New York, New York
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Welcome to New York ...

The coastal city of New York is primarily located in New York County and is the County Seat for New York County. A portion of New York extends into Bronx County.

When the people of New York refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use New Yorker^<1>

From the Census Estimates for 2016, New York has a population of 8,537,673 people ^<2> (see below for details).

New York is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.^<3>.

Time Zone: New York lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

At the time of the 2010 Census, New York had a population of 8,175,133 people (which is 515.5% of the total population of New York County). This makes New York the county's most populous community.

The population of New York represents 42.19% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,175,133 people, the population of New York increased 2.08% from the 2000 Census (that had a count of 8,008,278 people).

Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, New York had an population of 8,537,673 people. This is an increase of 4.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.61% since the 2000 Census).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New York.

Communities near New York ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from New York and not the distance if you are driving it.^<4>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Clifton (NJ) [Map]	85,845	NW	13 miles [20.9 km]
Elizabeth (NJ) [Map]	128,640	W	10 miles [16.1 km]
Newark (NJ) [Map]	281,764	W	9 miles [14.5 km]
Passaic (NJ) [Map]	70,635	NW	12 miles [19.3 km]
Paterson (NJ) [Map]	147,000	NW	16 miles [25.7 km]
Bronx [Map]	---	NE	12 miles [19.3 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Nearby Page for New York.

Communities Also Named New York ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 12 communities that are also named New York - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New York.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New York. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New York. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New York. Our list includes 2,756 papers.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for New York:

Websites for New York ...

Official Website:	www.nyc.gov/

Junior League:	www.nyjl.org/

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New York ...

Looking for more information about New York? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New York, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for New York.

Search for Local Businesses ...

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) New York. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

The Communities of New York

About New York County

About New York

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New York: www.nyc.gov/

The official website for State of New York: www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of New York refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of New York may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New York. - Return to Citation
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around New York - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance from New York. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New York) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for New York. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from New York Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New York. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7097, Longitude: -73.9917 [Map]. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for New York.

New York, New York (New York County)