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The North Country (french: Pays du Nord) is the northernmost region of the U.S. state of 
The term "North Country" was first widely popularized within New York by the 1900 novel '' Eben Holden'' by
According to the Empire State Development Corporation, the North Country encompasses the following seven counties:
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Development Authority of the North Country website
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Hudson River-Black River Regulating District website
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New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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, bordered by Lake Champlain
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to the east, the Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains (; a-də-RÄN-dak) form a massif in northeastern New York with boundaries that correspond roughly to those of Adirondack Park. They cover about 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2). The mountains form a roughly circular ...
and the Upper Capital District
A capital district, capital region or capital territory is normally a specially designated administrative division where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in a federal model of government, no state or territory has any poli ...
to the south, the Mohawk Valley region to the southwest, the Canadian border to the north, and Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border sp ...
and the Saint Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway (french: la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent) is a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of North Ameri ...
to the west. A mostly rural area, the North Country includes seven counties. Fort Drum, a U.S. Army base, is also located in the North Country, as is the Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
. As of 2009, the population of the region was 429,092.
The term "North Country" was first widely popularized within New York by the 1900 novel '' Eben Holden'' by Irving Bacheller
Addison Irving Bacheller (September 26, 1859 – February 24, 1950) was an American journalist and writer. He founded the first modern newspaper syndicate in the United States.
Birth and education
Born in Pierrepont, New York, Irving Bacheller ...
.
Counties
According to the Empire State Development Corporation, the North Country encompasses the following seven counties:
*Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
**Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, s ...
* Essex County
* Franklin County
* Hamilton County
* Jefferson County
* Lewis County
* St. Lawrence County
However, according to the Adirondack North Country Association, the North Country consists of 14 counties; those listed above and the following:
* Fulton County
* Herkimer County
* Oneida County
* Oswego County
* Saratoga County
* Warren County
* Washington County
These are all counties in which part of Adirondack State Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park' ...
resides.
Herb Hallas summarizes both views:
See also
*Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
* Ausable Chasm
* Fort Drum
* Thousand Islands
* Upstate New York
Upstate New York is a geographic region consisting of the area of New York (state), New York State that lies north and northwest of the New York metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area. Although the precise boundary is debated, Upsta ...
* Lake George
References
External links
*Development Authority of the North Country website
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New York state public benefit corporation
New York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials, overseeing both publicly operated and privately operated systems. Public-benefit nonprofit ...
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District website
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New York state public benefit corporation
New York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials, overseeing both publicly operated and privately operated systems. Public-benefit nonprofit ...
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Regions of New York (state)
Upstate New York