As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226, reflecting an increase of 12,177 (+2.5%) from the 489,049 counted in the 2000 Census, retaining its position as the state's ninth-most populous county. As of 2014, the county's Census-estimated population was 508,856, Its county seat is Paterson.
For other persons named Neil Young, see Neil Young (disambiguation). Neil Percival Young, OC OM (born November 12, 1945), is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter. Young began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960.
Neil Young struggled with polio and epilepsy early in his life and suffered a brain aneurysm in 2005. The couple also has a daughter, Amber, the Toronto Star reports, while Young, a Toronto native, also has a son from his former partner, the late, Oscar-nominated actress Carrie Snodgress.