Genesee County, New York

Genesee County
Genesee County Courthouse
Flag of Genesee County
Official seal of Genesee County
Map of New York highlighting Genesee County
Location within the U.S. state of New York
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New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°00′N 78°11′W / 43°N 78.19°W / 43; -78.19
Country United States
State New York
FoundedMarch 1803
SeatBatavia
Largest cityBatavia
Area
 • Total495 sq mi (1,280 km2)
 • Land493 sq mi (1,280 km2)
 • Water2.4 sq mi (6 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total58,388[1]
 • Density118.4/sq mi (45.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district24th
Websitewww.co.genesee.ny.us

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.

  1. ^ "US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Genesee County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ "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.