Wyoming County (New York)

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Wyoming County Courthouse (2013)
Wyoming County Courthouse (2013)
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Warsaw
Foundation : May 19, 1841
Made up from: Genesee County
Area code : 001 585
Demographics
Residents : 42,155  (2010)
Population density : 27.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1,544.4 km²
Water surface : 9.2 km²
map
Map of Wyoming County within New York
Website : www.wyomingco.net

Wyoming County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Wyoming County had 42,155 residents and a population density of 27.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Warsaw .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,544.4 square kilometers, of which 9.2 square kilometers are water.

Surrounding areas

Erie County Genesee County Livingston County
Erie County Compass card (de) .svg Livingston County
Cattaraugus County Allegany County Allegany County

history

Wyoming County was separated from Genesee County on May 19, 1841 . This completed the administrative divisions in the western part of New York State.

As of April 21, 2017, 19 properties and 7 Historic Districts were listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Population development

Census Results - Wyoming County, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents - - - - - 31,981 31,968 29,164 30,907 31,193
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 30,413 31,880 30,314 28,764 31,349 32,822 34,793 37,688 39,895 42,507
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 43,424 42,155

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent parishes listed below, there are several villages in Wyoming County .

Locality status Population
(2010)
Total area
[km²]
Land area
[km²]
Population density
[inhabitants / km²]
founding Specialty
Arcade town 000000000004205.00000000004,205 122.0 121.7 34.6 06th Mar 1818 Established under the name of China ; renamed on November 9, 1869
Attica town 000000000007702.00000000007,702 93.3 92.5 83.3 0Apr 4, 1811
Bennington town 000000000003359.00000000003,359 143.1 142.6 23.6 06th Mar 1818
Castile town 000000000002906.00000000002,906 99.4 95.8 30.3 Feb. 27, 1821
Covington town 000000000001232.00000000001,232 67.7 67.7 45.6 Jan. 31, 1817
eagle town 000000000001192.00000000001,192 94.5 94.0 12.7 Jan. 21, 1823
Gainesville town 000000000002182.00000000002,182 92.5 92.1 23.7 Feb 25, 1814 Founded under the name Hebe ; renamed on April 17, 1816
Genesee Falls town 000000000000438.0000000000438 40.7 40.4 10.8 0Apr 1, 1846
Java town 000000000002057.00000000002,057 122.6 122.1 16.8 Apr 20, 1832
Middlebury town 000000000001441.00000000001,441 92.4 92.3 15.6 20 Mar 1812
Orangeville town 000000000001355.00000000001,355 92.3 92.1 14.7 Feb. 14, 1816
Perry town 000000000004616.00000000004,616 94.9 94.3 49.0 11th Mar 1814
pike town 000000000001114.00000000001,114 80.9 80.5 13.8 06th Mar 1818
Sheldon town 000000000002409.00000000002,409 122.7 122.6 19.6 19 Mar 1808
Warsaw town 000000000005064.00000000005,064 91.9 91.7 55.2 19 Mar 1808 County Seat
Wethersfield town 000000000000883.0000000000883 93.5 92.7 9.5 Apr 12, 1823

literature

  • Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 2nd volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 711 ff . ( PDF 67.9 MB , accessed January 1, 2018).

Individual evidence

  1. Wyoming County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  2. Population 1850-2010 according to census results
  3. Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  4. a b Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
  5. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 2nd volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 713 ff .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 42 ° 42 ′  N , 78 ° 14 ′  W