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List of municipalities in New York
This is a list of municipalities in New York other than towns, which includes all 531 villages and 62 cities of New York. Of the total municipalities, 588 are non-town municipalities, while five are coterminous town-villages, villages that are coterminous with their town. At the time of the 2010 United States Census, the state of New York had 555 villages. Since then, one village was created (Mastic Beach in Suffolk County) and villages were dissolved (including Mastic Beach, after only seven years of incorporation ). Although still listed in the 2022 population estimates from the US Census, this includes the villages of South Nyack, New York (dissolved April 1, 2022), and Fort Johnson (dissolved December 31, 2023). Most municipalities in New York are located within a single town and county, but some municipalities are located in more than one town. Of those, there are two cities and eight villages located in more than one county:
Former villages
Listed below are former villages in the State of New York which either dissolved, consolidated or were acquired by another municipality between 1900 and 2023. To date during this period, there are a total of 66 villages that have chosen dissolution. A former village does have the option to re-incorporate in the future if the community chooses to do so. Unless otherwise specified, these communities are currently (or will be) considered census-designated places by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Extremes in size and population
The most populous and largest city by area in the state is by far New York City, home to 8,804,190 people and comprising just over 300 sqmi of land (468.87 sqmi including water). The least populous city is Sherrill, with just 3,071 inhabitants. The smallest city by area is Mechanicville, which covers 0.91 sqmi (of which 0.08 sqmi is water).
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