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Welcome to Greene County ...

Time Zone: Greene County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Catskill is the Seat for Greene County.

Greene County was founded in 1800. Greene was created by taking area from Albany and Ulster Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Greene had a population of 47,188 people. This is a decrease of 3.97% since the last Census (which gave a population of 49,139 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greene represented 0.25% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Greene County:

  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashland is located in Greene County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
  • Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Athens is located in Greene County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
  • Cairo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cairo is located in Greene County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,420 people
  • Catskill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Catskill is located in Greene County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Coxsackie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Durham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham is located in Greene County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenville is located in Greene County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Halcott
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Halcott is located in Greene County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
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    • Hunter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunter is located in Greene County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
    • Jewett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jewett is located in Greene County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Lexington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lexington is located in Greene County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • New Baltimore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Baltimore is located in Greene County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,245 people
    • Prattsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Prattsville is located in Greene County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Tannersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Windham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Windham is located in Greene County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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