Schuyler County (New York)

The Schuyler County Courthouse (2012) is one of 16 properties in the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
administration
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

• Burdett
• Catharine
• Cayuta
• Dix
• Hector
• Montour
• Montour Falls
• Odessa
• orange
• Reading
• Tyrone
• Watkins Glen

Web links

Commons : Schuyler County (New York)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schuyler County (New York) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
2. ↑ 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 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 42 ° 23 '  N , 76 ° 53'  W