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Granger was part of the Morris Tract and called by the natives Sho-ne-ti-yea. The area was first settled circa 1816. The town of Granger was established in 1838 from the town of Grove, after having been part of many towns incorporated earlier in Livingston County and Allegany County. At the time the town was established it was called "West ...
As of the 2020 United States population census, [1] [2] the 62 counties of the State of New York are subdivided into 933 towns, 62 cities, and 10 American Indian reservations. Towns in New York are considered a third-level administrative division and a minor civil division by the US Census Bureau , in contrast to cities and villages, which are ...
The most populous and largest city by area in the state is by far New York City, home to 8,804,190 people and comprising just over 300 square miles (800 km 2) of land (468.87 square miles (1,210 km 2) including water). The least populous city is Sherrill, with just 3,071 inhabitants.
As of 2000, 54.1% of state residents were living in a city; 42.2% were living in New York City; 11.9% were living in one of the other 61 cities. [20] In 1686, the English colonial governor granted the cities of New York and Albany city charters, which were recognized by the first State Constitution in 1777. All other cities have been ...
Hinmansville – a hamlet in the southern part of the town by the Oswego River. Lake Neatahwanta – a lakeside community west of the City of Fulton. Lewis Corners – a hamlet north of Granby Center near the Minetto town line. Ox Creek – a tributary of the Oswego River. Pember Corners – a hamlet on the town line in the northwestern part of ...
The earliest surviving map of the area now known as New York City is the Manatus Map, depicting what is now Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey in the early days of New Amsterdam. [7] The Dutch colony was mapped by cartographers working for the Dutch Republic. New Netherland had a position of surveyor general.
Baldwin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 818 at the 2020 census. [2] The town name is derived from Thomas and Waterman Baldwin, two of the earliest settlers of the area. The town is east of Elmira. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Allegany County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,456. [1] [2] Its county seat is Belmont. [3]Its name derives from a Lenape word, applied by European-American settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River; they also named the county after this.