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Yates County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 24,621
  • Year Organized: 1823
  • Area: 338 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Penn Yan
  • Main Industry: Manufacturing
  • County Legislators: 14
  • Colleges and Universities: 1
  • State Parks: 2
  • School Districts: 2
  • Communities: 17
  • 15 Uniformed Police Officers

  • Named in honor of Governor Joseph C. Yates, who approved the act that established the county.
  • Home to 24 wineries and situated in the Finger Lakes “Wine Country,” Yates is the largest wine grape growing county outside of California.
  • Home of the Garrett Memorial Chapel and the Robert Green Ingersoll museum.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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