The Bronx

The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. It is coterminous with Bronx County of the State of New York. It is the northernmost and only borough of New York City on the North American mainland, located south of Westchester County. It also includes several small islands in the East River and Long Island Sound. {{GR|6}}. The Harlem River separates The Bronx from the island of Manhattan.

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Borough - New York City - United States - New York - North American - Westchester County - East River - Long Island Sound - Harlem River - Manhattan

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The Bronx takes its name from Bronck's Farms, after an early settler (1641) in the area, Swedish immigrant Jonas Bronck, whose 500 acre (2 km²) farm lay between the Harlem River and the Aquahung, which now bears his name. The borough's name is officially The Bronx, but the county's name is officially just Bronx, without the definite article. According to a 2003 census estimate, the population of Bronx County was approximately 1,363,198.

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1641 - Jonas Bronck - Acre - Aquahung - 2003 - Census

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