The Bronx
Appearance
The Bronx
Bronx County, New York | |
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Motto(s): Ne cede malis – "Yield Not To Evil" (lit. "Yield Not to Evil Things") | |
Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W / 40.83722°N 73.88611°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | New York |
County | Bronx (Coterminous) |
City | New York City |
Borough created | 1898 (County in 1914) |
Named for | Jonas Bronck |
Government | |
• Type | Borough (New York City) |
• Borough President | Vanessa Gibson (D) – (Borough of the Bronx) |
• District Attorney | Darcel Clark – (Bronx County) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.37 sq mi (148.59 km2) |
• Land | 42.17 sq mi (109.22 km2) |
• Water | 15.20 sq mi (39.36 km2) |
Highest elevation | 280 ft (90 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 1,472,654 |
• Density | 34,920/sq mi (13,480/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code format | 104xx |
Area code(s) | 718, 347, 929, 917 |
Website | Official website of the Bronx Borough President |
The Bronx is the northern part of New York City, United States. It is the only borough of New York City not on an island. The name came from Bronck's Farms, owned by a settler called Jonas Bronck. The Bronx was once the southern part of Westchester County, but is now one of the five boroughs of New York City as well as a county in New York State called Bronx County. The Bronx River flows south out of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, New York, through the middle of The Bronx, and into Long Island Sound.[source?]
Two places to visit in The Bronx are the Bronx Zoo and the Yankee Stadium, where the New York Yankees baseball team plays.[source?]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ ""P1: TOTAL POPULATION"". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Media related to The Bronx, New York City at Wikimedia Commons
- Bronx travel guide from Wikivoyage
- I Love The Bronx
- The Bronx Zoo
- The New York Botanical Garden
- Wave Hill: New York Public Garden and Cultural Center
- Arthur Avenue (Little Italy)