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New York, NY The county and city of New York are of the same extent, comprising the whole of New York, or Manhattan Island, about 14 1/2 miles long, varying from half a mile to two miles in width; area 21 3/4 square miles, or 13,920 acres. It is bounded on the north and east by Haerlem and East rivers, south and west by the Hudson, or by New York bay and the state of New Jersey. The legal subdivisions of the county and city are wards, 19 in number, of various extent, according to local convenience. Agreeably to the charter of New York, its jurisdiction extends to the lands under the adjoining waters as far as to low water mark on the opposite sides. The compact part of the city is at the southern part of the island, and covers about one-sixth part of its surface. Its latitude and longitude, reckoned from the City Hall, were determined in 1817, by order of the corporation, as follows: N. lat. 40 degrees, 42' 43"; W. long. from Greenwich, England, 73 Degrees, 59' 46", and E. long, from the city of Washington 3 Degrees 1' 13". (Historical Collections of the State of New York, Past and Present, Barber, John, Warner, Clark Albien & Co. 1851)
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