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Cortland County is a county located in the U. S. state of New York, named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state.
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As of the 2010 census, the population of Cortland County was 49, 336.
What was to become Cortland County remained within Indian territory until the American Revolution.
To encourage settlement in the upstate isolated wilderness, the State constructed a road from Oxford through Cortland County to Cayuga Lake in 1792-94.
When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Cortland County was part of Albany County, which encompassed the northern part of New York State and all of the present State of Vermont, as well as indeterminate territory to west.
On March 12, 1772, present day Cortland County became part of Tryon County, named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New York.
Present day Cortland County became part of Herkimer County in 1791, then became a part of Onondaga County when it split from Herkimer in 1794.
Cortland County was formed by the splitting of Onondaga County in 1808.
Thus, Cortland County was created from the southern half of Onondaga County as part of the Boston Ten Towns on April 8, 1808, and was named in honor of the Pierre Van Cortlandt family-Pierre, Sr. having been the first lieutenant governor of the state.
It was raised in 1861 primarily from Cortland County and the surrounding areas ( about a third of the men were from the Cherry Valley area ).
Cortland County is a Republican leaning county but Democrats have come very close to winning it in the past.
In 2000 Al Gore lost Cortland County by only about 1 %.
The last Democrat to win a majority in Cortland County prior to Obama was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Cortland County is somewhat to the west of the center of New York State, south of Syracuse and north of Binghamton.
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Cortland County, New York
* Cortland County official website
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The county seat is Cortland.
The Cortland apple is named for the county.
Today, Cortland county is noted for the production of CNC milling machines ; hospitality supplies ; medical instruments and components ; textiles ; electrical components ; plastic consumer goods ; components for NASA and a variety of other goods and services.
Cortland County's lawmaking body is the legislature which consists of 19 members.
The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College.
Cortland is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.
Cortland is located at ( 40. 507005 ,-96. 706841 ).
The east town line is the border of Chenango County and the north town line is the border of Cortland County.
The south town line is the border of Tompkins County and the east town line is the border of Cortland County.
The Town of Groton in Tompkins County is on the south and the Town of Homer in Cortland County is on the east.
The west town line is the border of Cortland County.
The north town line is the border of Madison County, and the west town line is the border of Cortland County.
The west town line is the border of Cortland County.
The west town line is the border of Broome County and Cortland County.
Cincinnatus is a town in Cortland County, New York, U. S. The population was 1, 056 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Cincinnatus is in the eastern part of the county and is east of the City of Cortland.
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The State University College at Cortland and Tompkins Cortland Community College are located in the county.
The city of Cortland itself the largest city in the county leans Democratic.
This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego Counties.
This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, and included the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego counties.
This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego Counties.
This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego Counties.
This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego Counties.
This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present Cayuga, Cortland, and part of Oswego Counties.
The Town of Cortlandville surrounds the City of Cortland and is at the western border of the county.
The Town of Freetown is in the southeast part of the county and is southeast of the City of Cortland.
The Town of Solon is in the center of the county, east of the City of Cortland.
The town is in the eastern part of the county and is east of the City of Cortland.
The Town of Truxton is in the northeast part of the county, northeast of the City of Cortland.
The Town of Willet is in the southeast part of the county, southeast of the City of Cortland.
The town is on the south border of the county and is southeast of Cortland.
Upon crossing the county line, NY 13 enters the village of DeRuyter as Cortland Street.
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