:''For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation)''. {| align =right | |- | |- | |- | |- |[[Image:Woolworth building.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Woolworth Building, looking south along Broadway]] |- |[[image:Timessquareatnight.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Times Square on Broadway]] |- | |- |Chinatown,_Manhattan_in_Manhattan,_1995.">Image:CTownNY0.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Chinatown, Manhattan in Manhattan, 1995. |} Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. It is one of the five boroughs that comprise the New York City. The borough is coterminous with New York County and includes the Island of Manhattan, as well as several other smaller islands and a small portion of the mainland (see geography). As of 2000, the population comprised 1,537,195 people, but the county is the smallest in the state of New York based on area. == Geography == New York County and the Borough of Manhattan are coextensive. As a part of New York City, New York County contains no other political subdivisions. It occupies the whole of Manhattan Island, surrounded by the East River, the Harlem River, and the Hudson River. It also includes some smaller islands, including Roosevelt Island (formerly Welfare Island, and even earlier Blackwell's Island), U Thant Island (officially known as Belmont Island), and a small portion of the North American mainland (Marble Hill, Manhattan, New York) contiguous with The Bronx. Marble Hill was originally part of Manhattan Island; but the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, dug in the late 19th century to improve navigation on the Harlem River, separated it from the remainder of Manhattan, and eventually the part of the original Harlem River channel separating Marble Hill from the Bronx was filled in. Manhattan Island is 1 E4 m kilometre (13 miles) long and 3.7 km (2.3 miles) wide (at its widest point). According to the United States Census Bureau, New York County (the Borough of Manhattan) has a total area of 87.5 square kilometre (33.8 square mile). 59.5 km² (23.0 mi²) of it is land and 28.0 km² (10.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 32.01% water. Manhattan is connected by bridges and tunnels to New Jersey to the west, and three New York City boroughs: the Bronx to the northeast and Brooklyn, New York and Queens on Long Island to the east and south. Its only direct connection with the fifth New York City borough is the Staten Island Ferry, whose terminal is at Battery Park (New York) at its southern tip. On May 28 and July 12 the sunrise and sunset are aligned with the street gridlines, so that the sun is visible at the horizon from street level. === See also === * Sawing off of Manhattan Island === Manhattan landmarks === The Empire State Building, the theater district around Broadway, New York University, Columbia University, the financial center around Wall Street, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Harlem, Manhattan, the American Museum of Natural History, Chinatown, Manhattan, and Central Park are all located on this densely populated island. (See also New York City.) The phrase "a New York minute" refers to the extremely rapid pace of living in Manhattan. === East Side and West Side === Fifth Avenue bisects Manhattan Island, dividing it into the East and West Sides. These east-west designations are used in latitudinal (east-west) streets (e.g. East 27th Street, West Houston Street). The Manhattan numbering system extends into the western Bronx, using Jerome Avenue as the east-west divider. === Uptown and downtown === In Manhattan, ''uptown'' means north and ''downtown'' means south, either in direction of motion or in relative location. For example, an ''uptown train'' means a subway train heading north, while a restaurant located ''three blocks downtown'' would be three city blocks south of the person who is speaking. North of Houston Street, nearly all east-west streets use numeric designations - which increase from south to north (reflecting the city's original growth in that direction). The terms ''uptown'' and ''downtown'' are most often used in the relative sense of north and south; however, ''uptown'' can also refer to the northern part of Manhattan (above 59th Street) and ''downtown'' to the southern part (below 23rd Street or 14th Street). The area in the middle, between 23rd and 59th Streets, is Midtown, Manhattan. This usage differs from that of most American cities, where ''downtown'' refers to the central business district. Manhattan has two central business districts, namely the Financial District, Manhattan downtown and the newer business district in Midtown, Manhattan. Within "downtown" is Lower Manhattan, a neighborhood defined as everything approximately south of Barclay Street and the Brooklyn Bridge; it is perhaps one of the most well-known parts of the city, home to City Hall, Wall Street, the South Street Seaport, the site of the World Trade Center, as well as a number of other significant landmarks. The northernmost area of "uptown" is Upper Manhattan, encompassing the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood, and