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Nassau County, New York | |
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| County of New York State | |
| County of Nassau | |
 Hempstead House, part of Sands Point Preserve | |
 Location within New York | |
 New York's location within the U.S. | |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Named for | William of Nassau |
| Seat | Mineola |
| Largest town | Hempstead |
| Area | |
| • Total | 453 sq mi (1,173 km2) |
| • Land | 285 sq mi (738 km2) |
| • Water | 169 sq mi (438 km2), 37% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2017) | 1,369,514 |
| • Density | 4,805.3/sq mi (1,855.3/km2) |
| Congressional districts | 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC−5/−4 |
| Website | www.nassaucountyny.gov |
Footnotes: Population is 2015 Census estimate. | |
Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan area east of New York City and west of Suffolk County, in the U.S. state of New York. In 2000, 1,334,544 people lived there. It and Suffolk County are together referred to as Long Island. Until 1899 Nassau County was part of Queens County. Along with Suffolk, it was named the safest county in the United States in 2005 by Forbes magazine.
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