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New York
Motto: "Excelsior" - Latin - "Ever Upward!"
Nickames: "The Empire State" - "The Knickerbocker State"
Capital: Albany
Population: 19,190,115 (Estimate by the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 3rd in US State Population
Size: 330 miles long and 283 miles wide; covers 54,475 square miles - 27th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Rose
New York was named by the British in 1664 to honor the Duke of York and Albany, the brother of England's King Charles II. New York became the name of the state and Albany was given to the name of the city, which became its capital.
New York became a state on July 26, 1788. It was the 11th state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from New York are called "New Yorkers."
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