Tompkins County

Tompkins County Courthouse
administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Ithaca
Foundation :	April 7, 1817
Made up from:	Cayuga County Seneca County
Area code :	001 607
Demographics
Residents :	101,055  (2007 estimate)
Population density :	82 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1273 km²
Water surface :	40 km²
map
Website : www.co.tompkins.ny.us

Tompkins County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had an official estimate of 96,501 people and a population density of 82 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ithaca . Ithaca is home to Cornell University .

Population development

year	Residents
1990	94.097
2000	96.501
2007	101,055

age structure

population	Years	proportion of
under	18th	19.0%
from	18 - 24	26.1%
from	25-44	26.2%
from	45-64	19.3%
over	65	9.6%

history

The county is named after Daniel D. Tompkins , a former New York governor and vice president of the United States. It was founded on April 7, 1817.

The Morrill Hall (2009)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , Morrill Hall on the Cornell University campus . 58 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,273 square kilometers, of which 40 square kilometers are water.

Cities and towns

• Caroline
• Cayuga Heights
• Danby
• Dryden
• East Ithaca
• Enfield
• Forest Home
• Freeville
• Groton
• City of Ithaca
• Town of Ithaca
• Lansing
• Newfield Hamlet
• Newfield
• Northeast Ithaca
• Northwest Ithaca
• South Hill
• Trumansburg
• Ulysses

Web links

Commons : Tompkins County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tompkins 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. 425 .
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 ° 27 ′  N , 76 ° 28 ′  W