often Harlem. A less famous and hectic area, and given the distance from Midtown, Upper Manhattan is often thought of as an outer borough, given the similarities the region has to the adjacent western section of the South Bronx. In fact, Manhattan stretches so far northward from Midtown that some in the southern parts of Manhattan jokingly refer to the Inwood neighborhood as "Upstate Manhattan," "Arctic Manhattan," or "NoFair" (short for "North of Fairway," Fairway being a popular supermarket at 132nd St. and the Hudson River). Traditionally, many New Yorkers have used the phrase ''The City'' when referring only to Manhattan, while referring to the other four boroughs as "outer boroughs". These terms are becoming less common, however, as more transplants from Manhattan continue to move into the other boroughs. === Manhattan neighborhoods === Manhattan is politically divided in 12 Community Boards : *1 : Tribeca and Lower Manhattan *2 : Greenwich Village, West Village, NoHo, SoHo, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy *3 : Tompkins Square, East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Two Bridges *4 : Clinton, Chelsea *5 : Midtown *6 : Stuyvesant Town, Tudor City, Turtle Bay, Peter Cooper Village, Murray Hill, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Sutton Place *7 : Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, and Lincoln Square *8 : Upper East Side, LenoxHill, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island *9 : Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights *10 : Harlem and Polo Grounds *11 : East Harlem and Harlem *12 : Inwood and Washington Heights As with all large cities, Manhattan consists of many distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character. ''See List of Manhattan neighborhoods'' == History == The name ''Manhattan'' ("''hilly island''" or "''place of intoxication''") is from the Algonquian languages of the earliest known inhabitants of the area. Legend has it that the island was purchased from the natives for $24 in beads and other such trinkets. The island was settled by the Netherlands in 1624. (See New Amsterdam; see also History of New York City.) New York County is named in honor of the Duke of York, later to become the Catholic James II of England, after whom the City and State of New York were also named. New York County was an original county of New York State, one of twelve created in 1683. At the time of creation of New York County, it was coextensive with Manhattan Island, and occupied the same area which it occupies today. In 1873, the western portion of the present Bronx County, New York was transferred to New York County, and in 1895 the remainder of the present Bronx County was transferred to New York County. In 1898, when New York City was constituted as five boroughs, the separate boroughs of Manhattan and of the Bronx were formed, though both remained within the single County of New York. In 1914, those parts of the then New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were constituted the new Bronx County, and New York County was reduced again to its present boundaries. == Law and government == Like the other counties which are contained within New York City, there is no county government, but county court (judicial) and some others such as the district attorney (public prosecutor) do exist. Each borough within New York City elects a borough president, but the office no longer carries any significant powers. (See New York City.) Manhattan is officially designated as the county seat of New York County. This is meaningless for all practical purposes because there are no other towns or cities in New York County, which is wholly contained within the City of New York. == Demographics == New York County is the most densely populated state county in the United States. As of the census of 2000, there are 1,537,195 people, 738,644 households, and 302,105 families residing in the county. The population density is 25,849.9/km² (66,940.1/mi²). There are 798,144 housing units at an average density of 13,421.8/km² (34,756.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 54.36% Race (U.S. census), 17.39% Race (U.S. census) or Race (U.S. census), 0.50% Race (U.S. census), 9.40% Race (U.S. census), 0.07% Race (U.S. census), 14.14% race (U.S. census), and 4.14% from two or more races. 27.18% of the population are Race (U.S. census) or Race (U.S. census) of any race. 45.8% of the population are Whites, not of Hispanic origins. A partial list of the specific European ancestry claimed by Manhattan residents is as follows (2000): *Irish : 7.48% *Italian : 7.10% *German : 6.63% *English : 5.43% According to an estimation by the Census Bureau, the population of New York county increased to 1,564,798 in 2003. Lower Manhattan (ie Manhattan south of Houston street) has a sharply different population than the rest of the borough. Indeed, to the census of 2000, the neighborhood was 41 percent Asian, 32 percent non-Hispanic white, 19 percent Hispanic and 6 percent black, and 43 percent of the inhabitants were immigrants. This can be explained by the demographic weight of Chinatown, which counts for 55% of the population of Lower Manhattan. There are 738,644 households out of which 17.