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Welcome to Tompkins County ...

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

The community of Ithaca is the Seat for Tompkins County.

Tompkins County was founded in 1817. Tompkins was created by taking area from Cayuga and Seneca Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tompkins had a population of 102,180 people. This is an increase of 0.43% since the last Census (which gave a population of 101,740 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tompkins represented 0.53% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Tompkins County:

  • Caroline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caroline is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Cayuga Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Danby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,286 people
  • Dryden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
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  • Enfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Enfield is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
  • Freeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Groton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Groton is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
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  • Ithaca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,345 people
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    • Lansing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lansing is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
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    • Newfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Newfield is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,922 people
    • Trumansburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulysses
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ulysses is located in Tompkins County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,737 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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