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Herkimer County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of New York | |
 New York's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′N 74°58′W / 43.41°N 74.96°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| Founded | 1791 |
| Named for | Nicholas Herkimer |
| Seat | Herkimer |
| Largest town | German Flatts |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,458 sq mi (3,780 km2) |
| • Land | 1,411 sq mi (3,650 km2) |
| • Water | 46 sq mi (120 km2) 3.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 60,139[1] |
| • Density | 42.6/sq mi (16.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 21st |
| Website | www |
Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139.[2] Its county seat is Herkimer.[3] The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer,[4] who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part in the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
Herkimer County is part of the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Herkimer 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.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 155.