Municipalities in Westchester County

Westchester County, New York, has 6 cities, 19 towns and 23 villages.[1]

Cities

Municipalities in Westchester County. New York

The six cities in the county are:[2]

NamePopulationArea (mi2)Density
(Pop. per mi2)
Founded/first
incorporated
Notes
Yonkers195,97620.310,818.21646 / 18544th largest city in New York State
New Rochelle77,06213.26,973.51688 / 18997th largest city in New York State
Mount Vernon67,2924.415,2881664 / 18538th largest city in New York State
White Plains56,8539.95,820172111th largest city in New York State, also Westchester County seat
Peekskill23,5835.55,189.71684 / 181629th largest city in New York State
Rye15,72020.02,7101660 / 190437th largest city in New York State, also the name of a town

Towns and villages

The county has 19 towns. Any land area in the county that is not contained in one of the cities is in a town. A town may contain zero, one or multiple villages. The towns of Harrison, Mount Kisco, and Scarsdale are coterminous with the village of the same name. Two villages are split between two towns - Briarcliff Manor crosses the border between Ossining town and Mount Pleasant, and Mamaroneck village straddles the boundary between Mamaroneck town and Rye town.

With the exception of the towns of Rye, Pelham, Harrison, Mount Kisco, and Scarsdale, all the towns contain area and residents which do not belong to any village. These areas may contain communities referred to as hamlets, or "unincorporated areas". Hamlets have no legal status and depend upon the town for all municipal government and services. There are also areas called census-designated places (CDPs), which are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. A CDP may or may not correspond to a hamlet.

Because some municipalities have the same name, it is often necessary to indicate whether one is referring to the city, town, village, or hamlet. For example, the town of Rye is completely separate from the city of Rye. Pelham is the name of a town and also of a village in the town. The village of Mamaroneck is located partially in the town of Mamaroneck and partially in the town of Rye, but has nothing to do with the city of Rye.

All of the towns have justice courts, and some of the villages do as well.

The towns are listed as follows:[3]

(The list of towns, villages, and CDPs is complete. The listing of additional communities should not be considered complete.)


References

  1. Municipality Websites Listed By County, retrieved 2007-08-04
  2. "American Community Survey Municipal Profiles". Westchester County Government: Department of Planning. December 4, 2012.
  3. "American Community Survey Municipal Profiles". Westchester County Government: Department of Planning. December 4, 2012.

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