Seneca County (New York)

The Seneca Courthouse Complex in Ovid
administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Ovid and Waterloo
Foundation :	March 29, 1804
Made up from:	Cayuga County
Area code :	001 315
Demographics
Residents :	35,251  (2010)
Population density :	42 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1,011.2 km²
Water surface :	172.8 km²
map
Website : www.co.seneca.ny.us

Seneca County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Seneca County had 35,251 residents and a population density of 42.0 people per square kilometer. The county seat is located in Ovid and Waterloo .

geography

Seneca County is located in a terminal moraine area between the two largest lakes of the Finger Lakes , namely Cayuga Lake in the east and Seneca Lake in the west. It is about 120 meters above sea level and has neither significant elevations nor large tributaries.

The mild climate of the area is suitable for viticulture. With the Cayuga Lake AVA wine-growing region , which is partly on the Seneca County area, New York has the second largest wine-growing region in the USA.

The county covers an area of ​​1,011.2 square kilometers, of which 172.8 square kilometers are water.

Surrounding areas

Wayne County	Wayne County	Cayuga County
Ontario County		Cayuga County
Yates County	Schuyler County	Tompkins County

history

Women's Rights National Historical Park (2013)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (2013)

The documented history of this area only begins with the arrival of the first colonists in this area around 1779, who moved through here in small numbers as part of the American troops in the War of Independence . They also formed the basis of the first colonists, as parts of today's county were given away as farm land as a reward for veterans from this war. It was initially administered as part of Onondaga County , but this was split into several parts as the population increased. So Seneca County was formed on April 29, 1804 from part of Cayuga County and named after the Seneca Indians who had their homes and hunting grounds here when the first settlers arrived. On April 17, 1817, the area for the re-establishment of Tompkins County was separated. Another part was used on April 11, 1823 for the re-establishment of Tompkins County. This ended the changes to the borders; the county still exists in this form today.

With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 and subsequent connection to the rapidly developing US railroad network (from the early 1840s), the area became part of the granary into which the area south of Lake Ontario had developed: the new traffic routes enabled countries that were not directly touched by the river boats on the Mohawk River and the transports on Lake Ontario to trade with the developing cities such as Buffalo on Lake Erie , the end point of the Erie Canal, or New York and the densely populated east coast of the United States States. However, the grain was often not brought there directly, but processed into flour beforehand. The large flour mills required for this were built in neighboring Cayuga County, particularly in Auburn .

The main area of ​​the county lies between the two largest lakes of the Finger Lakes and has become part of the second largest wine-growing region in the USA, Cayuga Lake AVA , thanks to its mild climate . Wine production has pushed the formerly more pronounced grain and milk production into the background, although both branches are still represented in the county today. The area was barely affected by the effects of the Great Depression of 1929 and the aftermath of World War II .

There is a national historical park in the county , the Women's Rights National Historical Park . Three locations have National Historic Landmark status , the Rose Hill Mansion , the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House, and the New York State Barge Canal . A total of 36 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 17, 2018).

Population development

Census Results - Seneca County, New York

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	-	16.609	23,619	21,041	24,874	25,441	28,138	27,823	29,278	28,227
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	28,114	26,972	24,735	24,983	25,732	29,235	31,984	35,083	33,733	33,683
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	33,342	35,251

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent municipalities listed below, there are several villages in Seneca County .

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Covert	town	2.154	97.3	81.3	26.5	0Apr 7, 1817
Fayette	town	3,929	172.0	142.0	27.7	14 Mar 1800	Founded as Washington ; renamed on April 6, 1808
Geneva	City	0	4.3	0.0	0.0		Most of the city is located in Ontario County and is run there
Junius	town	1,471	69.7	69.2	21.3	March 12 1803
Lodi	town	1,550	103.0	88.6	17.5	Jan. 27, 1826
ovid	town	2,311	100.4	79.9	28.9	06th Mar 1794	County Seat
Romulus	town	4,316	133.1	97.9	44.1	05th Mar 1794
Seneca Falls	town	9,040	71.1	62.7	144.2	26th Mar 1829
Tire	town	981	85.8	77.8	12.6	25th Mar 1829
Varick	town	1,857	118.3	82.9	22.4	0Feb 6, 1830
Waterloo	town	7,642	56.5	56.1	136.2	26th Mar 1829	County Seat

literature

• Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 533 ff . (English, archive.org [PDF; 67.9 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2018]).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Seneca County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 17, 2018.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 17, 2018.
4. ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
5. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
6. ↑ ^{a b} Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
7. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. ff .

Web links

Commons : Seneca County, New York  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 47 ′  N , 76 ° 50 ′  W