Queens (NY)

Welcome to Queens County ...

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

The community of Jamaica is the Seat for Queens County.

Queens County is one of the original counties of New York and was founded in 1683.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Queens had a population of 2,253,858 people. This is an increase of 0.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,234,701 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Queens represented 11.53% of the total population of New York.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to New York
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- Website for the New York State Archives

Websites specific to Queens County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Bronx County
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- Nassau County
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- Kings County
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- New York County
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- Richmond County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New York
- Cemeteries of Queens County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New York
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New York
- Cemeteries of Queens County

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.