Warren County (New York)

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Warren County Municipal Center
Warren County Municipal Center
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Lake George
Foundation : March 12, 1813
Made up from: Washington County
Demographics
Residents : 65,707  (2010)
Population density : 29.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2,412.8 km²
Water surface : 167.4 km²
map
Map of Warren County within New York
Website : www.co.warren.ny.us

Warren County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 65,707 residents and a population density of 29.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lake George .

geography

Warren County is located in northeast New York State, south of Lake Champlain . It consists of heavily forested hill country, the northeastern foothills of the Adirondack Mountains , and has many elongated lakes. The most important of these are Lake George and Lake Pleasant . The Hudson River , whose source is a few kilometers to the north, crosses the county from north to south-east. It is also the largest river in the county. Warren County covers an area of ​​2,412.8 square kilometers, of which 167.4 square kilometers are water.

Surrounding areas

Hamilton County Essex County Essex County
Hamilton County Compass card (de) .svg Washington County
Hamilton County Saratoga County Washington County

history

The county was named after Joseph Warren (1741–1775), a Massachusetts militia general who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill , and was founded on March 12, 1813.

Owl's Nest (2008)

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , Owl's Nest House and Land Tortoise Shipwreck . A total of 71 structures and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

Population development

Census Results - Warren County, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents - - 9453 11,796 13,422 17.199 21,434 22,592 25.179 27,866
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 29,943 32,223 31,673 34,174 36,035 39.205 44.002 49,402 54,854 59.209
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 63,303 65,707

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent communities listed below, there are several villages in Warren County that are co-administered by the respective higher-ranking towns .

Locality status Population
(2010)		 Total area
[km²]		 Land area
[km²]		 Population density
[inhabitants / km²]		 founding Specialty
Bolton town 000000000002326.00000000002,326 232.6 163.9 14.2 25th Mar 1799
Chester town 000000000003355.00000000003,355 225.5 218.1 15.4 25th Mar 1799
Glens Falls City 000000000014700.000000000014,700 10.3 10.0 1470.0   1908 Proclaimed as city ​​in 1908, but already settled around 1760 and continuously documented from 1783
Hague town 000000000000699.0000000000699 206.2 165.1 4.2 28 Feb 1807
Horicon town 000000000001389.00000000001,389 186.1 170.3 8.2 29 Mar 1838
Johnsburg town 000000000002395.00000000002,395 535.5 528.3 4.5 0Apr 6, 1805
Lake George town 000000000003515.00000000003,515 84.5 77.9 45.1 02nd Mar 1810 originally under the name of Caldwell founded
Lake alfalfa town 000000000003347.00000000003,347 140.0 136.0 24.6 0Apr 6, 1808
Queensbury town 000000000027901.000000000027.901 167.9 162.7 171.5 May 20, 1761 Establishment as a township ; Newly founded as a town on March 13, 1786
Stony Creek town 000000000000767.0000000000767 215.5 212.8 3.6 0Nov 3, 1852
Thurman town 000000000001219.00000000001,219 240.3 235.9 5.2 Apr 10, 1792
Warrensburg town 000000000004094.00000000004,094 167.8 164.4 24.9 Feb 12, 1813

literature

  • John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860 (English, archive.org [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
  • Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 679 ff . (English, archive.org [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Warren 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. 317 .
  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.
  5. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
  6. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  7. ↑ John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 673 ff . (unless otherwise stated)

Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′  N , 73 ° 50 ′  W