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New York covers an area of 54,556 square miles (141,299 km 2) making it the 27th largest state by total area (but 30th by land area). [4] The state borders six U.S. states : Pennsylvania to the west, New Jersey and Connecticut to the south, Rhode Island (across Long Island Sound ), Massachusetts , and Vermont to the east.
Much of New York's boundaries are in water, ... Map of the 62 counties of New York state. As of 2022, New York is divided into 62 counties. [135]
Following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn., [8] the New York State Legislature drew new congressional district maps to be used beginning in the 2024 elections. [9] [10]
Whether a municipality is defined as a borough, city, town, or village is determined not by population or land area, but rather on the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the New York State Legislature. [2] [3] [4] Each type of local government is granted specific home rule powers by the New York State Constitution. [5]
An enlargeable map of the State of New York. Names Common name: New York; Official name: State of New York; Abbreviations and name codes; Postal symbol: NY; ISO 3166-2 code: US-NY; Internet second-level domain: .ny.us; Nicknames The Empire State (currently used on license plates) Adjectival: New York; Demonym: New Yorker
Counties of New York Location State of New York Number 62 Populations 5,082 (Hamilton) – 2,561,225 (Kings) Areas 33.77 square miles (87.5 km 2) (New York) – 2,821 square miles (7,310 km 2) (St. Lawrence) Government County government Subdivisions Cities, Towns, Indian Reservations Part of a series on Regions of New York Downstate New York New York City Long Island Hudson Valley (Lower ...
The surveying technique that was used at the time was not especially accurate, and as such, this boundary wanders a bit on both sides of the true parallel. The 82nd mile stone was used as the starting point of the Preemption Line defined in the Treaty of Hartford in 1786 to separate Massachusetts and New York State land claims in Western New York.
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