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Summary for New York

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Located in: Primarily Kings County (see below). A portion of New York extends into Queens County.

Time Zone: New York lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: 70 feet [21.34 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for New York)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	8,342,925 (2.05% increase since 2010)
2010:	8,175,133 (2.08% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,008,278

Total Area:<3> 468.5 sq. miles [1,213.4 km²] - of which 35.4% is water (165.8 sq. miles [429.5 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 3,371,062

Websites for New York

Official Website: www.nyc.gov/

Junior League: www.nyjl.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for New York:

Lat: 40.709700° (or 40°42'34" N)

Lon: -73.991700° (or -73°59'30" W)

USGS Topo Map: Brooklyn<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for New York

GNIS ID: 2395220

FIPS State / Place Code: 36 / 51000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for New York)

About Kings County

The city of Brooklyn is the County Seat for Kings County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Kings)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,559,903 (2% increase since 2010)
2010	2,509,828 (1.81% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,465,326

Total Area: 96.9 sq. miles [251 km²] - of which 26.93% is water (26.1 sq. miles [67.6 km²])

Housing Units: 1,000,293

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Kings

GNIS ID: 974122

FIPS State / County Code: 36 / 047

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for New York)

About New York

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	19,463,131 (0.44% increase since 2010)
2010:	19,378,102 (2.12% increase since 2000)
2000:	18,976,457

Websites for State of New York

Official Website: https://www.ny.gov/

Tourism: https://www.iloveny.com/

Parks: https://parks.ny.gov/

Fishing: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing

Hunting: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New York

GNIS ID: 1779796

FIPS State: 36

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for New York)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around New York - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of New York. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of New York, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes New York.