New York (state)
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New York | |
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State of New York | |
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Motto(s): | |
Anthem: "I Love New York" | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Province of New York |
Admitted to the Union | July 26, 1788 (11th) |
Capital | Albany |
Largest city | New York |
Largest metro and urban areas | Greater New York |
Government | |
• Governor | Kathy Hochul (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado (D) |
Legislature | State Legislature |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | State Assembly |
Judiciary | New York Court of Appeals |
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U.S. House delegation |
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Area | |
• Total | 54,556 sq mi (141,300 km2) |
• Rank | 27th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 330 mi (530 km) |
• Width | 285 mi (455 km) |
Elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m) |
Highest elevation | 5,344 ft (1,629 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,215,751[5] |
• Rank | 4th |
• Density | 416.42/sq mi (159/km2) |
• Rank | 7th |
• Median household income | $64,894[6] |
• Income rank | 15th |
Demonym | New Yorker |
Language | |
• Official language | None |
• Spoken language | |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
USPS abbreviation | NY |
ISO 3166 code | US-NY |
Traditional abbreviation | N.Y. |
Latitude | 40° 30′ N to 45° 1′ N |
Longitude | 71° 51′ W to 79° 46′ W |
Website | www |
New York state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | Eastern bluebird |
Fish | Brook trout (fresh water), Striped bass (salt water) |
Flower | Rose |
Insect | Nine-spotted ladybug |
Mammal | North American beaver |
Reptile | Common snapping turtle |
Tree | Sugar maple |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Food |
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Fossil | Eurypterus remipes |
Gemstone | Garnet |
Shell | Bay scallop |
Slogan | I Love New York |
Other | Bush: Lilac bush |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2001 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
The State of New York, often called just New York, or New York State to distinguish it from the city of New York, is a state of the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, which were the first thirteen states to make up the US. New York is in the northeastern United States, bordered by Lake Ontario and Canada on the north, Lake Erie and Canada on the west, Pennsylvania on the west and south, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut on the east, and New Jersey on the south in the eastern parts of the state.
New York was originally New Netherland, started by the Dutch Empire in the early 17th century. Late in the century, it surrendered to an English fleet during the Anglo-Dutch Wars and became part of the British Empire. About half the Dutch colony was given to neighboring English colonies. The Battle of Long Island, Battle of Saratoga, and other important battles of the American Revolution were fought in New York and it joined the new United States. The slave trade brought many black people into the state, where they were forced to work for white colonists.
The United States Census Bureau says that, as of 2020, New York had the 3rd most people (population) in the United States, after California and Texas. New York's estimated population is 20,000,000.[8]