Nassau County

Summary

Nassau County is a county of New York^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_new_york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,522 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nassau County is located in New York^[3].
• Nassau County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Nassau County's instance of is recorded as county of New York^[5].
• Nassau County's capital is recorded as Mineola^[6].
• Nassau County's shares border with is recorded as Suffolk County^[7].
• Nassau County's shares border with is recorded as Queens County^[8].
• Nassau County's shares border with is recorded as Westchester County^[9].
• Nassau County's shares border with is recorded as Bronx County^[10].
• Nassau County's shares border with is recorded as New York City^[11].
• William III of England is named after Nassau County^[12].
• Nassau County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Hempstead^[13].
• Nassau County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hempstead^[14].
• Nassau County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oyster Bay^[15].
• Nassau County's headquarters location is recorded as Mineola^[16].
• Nassau County's Commons category is recorded as Nassau County, New York^[17].
• Nassau County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[18].
• Nassau County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[19].
• Nassau County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[20].
• 1899 marks the founding of Nassau County^[21].
• Nassau County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.747222222222, 'lon': -73.638055555556}^[22].
• Nassau County's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Long Island^[23].
• Nassau County's official website is recorded as http://www.nassaucountyny.gov^[24].
• Nassau County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nassau County, New York^[25].
• Nassau County has a population of {'amount': '+1339532'}^[26].
• Nassau County has a population of {'amount': '+1341048'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Nassau County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New York^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Nassau County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1173'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1339532'}^[26], {'amount': '+1341048'}^[27], {'amount': '+1345260'}^[29], {'amount': '+1348283'}^[30], {'amount': '+1352146'}^[31], and {'amount': '+83930'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Nassau County's instance of is recorded as county of New York^[5].

History and Context

1899 marks the founding of Nassau County^[21]. William III of England is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

Nassau County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_new_york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,522 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]