List of cities in New York State
This list of cities in New York state alphabetically lists the 62 cities in New York state of the United States that have city status; it names the county in which they are located, as well as the number of inhabitants and the year in which they were granted local self-government rights (Incorporation).
Albany , capital of New York State
New York City , largest city in the USA
Biggest and smallest cities
The most populous and extensive city (City) is New York City with over 8.2 million inhabitants and an area of 1,214.4 km² including water area; the land area is 789.4 km². The smallest city in terms of population is Sherrill with a little over 3,000 inhabitants. The smallest city in terms of area is Mechanicville with an area of only 2.4 km².
See also
Web links
Commons : Localities in New York - Collection of images
Footnotes
*Geneva is located in both Ontario and Seneca Counties ; but the area in Seneca County is uninhabited, as only water.
#1653 is the official date. Peter Stuyvesant defeated the Dutch in 1653 and conquered the city of Nieuw Amsterdam . The English governor Richard Nicolls then called the city "New York". The final unification of the five city districts did not take place until 1898.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b New York: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts . US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ↑ USGS (ACME mapper). Overview of Geneva city near county borders [map]. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ↑ New York from 1653 to 1953 . In: The New York Times . February 2, 1953, ISSN 0362-4331 ( abstract [accessed May 24, 2009]).
- ^ Theodore Roosevelt: New York: A Sketch of the City's Social, Political, and Commercial Progress from the First Dutch Settlement to Recent Times . Longmans, Green, New York, New York 1891, OCLC 2306039 , pp. 30 ( online [accessed May 24, 2009]). “ It was under Stuyvesant, in 1653, that the town was formally incorporated as a city ”
- ^ Theodore Roosevelt: New York: A Sketch of the City's Social, Political, and Commercial Progress from the First Dutch Settlement to Recent Times . Longmans, Green, New York, New York 1891, OCLC 2306039 , pp. 46 ( online [accessed May 24, 2009]). “ The expedition against New Amsterdam had been organized with the Duke of York, afterward King James II., As its special patron, and the city was rechristened in his honor. ”