Tioga County, New York

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Tioga County Courthouse (2009), one of 55 properties in the county on the National Register of Historic Places
Tioga County Courthouse (2009), one of 55 properties in the county on the National Register of Historic Places
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Owego
Foundation : February 16, 1791
Made up from: Montgomery County
Demographics
Residents : 51,784  (2000)
Population density : 38.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1354 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Tioga County within New York
Website : www.tiogacountyny.com

Tioga County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 51,784 residents and a population density of 39 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Owego .

history

The county was named after the Mohawk's name for "at the fork". It refers to the confluence of the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers , where the Indian gathering place was. Tioga County was established on February 16, 1791.

55 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​1,354 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water.

Places in Tioga County

Towns

Villages

Census-designated places

Hamlets

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tioga County ( 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. 301 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 42 ° 10 ′  N , 76 ° 18 ′  W