Genesee County | |
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Coordinates: 43°00′N 78°11′W / 43°N 78.19°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Founded | March 1803 |
Seat | Batavia |
Largest city | Batavia |
Area | |
• Total | 495 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
• Land | 493 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
• Water | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) 0.5% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 58,388[1] |
• Density | 118.4/sq mi (45.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 24th |
Website | www |
Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,388.[2] Its county seat is Batavia.[3] Its name is from the Seneca word Gen-nis'-hee-yo, meaning "the Beautiful Valley".[4] The county was created in 1802 and organized in 1803.[5]
Genesee County comprises the Batavia, NY micropolitan statistical area, which is also in the Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY combined statistical area. It is in Western New York. It is the namesake of Genesee County, Michigan; that is, the Michigan county was named for Genesee County, New York.