Tioga County, New York
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Tioga County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of New York |
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 New York's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1791 | |
| Seat | Owego | |
| Largest village | Waverly | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 523 sq mi (1,355 km2) | |
| • Land | 519 sq mi (1,344 km2) | |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2), 0.8% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 51,125 | |
| • Density | 99/sq mi (38/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 22nd, 23rd | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Tioga County /taɪˈoʊɡə/ is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,125. Its county seat is Owego. Its name derives from an American Indian word meaning "at the forks", describing a meeting place.
Tioga County is part of the Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1789, Montgomery County was reduced in size by the splitting-off of Ontario County. The actual area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, also including the present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and part of Schuyler and Wayne counties.
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