New York County, NY

Headnote
NEW YORK COUNTY, is situated at the southeast part of the state, between Hudson and East rivers, and includes Manhattan. Blackwell's, Ward's, and Randall’s islands. Area, 20 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, New York city. Pop. in 1653, 1,129; in 1661, 1,743; in 1675, 2,580; in 1696, 4,455; in 1730, 8,256; in 1756, 10,530; in 1774, 22,861; in 1786, 23,688; in 1790, 33,131; in 1800, 60,489; in 1810 96,373; in 1820, 123,706; in 1830, 202,569; in 1840, 312,710; in 1850, 515,507. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

New York County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
NEW YORK COUNTY, is situated at the southeast part of the state, between Hudson and East rivers, and includes Manhattan. Blackwell's, Ward's, and Randall’s islands. Area, 20 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, New York city. Pop. in 1653, 1,129; in 1661, 1,743; in 1675, 2,580; in 1696, 4,455; in 1730, 8,256; in 1756, 10,530; in 1774, 22,861; in 1786, 23,688; in 1790, 33,131; in 1800, 60,489; in 1810 96,373; in 1820, 123,706; in 1830, 202,569; in 1840, 312,710; in 1850, 515,507.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 258.
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