Boundary Lines For Project In Queens
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On November 1, 1683, Queens officially became a county and emerged for the first time as a geographical entity. It was named in honor of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II. The county consisted of the areas that are now Queens and Nassau counties.
It was an original county of New York State, one of twelve created on November 1, 1683. The county is presumed to have been named after Catherine of Braganza, since she was queen of England at the time (she was Portugal's royal princess Catarina, daughter of King John IV of Portugal).
Queens is nicknamed “The World's Borough” as a reflection of its status as the most diverse county in the US. In fact, ing to the recent U.S. Census, 47.2% of its population was born outside the US.
Named for the Jameco (or Yamecah) Indians, who were part of the Algonquin nation, and lived on the northern shore of Jamaica Bay and along Beaver Stream and Beaver Pond.
“The World's Borough” With 91 distinct neighborhoods, Queens residents are said to speak 130 languages—Spanish, Russian, Korean, Greek, Urdu, and Tagalog, to start—and represent over 120 countries.
Located in eastern Queens, Queens Village is a historic neighborhood that has been around since the early 17th century when Dutch colonists first settled in the area. Originally, the neighborhood was mostly farmland, and it wasn't until the mid 19th century that people began building homes.
It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn and by Nassau County to its east, and shares maritime borders with the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as with New Jersey. Queens is the most linguistically and ethnically diverse place in the world.
