Statehood July 26, 1788 (11th state)
Capital
Albany
Largest
Cities (by population) New York City, Buffalo, Rochester,
Yonkers, Syracuse
Origin of
Name Named for the Duke of York, after the Dutch surrendered
the land to the British
Population
19,157,532 (3rd)
Motto "Ever Upward"
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Area 54,475 sq miles (30th)
Bordering
States (5) Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
Number of
Counties (62) Note that the number shown includes 57 statewide
counties, and the five counties (or boroughs) of New York City.
Largest
County (by population) New York City, 8,008,278
Highest
Point Mt. Marcy, 5,344 ft.
Lowest
Point Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean |
