CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

for New Yorkshire

based on year 1980 census counts

(Total population = 17,557,288)

(34 districts -- ideal population = 516,390.8)

UPSTATE MAP 1980

(Click on districts 2 through 20 for more detail.)

# DISTRICT LOCATION TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION PERCENT HISPANIC PERCENT WHITE PERCENT BLACK PERCENT ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION METES & BOUNDS
1. Eastern Long Island 521,548 +1.00% 3.7% 94.1% 4.0% 0.9% In Suffolk county, Poospatuck & Shinnecock reservations, & Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton & Southold towns; & in Islip town, Bayport, Holbrook, Holtsville, Oakdale, Sayville & West Sayville From Sunrise highway; west on Veterans Memorial highway; north on Lakeland avenue; north on Smithtown avenue; west and north along Brookhaven-Smithtown town line; east through Long Island sound; east through Fishers Island sound; south through Block Island sound; west through Atlantic Ocean; north along Brookhaven-Islip town line; north across Great South Bay; north through Connetquot river; east on Sunrise highway.
2. Greenbelt & Huntington 523,059 +1.29% 5.8% 93.1% 4.4% 0.8% In Suffolk county, Huntington & Smithtown towns & in Islip town, Bay Shore, Bay Wood, Bohemia, Brentwood, Central Islip, East Islip, Edgewood, Great River, Great River Station, Hauppauge, Islandia, Islip, Islip Terrace, Lake Hills, Lakeland, North Bay Shore, North Great River, Ronkonkoma & South Holbrook From Lakeland avenue; east on Veterans Memorial highway; west on Sunrise highway; south through Connetquot river; west through Great South Bay; north along Brightwaters village line to exclude; west on Howells road; northwest on Bay Shore road; west on Southern State parkway; north along Babylon-Islip town line; west along Huntington-Babylon town line; north along Suffolk-Nassau county line; east through Long Island sound; south and east along Smithtown-Brookhaven town line; south on Smithtown avenue; south on Lakeland avenue.
3. Massapequa & Babylon & West Islip 523,384 +1.35% 2.8% 92.6% 5.9% 0.8% In Nassau county, in Oyster Bay town, Bayville, Centre Island, the Bethpages, Cove Neck, East Norwich, the Farmingdales, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Locust Valley, the Massapequas, Matinecock, Muttontown, Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay Cove, Plainedge, Plainview, Syosset, Upper Brookville, Woodbury, Hicksville (east of Cantiague Rock road) & Jericho (southeast of Cantiague Rock road & Jericho turnpike); in Suffolk county, Babylon town & in Islip town, Brightwaters, Fire Island, West Bay Shore & West Islip south of Southern State parkway From Cantiague Rock road; east on Jericho turnpike; north on East Norwich road; north along Muttontown-Brookville village line; west along Upper Brookville-Brookville village line; north along Upper Brookville-Old Brookville village line; north along Matinecock-Old Brookville village line; north along Matinecock village line to exclude; north along Oyster Bay town-Glen Cove city line; east through Long Island sound; south along Nassau-Suffolk county line; east along Babylon-Huntington town line; south along Islip-Babylon town line; east on Southern State parkway; southeast on Bay Shore road; east on Howells road; east on Brightwaters village line to include; east through Great South bay; south along Islip-Brookhaven town line; west through Atlantic ocean; northwest along Oyster Bay-Hempstead town line; north on Oyster Bay-North Hempstead town line; north on Cantiague Rock road
4. Levittown & Long Beach 524,747 +1.62% 4.1% 85.3% 12.5% 0.8% In Nassau county, Long Beach city & in Hempstead town, greater Baldwin, Bay Park, the Bellmores, East Meadow, East Rockaway, Freeport, Hempstead, greater Island Park, Lakeview, Levittown, Lido, the Merricks, Oceanside, Point Lookout, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Seaford, South Hempstead, Uniondale, greater Wantagh & West Hempstead From Southern State parkway; northeast on Dogwood avenue; north on Nassau boulevard; east on Hempstead turnpike; northeast on Cherry Valley avenue; east along Garden City village line to exclude; east along Hempstead-Garden City village line; north along Garden City village line to exclude; east on Stewart avenue; north on Merrick avenue; east along Hempstead-North Hempstead town line; southeast along Hempstead-Oyster Bay town line; west through Atlantic ocean; north along Long Beach city line to include; east through Reynolds channel; north through Broad channel; northwest through Nums channel; north through Hewlett bay; north through Thixton creek; north along Hewlett Harbor village line to exclude; northwest along East Rockaway-Hewlett Harbor village line; north along East Rockaway village line to include; northeast along East Rockaway-Lynbrook village line; north along Rockville Centre-Lynbrook village line; north along Rockville Centre village line to include; north along Rockville Centre-Lynbrook village line; north along Lynbrook village line to exclude; north along Malverne village line to exclude; northeast along Long Island railroad West Hempstead branch; west on Southern State parkway
