DESCRIPTION
OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
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LOCATION AND POPULATION OF THE CITY.
New York City, the principal city of the State of New York,
and in population, wealth, and commerce, the largest city in
the United States, deserves to be denominated the London of
America. It is 86 miles north-east of Philadelphia, 210 miles j>
south-west of Boston, 225 miles north-east of Washington,
670 miles north-east of Charleston, 145 miles south of Albany,
372 miles south of Montreal, and 1370 miles north-east of
New Orleans.
The compact part of the city is situated on the south end
of New York or Manhattan island, at the confluence of Hudson or North river, with a strait called East river, which connects Long Island Sound with the harbor of New York. The
chartered limits of the city embrace the whole island, which
comprises the whole of the county. The island extends from
the Battery, on the south point of the island, 13 1-3 miles to
Kingsbridge, in its north part; and has an average breadth of
1 mile and three-fifths. The greatest breadth is on the line of
88th street, where its breadth is about 2 1-3 miles; and it contains about 14,000 acres. It is connected with the main land J
on the north by three bridges, Harlem bridge, Macombe's ?
bridge, and King's bridge. }
The Population, in 1790, was 33,131; in 1800,60,489; in i
1810, 96,373; in 1820, 123,706; in 1830, 202,589; in 1840, )
312,710; of which there were employed in commerce, 11,365;
in manufactures and trades, 43,390; in navigating the ocean, J
2,786; do. rivers and canals, 716; and engaged in the learned $
professions, 2,929. j>
There are not more than five or six cities in Europe more \
populous than New York, viz., London, Paris, Constantinople, j
St. Petersburgh, Naples, and perhaps Vienna.
DESCRIPTION
OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
<
LOCATION AND POPULATION OF THE CITY.
New York City, the principal city of the State of New York,
and in population, wealth, and commerce, the largest city in
the United States, deserves to be denominated the London of
America. It is 86 miles north-east of Philadelphia, 210 miles j>
south-west of Boston, 225 miles north-east of Washington,
670 miles north-east of Charleston, 145 miles south of Albany,
372 miles south of Montreal, and 1370 miles north-east of
New Orleans.
The compact part of the city is situated on the south end
of New York or Manhattan island, at the confluence of Hudson or North river, with a strait called East river, which connects Long Island Sound with the harbor of New York. The
chartered limits of the city embrace the whole island, which
comprises the whole of the county. The island extends from
the Battery, on the south point of the island, 13 1-3 miles to
Kingsbridge, in its north part; and has an average breadth of
1 mile and three-fifths. The greatest breadth is on the line of
88th street, where its breadth is about 2 1-3 miles; and it contains about 14,000 acres. It is connected with the main land J
on the north by three bridges, Harlem bridge, Macombe's ?
bridge, and King's bridge. }
The Population, in 1790, was 33,131; in 1800,60,489; in i
1810, 96,373; in 1820, 123,706; in 1830, 202,589; in 1840, )
312,710; of which there were employed in commerce, 11,365;
in manufactures and trades, 43,390; in navigating the ocean, J
2,786; do. rivers and canals, 716; and engaged in the learned $
professions, 2,929. j>
There are not more than five or six cities in Europe more \
populous than New York, viz., London, Paris, Constantinople, j
St. Petersburgh, Naples, and perhaps Vienna.
