New York County, New York - Manhattan, Roosevelt Island, Ellis Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, Marble Hill, Manhattan (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Manhattan, Roosevelt Island, Ellis Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, Marble Hill, Manhattan, Randall's Island, Fort Jay, Fort Columbus, Wards Island, U Thant Island, International House of New York, Mill Rock, Schermerhorn Row Block, Park Avenue Houses, New York Public Library, Yorkville Branch, R. C. Williams Warehouse, Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House, New York School of Applied Design, Germania Life Insurance Company Building, Osborne Apartments, Schinasi House, New York Savings Bank, Gouverneur Hospital, W. O. Decker, Seville Hotel, Delta Psi, Alpha Chapter, Lilac, United States Lighthouse Tender, Fort Wood. Excerpt: Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York. The borough and county consist of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, part of Ellis Island, Mill Rock, and U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a very small area on the mainland bordering the Bronx. The original city of New York began at the southern end of Manhattan, expanded northwards, and then between 1874 and 1898, annexed land from surrounding counties. The County of New York is the most densely populated county in the United States, and one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with a 2008 population of 1,634,795 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.47 km ), or 71,201 residents per square mile (27,485/km ). It is also one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, with a 2005 personal income per capita above $100,000. Manhattan is the third-largest of New York's five borough...