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Yonkers (/ ˈ j ɒ ŋ k ər z / [5]) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of New York and the most-populous city in Westchester County.A centrally located municipality within the New York metropolitan area, Yonkers had a population of 211,569 at the 2020 United States census. [6]
The county is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. [7] According to the 2020 United States Census , the county had a population of 1,004,456, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 55,344 (5.8%) from the 949,113 counted in 2010 .
New York's 16th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives represented by George Latimer.. The 16th district includes a small portion of the northern Bronx (specifically the neighborhood of Wakefield) and the southern half of Westchester County, including the suburban cities of White Plains, Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, and Rye.
Since 1914, each of New York City's five boroughs has been coextensive with a county of New York State – unlike most U.S. cities, which lie within a single county or extend partially into another county, constitute a county in themselves, or are completely separate and independent of any county. Each borough is represented by a borough ...
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The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a gross metropolitan product of over US$2.6 trillion, [10] and the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, [11] [12] [13] encompassing 4,669.0 sq mi (12,093 km ...
In age demographics: 6.5% of New York's population were under 5 years of age, 24.7% under 18, and 12.9% were 65 or older. Females made up 51.8% of the population. New York state has a fluctuating population growth rate, it has experienced some shrinkage in the 1970s and 1980s, but milder growth in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.
New York is home to the second-largest Asian American population and the fourth-largest Black or African American population in the United States. New York's Black and African population increased by 2.0% between 2000 and 2010, to 3,073,800. [163] In 2019, the Black and African American population increased to an estimated 3,424,002.