Bronx Travel Guide

The Bronx is New York City's northernmost borough, coterminous with Bronx County. The Bronx is located Northeast of Manhattan. It is the only one of the city's five boroughs situated primarily on the United States mainland rather than on an island. As of 2006, the United States Census Bureau estimated that the borough's population was 1,361,473. If all five boroughs were independent cities, the Bronx would rank as the ninth most populous city in the United States. Recently, its population, which had been in decline since the 1960 census, has increased. The borough had its peak population in 1950. The Bronx is the fourth most populous of New York City's five boroughs, and Bronx County is the fifth most populous county in the New York Metropolitan Area.
"The Bronx" is the only borough in New York City that is referred to, both legally, and colloquially, with a definite article, as "The Bronx". (The name of "Bronx County", which is coterminous, does not include a "the", nor does the USPS in its address database.) A common explanation for the definite article is that the original name of the borough, when it was annexed from Westchester County, was "The Borough of the Bronx River", in reference to the river that passes through the borough. The river itself was named after Jonas Bronck, a Swedish sea captain and 1641 resident whose 500 acre (2 km²) farm lay between the Harlem River and the Bronx River, the latter of which was then known as the Aquahung by Native Americans. Another explanation for the use of the definite article in the borough's name is that the original form of the name was possessive: The Broncks. (...) more....

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