Steuben County (New York)
Steuben County Courthouse |
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US state : | new York |
Administrative headquarters : | Bath |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
3 East Pulteney Square Bath, NY 14810 |
Foundation : | March 18, 1796 |
Made up from: | Ontario County |
Area code : | 001 607 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 98,726 (2000) |
Population density : | 27.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3637 km² |
Water surface : | 30 km² |
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Website : www.steubencony.org |
Steuben County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 98,726 people and a population density of 27 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Bath .
history
The county was named in honor of General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, who came from Prussia , and was founded on March 18, 1796.
A total of 56 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 3,637 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water.
Cities and towns
Individual evidence
- ^ Steuben 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. 290 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
Web links
Commons : Steuben County, New York - collection of images, videos, and audio files
Wikivoyage: Steuben County (New York) - Travel Guide
Coordinates: 42 ° 16 ′ N , 77 ° 23 ′ W