Onondaga County

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Onondaga County Courthouse
Onondaga County Courthouse
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Syracuse
Foundation : 1792
Made up from: Herkimer County
Area code : 001 315
Demographics
Residents : 467,026  (2010)
Population density : 231.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2087 km²
Water surface : 66 km²
map
Map of Onondaga County within New York
Website : www.ongov.net
The Onondaga County Savings Bank Building, also known as the "Gridley Building" in Syracuse

The Onondaga County is a county in the state of New York of the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 467,026 people and a population density of 231 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Syracuse .

history

The county was formed in 1792 and named after the Onondaga Indians .

The Reuel E. Smith House is one of 145 properties in the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the New York State Barge Canal . A total of 145 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 19, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​2087 square kilometers, of which 66 square kilometers are water. It borders on Oneida Lake and shares part of Skaneateles Lake . Onondaga Lake and Otisco Lake are completely in Onondaga County .

Cities and towns

Web links

Commons : Onondaga County  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 974132. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 19, 2018.
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 19, 2018.

Coordinates: 43 ° 1 ′  N , 76 ° 12 ′  W