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Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County Courthouse Sept 09 — CC BY-SA 2.0, Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · source

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About Herkimer County

Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. Its county seat is Herkimer. The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part in the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.

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Herkimer County at a glance

County seat
Herkimer
Population
60,139 (2020)
Land area
1,458 sq mi
Founded
1791

Communities

Largest communities in Herkimer County

  1. German Flatts12,263
  2. Herkimer County seat9,566
  3. Ilion7,646
  4. Frankfort7,011
  5. Little Falls4,605

Background

History of Herkimer County

In 1791, Herkimer County was created as one of three counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Otsego and Tioga counties) as New York State was developed after the American Revolutionary War. Its area was much larger than the present county, however, and was reduced subsequently as more counties were organized. Part of Herkimer County was included in the Macomb's Purchase of 1791, during the wide-scale sale of public lands after the state forced Iroquois tribes allied with the British during the war to cede their territory. Suddenly the state was selling 5 million acres (20,000 km2) of land in upstate, central and western New York. In 1794, Onondaga County was split off from Herkimer County. This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, and included the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego counties.

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