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Fulton County, NY
Fulton County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It forms part of the state's Mohawk Valley region. Its county seat is Johnstown (city), New York, Johnstown. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 53,324. The county is named in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. Fulton County comprises the Gloversville Micropolitan Statistical Area, micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Capital District, New York, Capital District. History In 1838, Fulton County was split off from Montgomery, shortly after the Montgomery county seat was moved to Fonda, New York, Fonda, New York (state), New York. The creation of Fulton County was engineered by Johnstown lawyer Daniel Cady, whose wife was a cousin of Robert Fulton. Fulton County was created on April 18, 1838, by a partition of Montgomery County, New York, Montgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties In New York
There are 62 counties in the state of New York. The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties were later abolished, their land going to Massachusetts. The newest is Bronx County, created in 1914 from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County in the late 19th century and added to New York County. New York's counties are named for a variety of Native American words; British provinces, counties, cities, and royalty; early American statesmen and military personnel; and New York State politicians. The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, while Albany Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