5. Valley Stream & North Hempstead & Glen Cove 513,075 -0.64% 3.1% 93.5% 4.3% 1.4% In Nassau county, Glen Cove city & North Hempstead town, in Hempstead town, Atlantic Beach, the Belleroses, East Atlantic Beach, Elmont, the Five Towns, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Garden City, Garden City South, Lynbrook, Malverne, Near Westbury, New Hyde Park, South Floral Park, Stewart Manor & Valley Stream, & in Oyster Bay town, Brookville, Cantiague, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Greenvale, Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Roslyn Harbor, Sea Cliff & Jericho (north of Jericho turnpike) From Jericho turnpike; south on Cantiague Rock road; south along North Hempstead-Oyster Bay town line; west along North Hempstead-Hempstead town line; south on Merrick avenue; west on Stewart avenue; south along Garden City village line to include; west along Garden City-Hempstead village line; west along Garden City village line to include; southwest on Cherry Valley avenue; west on Hempstead turnpike; south on Nassau boulevard; southwest on Dogwood avenue; east on Southern State parkway; southwest on Long Island railroad West Hempstead branch; south on Malverne village line to include; south along Lynbrook village line to include; south along Lynbrook-Rockville Centre village line; south along Rockville Centre village line to exclude; south along Lynbrook-Rockville Centre village line; southwest along Lynbrook-East Rockaway village line; south along East Rockaway village line to exclude; southeast along Hewlett Harbor-East Rockaway village line; south along Hewlett Harbor village line; south through Thixton creek; south across Hewlett bay; southeast through Nums channel; south through Broad channel; west through Reynolds channel; south along Long Beach city line to exclude; west through Atlantic ocean; north along Nassau-Queens county line; east through Long Island sound; south along Glen Cove city-Oyster Bay town line; south along Matinecock village line to exclude; south along Old Brookville-Matinecock village line; south along Old Brookville-Upper Brookville village line; east along Brookville-Upper Brookville village line; southeast along Brookville-Muttontown village line; south on East Norwich road, west on Jericho turnpike.
6. Jamaica & Rockaway 516,850 +0.09% 10.5% 41.5% 52.2% 1.4% In Queens county, JFK airport & community districts 10, 12, 14 & 13 (south of Jamaica avenue, Springfield boulevard & Hillside avenue) From Hillside avenue; south on Springfield boulevard; east on Jamaica avenue; south along Queens-Nassau county line; west through Atlantic ocean; northeast along Queens-Kings county line; east along Queens community district 10-9 line; north along Queens community district 12-9 line; east along Queens community district 12-8 line; east on Hillside avenue.
7. Flushing 512,075 -0.84% 8.6% 85.6% 5.1% 6.3% In Queens county, Flushing Meadows-Corona park & community districts 7, 8, 11, 9 (east of Van Wyck expressway, Atlantic avenue, Lefferts boulevard, Richmond Hill avenue, Queens boulevard & Union turnpike) & 13 (north of Hillside avenue, Springfield boulevard & Jamaica avenue) From Jamaica avenue; north on Springfield boulevard; west on Hillside avenue; west along Queens community district 8-13 line; west along Queens community district 8-12 line; south along Queens community district 9-12 line; west on Atlantic avenue; north on Lefferts boulevard; north on Kew Gardens road; east on Richmond Hill avenue; northwest on Queens boulevard; east along Queens community district 9-6 line; north along Queens community district 6 line to exclude; north along Queens community district 4 line to exclude; north along Queens community district 3 line to exclude; east along Flushing Meadows-Corona park-LaGuardia airport line; north through Flushing bay; east through East river; southeast along Queens-Nassau county line; west on Jamaica avenue.
8. Newtown & Woodhaven & Hunters Point 513,667 -0.53% 15.0% 85.8% 1.4% 6.9% In Queens county, Forest park & Queens community districts 2, 5, 6, 4 (west of Junction boulevard) & 9 (west of Union turnpike, Queens boulevard, Richmond Hill avenue; Lefferts boulevard, Atlantic avenue & Van Wyck expressway) From Northern boulevard; south along Queens community district 2-3 line; east along Queens community district 4-3 line; south on Junction boulevard; east along Queens community district 6-4 line; south on along Queens community district 6 line; west along Queens community district 6-9 line; southeast on Queens boulevard; west on Richmond Hill avenue; south on Kew Gardens drive; south on Lefferts boulevard; east on Atlantic avenue; south along Queens community district 9-12 line; west along Queens community district 9-10; northwest along Queens-Kings county line; north along Queens-New York county line; east along Queens community district 2-1 line; east on Northern boulevard.
9. New Lots & Williamsburgh & Bedford & Bushwick 523,906 +1.46% 35.0% 35.3% 42.2% 1.2% In Kings county, Brooklyn community districts 1, 3, 4 & 5 From Jamaica bay; north along Brooklyn community district 5-18 line; north along Brooklyn community district 5-16 line; northwest along Brooklyn community district 4-16 line; south along along Brooklyn community district 3-16 line; west along Brooklyn community district 3-8 line; north along Brooklyn community district 3-2 line; along Brooklyn community district 1-2 line; north along Kings-New York county line; southeast along Kings-Queens county line; west through Jamaica bay.
10. Flatlands & Gravesend 518,605 +0.43% 5.4% 89.7% 6.3% 1.8% In Kings county, Brooklyn community districts 13, 15, 18 & 11 (south of 86th street, 20th avenue, 63rd street, Bay parkway & 65th street) From 86th street; northeast on 20th avenue; southeast on 63rd street; southwest on Bay parkway; southeast on 65th street; south on Dahill road; east on Avenue P; east along Brooklyn community district 15-12 line; east along Brooklyn community district 15-14 line; north along Brooklyn community district 18-14 line; east along Brooklyn community district 18-17 line; northeast along Brooklyn community district 18-16 line; southeast along along Brooklyn community district 18-5 line; east through Jamaica bay; southwest along Kings-Queens county line; west through Atlantic ocean; north through Lower New York bay; north along Brooklyn community district 11-10 line; southeast on 86th street.
11. Staten Island & Bay Ridge 515,162 +0.24% 4.9% 91.1% 5.2% 2.1% Richmond county & in Kings county, Brooklyn community districts 10 & 11 (between 63rd street & 86th street, west of 20th avenue) From 63rd street; southwest on 20th avenue; northwest on 86th street; southwest along Brooklyn community district 10-11 line; southwest on prolongation of Bay 8th street; southwest through Lower New York bay; west through Raritan bay; north through Arthur kill; east through Newark bay; east through Kill Van Kull; east across The Narrows; east along Brooklyn community district 10-7 line; along Brooklyn community district 10-12 line; south along Brooklyn community district 10-11 line; southeast on 63rd street.
12. Borough Park & Midwood & Gowanus 518,323 +0.37% 22.4% 70.3% 14.3% 3.3% In Kings county, Prospect park & Brooklyn community districts 6, 7, 12, 14 & 11 (northeast of 65th street, Bay parkway & 63rd street) From Avenue P; north on Dahill road; northwest on 65th street; northeast on Bay parkway; northwest on 63rd street; northeast along Brooklyn community district 11-10 line; northwest along Brooklyn community district 12-10 line; west along Brooklyn community district 7-10 line; north through Upper New York bay; northeast along Kings-New York county line; east along Brooklyn community district 6-2 line; south along Brooklyn community district 6-8 line; southeast along Brooklyn community district 8 line to exclude; south along Brooklyn community district 9 line to exclude; east along along Brooklyn community district 14-9 line; south along along Brooklyn community district 14-17 line; south along Brooklyn community district 14-18 line; west along along Brooklyn community district 14-15 line; west along along Brooklyn community district 12-15 line; west on Avenue P.
13. Farragut & Crown Heights & Brownsville 507,061 -1.81% 11.5% 15.6% 76.7% 1.2% In Kings county, Brooklyn community districts 2, 8, 9, 16 & 17 From Kings-New York county line; south along Brooklyn community district 2-1 line; south along Brooklyn community district 2-3 line; east along Brooklyn community district 8-3 line; north along Brooklyn community district 16-3 line; southeast along Brooklyn community district 16-4 line; south along Brooklyn community district 16-5 line; southwest along Brooklyn community district 16-18 line; along Brooklyn community district 17-18 line; north along Brooklyn community district 17-14 line; west along Brooklyn community district 9-14 line; north along Brooklyn community district 9 line to include; northwest along Brooklyn community district 8 line to include; north along Brooklyn community district 8-6 line to include; west along Brooklyn community district 2-6 line; northeast along Kings-New York county line.
14. Lower & Midtown Manhattan 507,071 -1.80% 18.9% 72.5% 7.0% 10.8% In New York county, Manhattan community districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 south on Central Park west; east on Central Park south; east along Manhattan community district 5-8 line; east along Manhattan community district 6-8 line; south along New York-Queens county line; southwest along New York-Kings county line; north through Hudson river; east along Manhattan community district 4-7 line.
15. West Side & East Side & Ravenswood 524,559 +1.58% 14.0% 81.3% 9.0% 3.0% In New York county, Central park & Manhattan community districts 7 & 8; & in Queens county, Queens community district 1 (southwest of Main Avenue, Astoria boulevard, Brooklyn-Queens expressway west, Hobart street, 51st street & Northern boulevard) From Main avenue; east on Astoria boulevard; southeast on Brooklyn-Queens expressway west; southwest on Hobart street; south on 54th street; southwest on 51st street; west on Northern boulevard; west along Queens community district 1-2 line; north along New York-Queens county line; west along Manhattan community district 8-6 line; west along Manhattan community district 8-5 line; west on Central Park south; north on Central Park west; west along Manhattan community district 7-4 line; north through Hudson river; east along Manhattan community district 7-9 line; east along Manhattan community district 7-10 line; east on Central Park north; south on Fifth avenue; east along Manhattan community district 8-11 line; north along New York-Queens county line; east on Main avenue.
16. Harlem & Washington Heights & Manhattanville 509,549 +1.33% 36.9% 26.4% 46.6% 6.6% In New York county, Bronx community districts 7 & 8, & Manhattan community districts 9, 10, 11 & 12 From Fifth avenue; west on Central Park north; west along Manhattan community district 10-7 line; west along Manhattan community district 9-7 line; north through Hudson river; east & south along New York-Bronx county line; south along New York-Queens county line; west along along Manhattan community district 11-8 line; north on Fifth avenue.
17. South Bronx & Jackson Heights 521,649 +1.02% 40.0% 41.7% 34.0% 2.7% In Bronx county, Queens community district 1 & Bronx community districts 1, 2, 3 & 4; & in Queens county, LaGuardia airport & Queens community districts 3, 1 (northeast of 51st street, Hobart street, Brooklyn-Queens expressway west, Astoria boulevard, and Main avenue) & 4 (east of Junction boulevard) From 51st street; north on 54th street; northeast on Hobart street; northwest on Brooklyn-Queens expressway west; west on Astoria boulevard; west on Main avenue; northeast along Queens-New York county line; north along Bronx-New York county line; east along Bronx community district 4-5 line; east along Bronx community district 3-6; south along Bronx community district 3-9 line; southeast along Bronx community district 2-9 line; southeast through Bronx river; southwest through East river; south through Flushing bay; west along LaGuardia airport-Flushing Meadow-Corona park line; south along Queens community district 3 line to include; south along Queens community district 4 line to exclude; west along Queens community district 6-4 line; north on Junction boulevard; west along Queens community district 4-3; north along Queens community district 3-2 line; west along Queens community district 1-2 line; north on 51st street.
18. Williamsbridge & Kingsbridge & Fordham 509,349 -1.36% 30.7% 48.4% 31.4% 1.8% In Bronx county, Bronx & Van Cortlandt parks & Bronx community districts 5, 6, 7, 8 & 12 (west of Hutchinson river) From Hutchinson river; south along Bronx community district 12-10 line; west along Bronx community district 12-11 line; south along along Bronx community district 11 line to exclude; south along Bronx community district 6-11 line; west along Bronx community district 6-9 line; west along Bronx community district 6-3 line; west along Bronx community district 5-4 line; north & west along Bronx-New York county line; north through Hudson river; east along Bronx-Westchester county line; south through Hutchinson river.
