 1817 from parts of Cayuga County and Seneca County. County seat: Ithaca. The county was named after Daniel D. Tompkins, a Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States of America.
56. Ulster County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: Kingston
57. Warren County: formed in 1813 from part of Washington County. County seat: Lake George. The county was named after Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren.
58. Washington County: formed in 1772 as Charlotte County from part of Albany County. Renamed Washington County after George Washington in 1784. County seat: Hudson Falls.
59. Wayne County: formed in 1823 from parts of Ontario County and Seneca County. County seat: Lyons. The county was named after General Anthony Wayne.
60. Westchester County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. County seat: White Plains
61. Wyoming County: formed in 1841 from part of Genesee County. County seat: Warsaw.
62. Yates County: formed in 1823 from parts of Ontario County and Steuben County. County seat: Penn Yan. The county was named after Governor Joseph C. Yates.

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County Summary

The largest county in New York based on area is St. Lawrence County, and the smallest is New York County. The largest county based on population is Kings County, and the smallest is Hamilton County. The county with the largest population density is New York County ( 52,419 people/square mile), and the county with the smallest population density is Hamilton County ( 3 people/square mile).

The easternmost county is Suffolk County and the westernmost is Chautauqua County. The northernmost county is St. Lawrence County and the southernmost is Richmond County. The newest county is Bronx County ( formed in 1914).

Defunct counties

1. Charlotte County: formed from Albany County in 1772, but renamed and partitioned. See Washington County, New York.
2. Cornwall County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. Transferred to Massachusetts by royal order in 1686.
3. Cumberland County: formed in 1766 from part of Albany County. Returned to it in 1767. Reinstated in 1768. Lost when Vermont declared its independence in 1777.
4. Dukes County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. Transferred to Massachusetts in 1691.
5. Gloucester County: formed in 1770 from Albany County. Lost when Vermont declared its independence in 1777.
6. Tryon County: formed in 1772 from Albany County and renamed Montgomery County in 1784. Subsequently, many parts were removed to form other New York counties.
7. Yorkshire County: original English county, partitioned in 1683 into Kings, Queens (including modern Nassau), Suffolk, Richmond and Westchester (including modern Bronx) counties.

Proposed new counties

• Adirondack County: to be formed out of part of Essex and Franklin Counties.
• Peconic County: to be formed out of part of Suffolk County.

See also

• List of villages in New York
• List of cities in New York
• List of extinct U.S. counties

External link

Map of New York counties (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/new_york_map.html)de:Liste der Counties in New York ja:ニューヨーク州の郡一覧