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The Bronx is New York City 's northernmost borough. It is the only one of the city's five boroughs situated on the United States mainland rather than on an island. As of 2005, the United States Census Bureau estimated that the borough's population was 1,357,589. [1]

The borough of the Bronx is coterminous with Bronx County. Although commonly known as "The Bronx" [2], the official county name does not include the definite article ("The").

Named for Jonas Bronck, a Swedish sea captain and 1641 resident whose 500- acre (2 km ) farm between the Harlem River and the Aquahung [3] comprises part of the modern borough, the Bronx is the fourth most populous of New York City's five boroughs. Bronx County is the fifth most populous county in the New York Metropolitan Area.

The Bronx was called Rananchqua [3] by the native Siwanoy [4] band of Lenape, and was divided by the "Aquahung" river, now known as the Bronx River. The land was first settled by Europeans in 1639, when Jonas Bronck, for whom the area was later named, established a farm along the Harlem River in the area now known as the Mott Haven section. The Dutch and English settlers referred to the area as "Bronck's Land". [5]

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