Monroe County
county in New York, United States
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Summary
Monroe County is a county of New York[1]. It draws 1,257 Wikipedia views per month (county of new york category, ranking #12 of 65).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3], Pittsford[4], Parma[5], Greece[6], Henrietta[7], Ogden[8], Hamlin[9]
- Country: United States[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Ontario[11]
- Capital: Rochester[12]
- Shares border with: Livingston County[13], Orleans County[14], Genesee County[15], Ontario County[16], Wayne County[17]
- Named after: James Monroe[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: East Rochester[19], Rochester[20], Henrietta[21]
- Commons category: Monroe County, New York[22]
- Inception: February 23, 1821[23]
- Coordinate location: 43.3, -77.69[24]
- Official website: http://www.monroecounty.gov[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monroe County, New York[26]
- Population: 744,344[27], 744,690[28], 747,000[29], 748,057[30], 749,606[31], 749,600[32], 740,900[33], 759,443[34]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, New York[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Monroe County, New York[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Monroe County, New York[37]
- Number of households: 305,210[38]
- Native label: Monroe County[39]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109543[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Monroe County, New York[41]
- Different from: Monroe County[42]
- Area: 3537[43]
- Water as percent of area: 52[44]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[45]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Monroe County, New York[46]
Why It Matters
Monroe County has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]