Tompkins County, New York - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tompkins County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, 105,740 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. Groton City is a ghost town.

Tompkins County has three colleges and universities: Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins-Cortland Community College.

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  1. "QuickFacts: Tompkins County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.