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Westchester County has 6 cities, 19 towns and 23 villages. Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U [1] The largest city is Yonkers. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in

Cities

The six cities in the county (in order of size) are:

Towns and Villages

The county has 19 towns. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U 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. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U 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 "unincorpated areas". Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U 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. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 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. Justice Courts are courts in New York State, that handle traffic tickets criminal matters small claims and local code violations such as Zoning.


The towns are listed as follows:

(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, <http://www.nysegov.com/citguide.cfm?context=citguide&content=munibycounty2&swis_county=55&showAll=true>. Somers is a town located in northeastern Westchester County, New York, United States. Heritage Hills is a hamlet (and census-designated place) (CDP located in the town of Somers in Westchester County New York. Lincolndale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) (CDP located in the town of Somers in Westchester County New York, United Shenorock is a hamlet (and census-designated place) (CDP located in the town of Somers in Westchester County New York. Somers is a town located in northeastern Westchester County, New York, United States. Somers is a town located in northeastern Westchester County, New York, United States. Granite Springs is a small Hamlet (place within the Town of Somers New York. Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the Suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan Crompond is a community and census-designated place (CDP located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County New York. Jefferson Valley is a census-designated place (CDP located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County New York. Lake Mohegan is a census-designated place (CDP located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States Shrub Oak is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County New York Yorktown Heights is a census-designated place (CDP in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the Suburbs of New York City about 38 miles north of midtown Manhattan Retrieved on 4 August 2007 


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