Schuyler County (New York)
The Schuyler County Courthouse (2012) is one of 16 properties in the county on the National Register of Historic Places . |
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administration | |
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US state : | new York |
Administrative headquarters : | Watkins Glen |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
105 Ninth Street, Box 6 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 |
Foundation : | 1854 |
Made up from: |
Chemung County Steuben County Tompkins County |
Area code : | 001 607 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 19,224 (2000) |
Population density : | 22.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 886 km² |
Water surface : | 35 km² |
map | |
Website : www.schuylerny.com |
Schuyler County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 19,224 residents and a population density of 23 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Watkins Glen .
history
The county is named after General Philip Schuyler and was founded on April 17, 1854.
One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Lamoka archaeological site . A total of 16 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).
geography
The county has an area of 886 square kilometers, of which 35 square kilometers are water.
Cities and towns
Web links
Commons : Schuyler County (New York) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schuyler County (New York) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 276 .
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
Coordinates: 42 ° 23 ' N , 76 ° 53' W