User:LibertarianTed/New York municipalities



New York is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 census, New York is the 4th most populous state with 20,201,249 inhabitants and the 27th largest by land area spanning 47,111.3 sqmi of land and 7,429 sqmi of water. New York is divided into 62 counties and contains 62 cities and 534 villages. New York is also divided into 932 towns, which are classified by the Census Bureau as minor civil divisions. All of the 534 villages in New York are part of a town. Like a lot of Northeastern states, New York has no unincorporated land; all residents of New York live in either a city, a town or an Indian reservation.

New York City is the most populous city in the state and in all of the United States, with about 44% of the state's residents, and the biggest in land area, spanning 300.3 sqmi. The capital and 6th largest city in the state is Albany, New York, with 99,224 inhabitants, while Dering Harbor is the least populous, with 50 inhabitants at the time of the 2020 census. The smallest municipality by land area is the village of South Floral Park, with a total area of 0.097 sqmi.

Hempstead is the most populows town in the state, with 793,409 inhabitants at the time of the 2020 census. If Hempstead were to be incorporated as a city, it would be the second largest in New York. The largest town in total area is the town of Brookhaven, spanning 259.645 sqmi of land and 272.375 sqmi of water, while Green Island is the smallest, with a total area of 0.933 sqmi.

Incorporation
Under the Constitution of New York, only the state can create local government units. How a municipality is defined is determined by the form of government voted by the residents and approved by the New York State Legislature. Each type of local government is granted specific home rule powers by the Constitution of New York. Every piece of land in New York is either part of a city, a town or an Indian Reservation. All 534 villages are part of towns.

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