State of New York Flag Seal Nickname (s): The Empire State Motto (s): Excelsior (in Latin) Ever upward State song (s): "I Love New York '' Official language None Spoken languages English 69.6 % Spanish 15.1 % Chinese 3.1 % French 1.6 % Russian 1.2 % Italian 0.9 % Yiddish 0.7 % Hindi / Urdu 0.6 % Arabic 0.5 % Japanese 0.5 % Korean 0.5 % Demonym New Yorker Capital Albany Largest city New York City Largest metro Greater New York Area Ranked 27th Total 54,555 sq mi (141,300 km) Width 285 miles (455 km) Length 330 miles (530 km) % water 13.5 Latitude 40 ° 30 ′ N to 45 ° 1 ′ N Longitude 71 ° 51 ′ W to 79 ° 46 ′ W Population Ranked 4th Total 19,849,399 (2017 est.) Density 416.42 / sq mi (159 / km) Ranked 7th Median household income $58,005 (2016) (23rd) Elevation Highest point Mount Marcy 5,344 ft (1,629 m) Mean 1,000 ft (300 m) Lowest point Atlantic Ocean Sea level Admission to Union July 26, 1788 (11th) Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul (D) Legislature New York Legislature Upper house State Senate Lower house State Assembly U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D) Kirsten Gillibrand (D) U.S. House delegation 17 Democrats 9 Republicans 1 Vacant (list) Time zone Eastern: UTC - 5 / - 4 ISO 3166 US - NY Abbreviations NY, N.Y. Website www.ny.gov
when did new york became part of the united states
July 26, 1788