New York, the Empire State


Land area: 47,224 sq. mi. (30)
Population (2000): 18,976,457 (3)
Population density: 401.84 per sq. mi. (6)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 29
Entered Union: 26-Jul-1788 (11)

New York, New York, it’s a wonderful state. The lakes are fine and the mountains are great. Start in the west, where Niagara Falls is almost as gorgeous here as from Ontario. Drop down into Letchworth State Park, the Grand Canyon of the East. Then go up to the Thousand Islands, over into the Adirondacks, and back down into the Finger Lakes. Stop in Cooperstown, Village of Museums (including the Baseball Hall of Fame), and wave hi to Woodstock before arriving in ... New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town. The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down. And after 11-Sep-2001, it proved that it leads the nation in spunk per square mile.

No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 62 of 62

County Pop. (2000)     Latest Visit   County Seat Visited?
Albany 294,565 17-Jul-2005 Albany yes
Allegany 49,927 19-Jul-1997 Belmont yes
Bronx 1,332,650 16-Apr-2009 Bronx yes
Broome 200,536 4-Aug-2007 Binghamton yes
Cattaraugus 83,955 4-Aug-2007 Little Valley
Cayuga 81,963 16-Aug-2003 Auburn yes
Chautauqua 139,750 4-Aug-2007 Mayville
Chemung 91,070 4-Aug-2007 Elmira yes
Chenango 51,401 4-Jul-2002 Norwich yes
Clinton 79,894 6-Jul-2002 Plattsburgh yes
Columbia 63,094 2-Sep-2002 Hudson yes
Cortland 48,599 17-Aug-2003 Cortland yes
Delaware 48,055 4-Aug-2007 Delhi yes
Dutchess 280,150 5-Aug-2009 Poughkeepsie yes
Erie 950,265 5-Sep-2004 Buffalo yes
Essex 38,851 6-Jul-2002 Elizabethtown yes
Franklin 51,134 6-Jul-2002 Malone yes
Fulton 55,073 6-Jul-2002 Johnstown
Genesee 60,370 16-Aug-2003 Batavia yes
Greene 48,195 17-Jul-2005 Catskill yes
Hamilton 5,379 6-Jul-2002 Lake Pleasant yes
Herkimer 64,427 2-Sep-2002 Herkimer yes
Jefferson 111,738 17-Aug-2003 Watertown yes
Kings 2,465,326 27-Aug-2008 Brooklyn yes
Lewis 26,944 21-Jul-2001 Lowville yes
Livingston 64,328 4-Aug-2007 Geneseo yes
Madison 69,441 2-Sep-2002 Wampsville
Monroe 735,343 6-Sep-2004 Rochester yes
Montgomery 49,708 2-Sep-2002 Fonda yes
Nassau 1,334,544 29-Mar-2008 Mineola
New York 1,537,195 19-Jun-2009 New York yes
Niagara 219,846 5-Sep-2004 Lockport yes
Oneida 235,469 2-Sep-2002 Utica yes
Onondaga 458,336 17-Aug-2003 Syracuse yes
Ontario 100,224 6-Sep-2004 Canandaigua yes
Orange 341,367 5-Aug-2009 Goshen yes
Orleans 44,171 5-Sep-2004 Albion yes
Oswego 122,377 17-Aug-2003 Oswego
Otsego 61,676 17-Jul-2005 Cooperstown yes
Putnam 95,745 30-Nov-2008 Carmel yes
Queens 2,229,379 19-Jun-2009 Jamaica yes
Rensselaer 152,538 17-Jul-2005 Troy yes
Richmond 443,728 20-Jul-2009 St. George yes
Rockland 286,753 5-Aug-2009 New City yes
St. Lawrence 111,931 21-Jul-2001 Canton
Saratoga 200,635 14-Sep-2002 Ballston Spa
Schenectady 146,555 17-Jul-2005 Schenectady yes
Schoharie 31,582 17-Jul-2005 Schoharie yes
Schuyler 19,224 1-Sep-2002 Watkins Glen yes
Seneca 33,342 16-Aug-2003 Waterloo yes
Steuben 98,726 4-Aug-2007 Bath yes
Suffolk 1,419,369 29-Mar-2008 Riverhead yes
Sullivan 73,966 4-Aug-2007 Monticello yes
Tioga 51,784 4-Aug-2007 Owego yes
Tompkins 96,501 16-Aug-2003 Ithaca yes
Ulster 177,749 17-Jul-2005 Kingston yes
Warren 63,303 14-Sep-2002 Lake George yes
Washington 61,042 2-Feb-1997 Hudson Falls yes
Wayne 93,765 16-Aug-2003 Lyons
Westchester 923,459 30-Nov-2008 White Plains yes
Wyoming 43,424 4-Aug-2007 Warsaw
Yates 24,621 20-Jul-1997 Penn Yan yes

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