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Cortland County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 48,599
  • Year Organized: 1808
  • Area: 500 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Cortland
  • Main Industry: Manufacturing
  • County Legislators: 19
  • Colleges and Universities: 1
  • Communities: 21
  • 58 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 5

  • Named in honor of Pierre Van Cortlandt, the first lieutenant governor of New York, and president of the state’s first constitutional convention.
  • Home of the New York State Country Music.
  • Hall of Fame in Country Music Park.
  • Home of the 1890 House Museum and Center for Victorian Arts.
  • Home of the Lime Hollow Nature Center.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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