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Yates County, New York
Yates County Courthouse, Penn Yan NY 01 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Shuvaev · source

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About Yates County

Yates County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 24,774, making it the third-least populous county in New York. The county seat is Penn Yan. The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Governor of New York signed the act establishing the county. The county is part of the Finger Lakes region of the state.

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Facts

Yates County at a glance

County seat
Penn Yan
Population
24,774 (2020)
Land area
376 sq mi
Founded
1823

Communities

Largest communities in Yates County

  1. Milo6,803
  2. Penn Yan County seat5,056
  3. Jerusalem4,405
  4. Starkey3,407
  5. Benton2,985

Background

History of Yates County

In 1790 the Public Universal Friend and their society moved to the area from their original base in Rhode Island, forming a community at New Jerusalem, south west of Penn Yan, where The Friend's house can still be seen. In 1974 a new Mennonite settlement was started in Yates County. It grew quickly and steadily and with a population of more than 3,000 in 2015 it was almost as large as the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania settlement.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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