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General Information
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- Founded: 1613 (incorporated, 1898)
- Head Official: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (R)
(since 2002)
- City Population
- 1980: 7,071,639
- 1990: 7,322,564
- 2000: 8,008,278
- 2004 estimate: 8,104,079
- Percent change, 1990-2000: 9.36%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (State rank: 1st)
- U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (State rank: 1st)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (State rank: 1st)
- Metropolitan Area Population (PMSA)
- 1980: 8,275,000
- 1990: 8,546,846
- 2000: 9,314,235
- Percent change, 1990-2000: 8.98%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (CMSA)
- U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (PMSA)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (PMSA)
- Area: 303 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: 50 to 800 feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 54.91° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 42.6 inches of
total precipitation; 26.5 inches of snow
- Major Economic Sectors: Education and health
services; trade, transportation and utilities; government;
professional and business services; financial services;
leisure and hospitality
- Unemployment Rate: 4.5% (April 2005)
- Per Capita Income: $22,402 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 250,630
- Major Colleges and Universities: City University
of New
- York (several branches); CUNY John Jay College of
Criminal Justice; Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; State
University of New York's Downstate Medical Center and
Maritime College; New York University; Columbia University;
Juilliard School
- Daily Newspapers: The New York Times; New York
Daily News; The New York Post; Newsday
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