19. Unionport & Throggs Neck & New Rochelle 523,689 +1.41% 19.9% 65.9% 23.0% 1.1% In Bronx county, Pelham Bay park & Bronx community districts 9, 10, 11 & 12 (east of Hutchinson river); & in Westchester county, Mount Vernon & New Rochelle cities & Pelham town From Hutchinson river; west along Westchester-Bronx county line; north along Mount Vernon-Yonkers city line; east along Mount Vernon city-Eastchester town line; north along New Rochelle city-Eastchester town line; east along New Rochelle city-Scarsdale town line; southeast on New Rochelle city-Mamaroneck town line; southwest through Long Island sound; west through East river; northwest through Bronx river; northwest along Bronx community district 9-2 line; north along Bronx community district 9-3 line; east along Bronx community district 9-6 line; north along Bronx community district 11-6 line; north along Bronx community district 11 line to include; east along Bronx community district 11-12 line; north along Bronx community district 10-12 line; north through Hutchinson river.
20. Yonkers & Greenburgh & Rye 520,869 +0.87% 6.2% 86.4% 9.2% 2.1% In Westchester county, Rye, White Plains & Yonkers cities & Eastchester, Greenburgh, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Mount Pleasant, Rye & Scarsdale towns
21. Taconic & Ossining 517,493 +0.21% 2.6% 92.3% 5.6% 1.0% Dutchess & Putnam counties; & in Westchester county, Peekskill city & Bedford, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining, Pound Ridge, Somers & Yorktown towns
22. Palisades 519,133 +0.53% 4.4% 90.5% 6.6% 1.1% Orange & Rockland counties
23. Catskills & Broome County 524,753 +1.62% 1.9% 95.5% 3.0% 0.6% Broome, Delaware, Greene, Sullivan & Ulster counties
24. Capital District & Leatherstocking 524,640 +1.60% 1.0% 94.1% 4.6% 0.7% Albany, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie counties
25. Upper Hudson Valley & Rensselaer County & Columbia County 511,037 -1.04% 0.8% 97.5% 1.7% 0.3% Columbia, Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren & Washington counties
26. Thousand Islands & Mohawk Valley 508,424 -1.54% 0.9% 98.0% 0.7% 0.3% Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Montgomery & St. Lawrence counties
27. Mid-York 506,896 -1.84% 0.8% 97.4% 1.8% 0.3% Chenango, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Oswego counties
28. Onondaga County 512,144 -0.82% 1.0% 92.3% 5.9% 0.6% Cortland & Onondaga counties
29. Finger Lakes 520,814 +0.86% 0.9% 96.7% 2.0% 0.6% Cayuga, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne & Yates counties
30. Rochester 514,999 -0.27% 2.9% 84.3% 12.8% 0.8% In Monroe county, Rochester city & Brighton, Gates, Greece, Irondequoit, Parma, Penfield & Webster towns
31. Nioga 512,236 -0.80% 0.8% 94.9% 3.7% 0.4% Genessee, Niagara & Orleans counties & in Monroe county, Chili, Clarkson, East Rochester, Hamlin, Henrietta, Mendon, Ogden, Perinton, Pittsford, Riga, Rush, Sweden & Wheatland towns
32. Buffalo 507,303 -1.76% 2.2% 78.3% 19.3% 0.4% In Erie county, Buffalo, Lackawanna & Tonawanda cities & Grand Island & Tonawanda towns
33. Outer Erie County 508,169 -1.59% 0.6% 97.6% 0.7% 0.7% In Erie county, Cattaraugus & Tonawanda reservations & Alden, Amherst, Aurora, Boston, Brant, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Colden, Collins, Concord, Eden, Elma, Evans, Hamburg, Holland, Lancaster, Marilla, Newstead, North Collins, Orchard Park, Sardinia, Wales & West Seneca towns
34. Southern Tier 521,050 +0.90% 0.3% 97.1% 1.6% 0.3% Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Steuben & Wyoming counties
# DISTRICT LOCATION TOTAL POPULATION DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION PERCENT HISPANIC PERCENT WHITE PERCENT BLACK PERCENT ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION METES & BOUNDS


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