Schuyler County
Also known as Schuyler County, New York, Schuyler County, NY
county in New York, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Named after
- Philip Schuyler
- Seat
- Watkins Glen
- Largest community
- Watkins Glen
- Total
- 342 sq mi (890 km )
- Land
- 328 sq mi (850 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 4.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,924
- Density
- 54.5/sq mi (21.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
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Schuyler County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,898, making it the second-least populous county in New York. The county seat is the village of Watkins Glen. The name is in honor of General Philip Schuyler, one of the four major generals in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. The county is part of the Southern Tier region of the state.
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