Genesee County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of New York | |
 New York's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′N 78°11′W / 43°N 78.19°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| Founded | March 1803 |
| Seat | Batavia |
| Largest city | Batavia |
| Area | |
• Total | 495 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
| • Land | 493 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
| • Water | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 58,388[1] |
| • Density | 118.4/sq mi (45.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 24th |
| Website | www |
Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,388.[2] Its county seat is Batavia.[3] Its name is from Seneca word Gen-nis'-hee-yo, meaning "the Beautiful Valley".[4] The county was created in 1802 and organized in 1803.[5] The county is part of the Finger Lakes region of the state.
Genesee County comprises the Batavia, NY micropolitan statistical area, which is also in the Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY combined statistical area. It is in Western New York. It is the namesake of Genesee County, Michigan; that is, the Michigan county was named for Genesee County, New York.
- ^ "US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Genesee County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ THE AMERICAN REVIEW; A WHIG JOURNAL DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, ART AND SCIENCE. VOL. VI NEW-YORK: GEORGE H. COLTON, 118 NASSAU STREET, Published 1847, Wiley and Putnam, p. 628.[1]
- ^ "New York: Individual County Chronologies". New York Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.