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.2% are Marriage living together, 12.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 59.1% are non-families. 48.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.00 and the average family size is 2.99. In the county the population is spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 38.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.9 males. The median income for a household in the county is $47,030, and the median income for a family is $50,229. Males have a median income of $51,856 versus $45,712 for females. The per capita income for the county is $42,922. 20.0% of the population and 17.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.8% of those under the age of 18 and 18.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. == External links == *[http://www.lostnewyorkcity.com/ Randall's Lost New York City] * [http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000002.htm Letter of 1626 stating that Manhattan Island had been purchased for the value of 60 guilders (PD)] * [http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000006.htm Map of Mannados or Manhattan in 1661 (PD)] * [http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf NYC MTA Transit Bus Map of Manhattan] (Portable Document Format file) * [http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/8/4/13842/13842-h/13842-h.htm The Story of Manhattan], by Charles Hemstreet. 1901 publication from Project Gutenberg * [http://www.lodgephoto.com/galleries/usa/newyork/ Photographs of Manhattan] ===Maps, Streets, and Neighborhoods=== *[http://www.citidex.com/map/ CitiDex: New York Maps Index] *[http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&prev=%2Flanguage_tools&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insecula.com%2Fmusee%2FM0100.html/ Avenues, streets of Manhattan] *[http://www.hot-maps.de/north_america/usa/new_york/new_york/manhattan/homeen.html Interactive Manhattan Map] New York City Islands of New York City Manhattan New York counties ga:Manhattan la:Manhata
Added list of neighborhoods. I propose we put neighborhoods under the city as in city/neighborhood, as some of these won't merit big entries and others (e.g., soho, financial district) are at least somewhat ambiguous with other cities. -User:K.lee :Subpages are deprecated. We'd need to have titles like "Soho (New York)" or "Inwood (Manhattan)". )"Inwood (New York City)" would do, but there's at least one other Inwood in the state, in Nassau County--I've stopped telling people I live in Inwood because then I have to explain that no, I don't live on the Island.) :I'm inclined to delink the neighborhoods for now, and just write short descriptions under the neighborhood headers. Any that get long or complicated can be pulled out. User:Vicki Rosenzweig ::And while I'm on the subject, does anyone not a real estate developer actually talk about "Nolita"?User:Vicki Rosenzweig :::Ha. Evidently the Times does (did you see the Magazine this past week?). As you can see from my history I haven't done much wikipedia-ing. This neighborhood-izing edit was part of my being Be_bold_in_updating_pages. The slash business was a bad idea, but I do think disambiguation will pay off in the long run. I am fixing the links to use something more readable like the Soho, London, England entry for now. -User:K.lee ---- Can we have defs for the meanings of "uptown" and "downtown", please? * Done. -- User:Cjmnyc 04:03, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC) == Difficult to understand the beginning sentences == "New York County and the Borough of Manhattan are coextensive. As a part of New York City, New York County contains no other political subdivisions." I have never been to New York, but I am doing my reading and hoping to go soon. I find the sentences in quotes above to be unintelligible. What does "coextensive" mean? Surely there is a reasonable word or phrase that can be used in place of "coextensive". Does the second sentence mean that the boundary of NY City is the same as the boundry of NY County? If not, what does it mean? Thanks, Don Bailey Denver March 14, 2004 *"New York County" and the "Borough of Manhattan" are separate political entities with identical borders. If that's any clearer. Manhattan is only one part of New York ''City''. Manhattan is coterminous/coextensive with New York ''County'', not New York ''City''. The "County" is smaller than the "City", admittedly rather a confusing thing! As a visitor, you'll never need the terms "New York County" or "Borough of Manhattan", you'll just refer to it as "Manhattan". -- User:Nunh-huh 05:15, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
==Demographics==
I've heard that although Manhattan has 1M people residential, it has 30M employees working there. Does anyone have the facts to back that up, as I think it would be nice in the article. Additionally, Brooklyn is described as "it would be the 4th largest city," and I'd like to see a comparison like that--for example comparing Manhattan to whole other states.
== Uptown/downtown ==
:In Manhattan, uptown means north and downtown means south
Not quite. Manhattan has a concept of "north on the grid" (of streets), which is different from North (or magnetic north, for that matter). Manhattan, Manhattan is a long, narrow island; most streets are laid out parallel or perpendicular to the long sides of the island. Going northeast along a long street is called going "north on the grid" (or just "north", more commonly). Uptown means north on the grid, and downtown means south on the grid.User:Msh210 —User:Msh210 22:17, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)
== Etymology? ==
I was under the impression that manhattan's etymology came from a corruption of the word Manahachtanienk--"the island where we became intoxicated", so named by the indians because they got drunk there by white settlers in 1524 or 16(09|04|05)--every site I go to features a different date. Other Internet sites say "high island". Which ones right, or, failing that, shouldn't there be some indication as to the disputed origin? --User:Combuchan 23:05, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*Of course, noone ''really'' knows the correct etymology. Those two are the main "theories", although I think there are also a couple of other possible interpretations. I added an alternate etymology of "place of intoxication" into the article, but I imagine the reference to a ''specific'' drunken party the name is supposed to refer to is probably even more dubious than an essentially unknowable etymology.--User:Pharos 00:27, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
== Sunrise/Sunset? ==
The article states "''On 28 May and 12 July the sunrise and sunset are aligned with the street gridlines, so that the Sun is visible at the horizon from street level.''" Does anyone have a source for this? The sunset part seems particularly implausible, as Manhattan streets generally run from northwest(ish) to southeast(ish). I could see where the sun''rise'' might be aligned on (approximately) those dates, which are roughly equidistant (equitemporal?) from the vernal equinox.
Just wondering.... -- User:UFu
:What you're talking about is called the sunrise/sunset azimuth, which is the observed angle (equivalent to compass directions) of the sun at the point at which it crosses the horizon.
:Let's check out the facts: first off, alignment of both sunrise/sunset with the grid cannot happen on the same day, so you have to look at each separately. Since Manhattan North is approximately 29 degrees east of north, the sunset azimuth to align with the grid would be approximately 299 degrees (since 270 is due west by convention, with values increasing clockwise). Likewise sunrise azimuth to align with the grid would be approximately 119 degrees (90 degrees is due east).
:If you go to [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.html the U.S. Navy's site], it will calculate the solar altitude/azimuth tables for you, showing the values at various times throughout the day for any location/date. The sunset azimuth is (by definition) the value of the azimuth (2nd column) when the solar altitude (1st column) is zero while crossing from positive to negative. Conversely the sunrise azimuth is the value when the altitude is zero, crossing from negative to positive.
:Using the form they provided, I entered New York City and then experimented with various dates. If I enter in May 28 or July 12, I see that the azimuth at sunset is approximately 299 degrees, which means those dates are accurate for the sunset alignment (on July 12 it happens around 19:20, if you want to check for yourself).
:You can verify that sunrise/sunset alignments definitely do not occur on the same day. On July 12, for example, the sunrise azimuth is around 59 degrees (in the NE part of the sky).
:I did some experimenting and found that for that New York City, I get sunrise azimuth of 119 degrees on/around December 6 and January 12. Those may be off by a day or so. -- User:Decumanus 19:15, 2005 Jan 19 (UTC)
::Okay, that makes a lot of sense. Got my astronomical terminology confused. I meant to say that the two dates given straddle the summer solstice, not the equinox.
::So the article ''is'' actually wrong. I'll dig around on the USNO site, and fix it.
::Thanks for the info. User:UFu 23:23, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Article should mention that the island was bought from a neighboring tribe, and not the ones Manhattan belonged to (The Choctaws).
== Photo arrangement ==
Anyone like the new photo arrangement? I myself was looking at getting the Times Square one full right, but server was acting up, so I gave up. Now I see somebody put all photos at top.--User:JimWae 19:16, 2005 Mar 30 (UTC)
* I hope everyone likes what I did - there are no more large gaps in the text caused by the photos, and I made them all the same width for a more professional look. I like the fact that there are a lot of great photos in the article, but this can cause weird layout issues. User:Paradiso 19:29, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
On my screen (1600x1200), ALL the photos are up top and the first paragraph is squeezed into 8% of the screen width on the left. After that there are no more photos. Maybe try putting them all in one table no wider than the widest jpg --User:JimWae 20:13, 2005 Mar 30 (UTC)
I fixed it for me - photos were NOT inside table before
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I didn't notice the table wasn't done right because on my screen (1440 x 900) all the pics looked fine -- all were along the right side (I think its a browser issue?). Thanks for fixing it, now I know I have to look more carefully when I do tables User:Paradiso 21:30, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
== Place of Intoxication? ==
The first sentence under the history section states...
"The name Manhattan ("hilly island" or "place of intoxication") is..."
Is this really true and not vandalism?
Thanks. -User:Short Verses 05:56, 1 May 2005 (UTC)
No, it's one possible origin of the name; noone's really sure which is the correct explanation (though one would tend to think "hilly island" is a little more straightforward). See the discussion titled 'Etymology?' above.--User:Pharos 07:07, 1 May 2005 (UTC)
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:''For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation)''. {| align =right | |- | |- | |- | |- |[[Image:Woolworth building.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Woolworth Building, looking south along Broadway]] |- |[[image:Timessquareatnight.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Times Square on Broadway]] |- | |- |Chinatown,_Manhattan_in_Manhattan,_1995.">Image:CTownNY0.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Chinatown, Manhattan in Manhattan, 1995. |} Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. It is one of the five boroughs that comprise the New York City. The borough is coterminous with New York County and includes the Island of Manhattan, as well as several other smaller islands and a small portion of the mainland (see geography). As of 2000, the population comprised 1,537,195 people, but the county is the smallest in the state of New York based on area. == Geography == New York County and the Borough of Manhattan are coextensive. As a part of New York City, New York County contains no other political subdivisions. It occupies the whole of Manhattan Island, surrounded by the East River, the Harlem River, and the Hudson River. It also includes some smaller islands, including Roosevelt Island (formerly Welfare Island, and even earlier Blackwell's Island), U Thant Island (officially known as Belmont Island), and a small portion of the North American mainland (Marble Hill, Manhattan, New York) contiguous with The Bronx. Marble Hill was originally part of Manhattan Island; but the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, dug in the late 19th century to improve navigation on the Harlem River, separated it from the remainder of Manhattan, and eventually the part of the original Harlem River channel separating Marble Hill from the Bronx was filled in. Manhattan Island is 1 E4 m kilometre (13 miles) long and 3.7 km (2.3 miles) wide (at its widest point). According to the United States Census Bureau, New York County (the Borough of Manhattan) has a total area of 87.5 square kilometre (33.8 square mile). 59.5 km² (23.0 mi²) of it is land and 28.0 km² (10.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 32.01% water. Manhattan is connected by bridges and tunnels to New Jersey to the west, and three New York City boroughs: the Bronx to the northeast and Brooklyn, New York and Queens on Long Island to the east and south. Its only direct connection with the fifth New York City borough is the Staten Island Ferry, whose terminal is at Battery Park (New York) at its southern tip. On May 28 and July 12 the sunrise and sunset are aligned with the street gridlines, so that the sun is visible at the horizon from street level. === See also === * Sawing off of Manhattan Island === Manhattan landmarks === The Empire State Building, the theater district around Broadway, New York University, Columbia University, the financial center around Wall Street, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Harlem, Manhattan, the American Museum of Natural History, Chinatown, Manhattan, and Central Park are all located on this densely populated island. (See also New York City.) The phrase "a New York minute" refers to the extremely rapid pace of living in Manhattan. === East Side and West Side === Fifth Avenue bisects Manhattan Island, dividing it into the East and West Sides. These east-west designations are used in latitudinal (east-west) streets (e.g. East 27th Street, West Houston Street). The Manhattan numbering system extends into the western Bronx, using Jerome Avenue as the east-west divider. === Uptown and downtown === In Manhattan, ''uptown'' means north and ''downtown'' means south, either in direction of motion or in relative location. For example, an ''uptown train'' means a subway train heading north, while a restaurant located ''three blocks downtown'' would be three city blocks south of the person who is speaking. North of Houston Street, nearly all east-west streets use numeric designations - which increase from south to north (reflecting the city's original growth in that direction). The terms ''uptown'' and ''downtown'' are most often used in the relative sense of north and south; however, ''uptown'' can also refer to the northern part of Manhattan (above 59th Street) and ''downtown'' to the southern part (below 23rd Street or 14th Street). The area in the middle, between 23rd and 59th Streets, is Midtown, Manhattan. This usage differs from that of most American cities, where ''downtown'' refers to the central business district. Manhattan has two central business districts, namely the Financial District, Manhattan downtown and the newer business district in Midtown, Manhattan. Within "downtown" is Lower Manhattan, a neighborhood defined as everything approximately south of Barclay Street and the Brooklyn Bridge; it is perhaps one of the most well-known parts of the city, home to City Hall, Wall Street, the South Street Seaport, the site of the World Trade Center, as well as a number of other significant landmarks. The northernmost area of "uptown" is Upper Manhattan, encompassing the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood, and often Harlem. A less famous and hectic area, and given the distance from Midtown, Upper Manhattan is often thought of as an outer borough, given the similarities the region has to the adjacent western section of the South Bronx. In fact, Manhattan stretches so far northward from Midtown that some in the southern parts of Manhattan jokingly refer to the Inwood neighborhood as "Upstate Manhattan," "Arctic Manhattan," or "NoFair" (short for "North of Fairway," Fairway being a popular supermarket at 132nd St. and the Hudson River). Traditionally, many New Yorkers have used the phrase ''The City'' when referring only to Manhattan, while referring to the other four boroughs as "outer boroughs". These terms are becoming less common, however, as more transplants from Manhattan continue to move into the other boroughs. === Manhattan neighborhoods === Manhattan is politically divided in 12 Community Boards : *1 : Tribeca and Lower Manhattan *2 : Greenwich Village, West Village, NoHo, SoHo, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy *3 : Tompkins Square, East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Two Bridges *4 : Clinton, Chelsea *5 : Midtown *6 : Stuyvesant Town, Tudor City, Turtle Bay, Peter Cooper Village, Murray Hill, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Sutton Place *7 : Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, and Lincoln Square *8 : Upper East Side, LenoxHill, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island *9 : Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights *10 : Harlem and Polo Grounds *11 : East Harlem and Harlem *12 : Inwood and Washington Heights As with all large cities, Manhattan consists of many distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character. ''See List of Manhattan neighborhoods'' == History == The name ''Manhattan'' ("''hilly island''" or "''place of intoxication''") is from the Algonquian languages of the earliest known inhabitants of the area. Legend has it that the island was purchased from the natives for $24 in beads and other such trinkets. The island was settled by the Netherlands in 1624. (See New Amsterdam; see also History of New York City.) New York County is named in honor of the Duke of York, later to become the Catholic James II of England, after whom the City and State of New York were also named. New York County was an original county of New York State, one of twelve created in 1683. At the time of creation of New York County, it was coextensive with Manhattan Island, and occupied the same area which it occupies today. In 1873, the western portion of the present Bronx County, New York was transferred to New York County, and in 1895 the remainder of the present Bronx County was transferred to New York County. In 1898, when New York City was constituted as five boroughs, the separate boroughs of Manhattan and of the Bronx were formed, though both remained within the single County of New York. In 1914, those parts of the then New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were constituted the new Bronx County, and New York County was reduced again to its present boundaries. == Law and government == Like the other counties which are contained within New York City, there is no county government, but county court (judicial) and some others such as the district attorney (public prosecutor) do exist. Each borough within New York City elects a borough president, but the office no longer carries any significant powers. (See New York City.) Manhattan is officially designated as the county seat of New York County. This is meaningless for all practical purposes because there are no other towns or cities in New York County, which is wholly contained within the City of New York. == Demographics == New York County is the most densely populated state county in the United States. As of the census of 2000, there are 1,537,195 people, 738,644 households, and 302,105 families residing in the county. The population density is 25,849.9/km² (66,940.1/mi²). There are 798,144 housing units at an average density of 13,421.8/km² (34,756.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 54.36% Race (U.S. census), 17.39% Race (U.S. census) or Race (U.S. census), 0.50% Race (U.S. census), 9.40% Race (U.S. census), 0.07% Race (U.S. census), 14.14% race (U.S. census), and 4.14% from two or more races. 27.18% of the population are Race (U.S. census) or Race (U.S. census) of any race. 45.8% of the population are Whites, not of Hispanic origins. A partial list of the specific European ancestry claimed by Manhattan residents is as follows (2000): *Irish : 7.48% *Italian : 7.10% *German : 6.63% *English : 5.43% According to an estimation by the Census Bureau, the population of New York county increased to 1,564,798 in 2003. Lower Manhattan (ie Manhattan south of Houston street) has a sharply different population than the rest of the borough. Indeed, to the census of 2000, the neighborhood was 41 percent Asian, 32 percent non-Hispanic white, 19 percent Hispanic and 6 percent black, and 43 percent of the inhabitants were immigrants. This can be explained by the demographic weight of Chinatown, which counts for 55% of the population of Lower Manhattan. There are 738,644 households out of which 17.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.2% are Marriage living together, 12.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 59.1% are non-families. 48.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.00 and the average family size is 2.99. In the county the population is spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 38.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.9 males. The median income for a household in the county is $47,030, and the median income for a family is $50,229. Males have a median income of $51,856 versus $45,712 for females. The per capita income for the county is $42,922. 20.0% of the population and 17.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.8% of those under the age of 18 and 18.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. == External links == *[http://www.lostnewyorkcity.com/ Randall's Lost New York City] * [http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000002.htm Letter of 1626 stating that Manhattan Island had been purchased for the value of 60 guilders (PD)] * [http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000006.htm Map of Mannados or Manhattan in 1661 (PD)] * [http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf NYC MTA Transit Bus Map of Manhattan] (Portable Document Format file) * [http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/8/4/13842/13842-h/13842-h.htm The Story of Manhattan], by Charles Hemstreet. 1901 publication from Project Gutenberg * [http://www.lodgephoto.com/galleries/usa/newyork/ Photographs of Manhattan] ===Maps, Streets, and Neighborhoods=== *[http://www.citidex.com/map/ CitiDex: New York Maps Index] *[http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&prev=%2Flanguage_tools&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insecula.com%2Fmusee%2FM0100.html/ Avenues, streets of Manhattan] *[http://www.hot-maps.de/north_america/usa/new_york/new_york/manhattan/homeen.html Interactive Manhattan Map] New York City Islands of New York City Manhattan New York counties ga:Manhattan la:Manhata
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Added list of neighborhoods. I propose we put neighborhoods under the city as in city/neighborhood, as some of these won't merit big entries and others (e.g., soho, financial district) are at least somewhat ambiguous with other cities. -User:K.lee :Subpages are deprecated. We'd need to have titles like "Soho (New York)" or "Inwood (Manhattan)". )"Inwood (New York City)" would do, but there's at least one other Inwood in the state, in Nassau County--I've stopped telling people I live in Inwood because then I have to explain that no, I don't live on the Island.) :I'm inclined to delink the neighborhoods for now, and just write short descriptions under the neighborhood headers. Any that get long or complicated can be pulled out. User:Vicki Rosenzweig ::And while I'm on the subject, does anyone not a real estate developer actually talk about "Nolita"?User:Vicki Rosenzweig :::Ha. Evidently the Times does (did you see the Magazine this past week?). As you can see from my history I haven't done much wikipedia-ing. This neighborhood-izing edit was part of my being Be_bold_in_updating_pages. The slash business was a bad idea, but I do think disambiguation will pay off in the long run. I am fixing the links to use something more readable like the Soho, London, England entry for now. -User:K.lee ---- Can we have defs for the meanings of "uptown" and "downtown", please? * Done. -- User:Cjmnyc 04:03, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC) == Difficult to understand the beginning sentences == "New York County and the Borough of Manhattan are coextensive. As a part of New York City, New York County contains no other political subdivisions." I have never been to New York, but I am doing my reading and hoping to go soon. I find the sentences in quotes above to be unintelligible. What does "coextensive" mean? Surely there is a reasonable word or phrase that can be used in place of "coextensive". Does the second sentence mean that the boundary of NY City is the same as the boundry of NY County? If not, what does it mean? Thanks, Don Bailey Denver March 14, 2004 *"New York County" and the "Borough of Manhattan" are separate political entities with identical borders. If that's any clearer
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