Staten Island
an island comprising Richmond co., N. Y.; bounded on the N. by the Kill von Kull, on the E. by New York Bay and the Narrows, on the S. S. E. by y Raritan Bay and the Lower Bay, and on the W. by Staten Island Bay; is about 13 miles long with an extreme width of 8 miles; area, 58½ square miles. It is generally very hilly. It contains the towns of Castleton, Middletown, Northfield, Southfield, and Westfield, in which are the villages of Tottenville, Port Richmond, Linoleumville, Edgewater, Stapleton, Tompkinsville, and New Brighton. At the Narrows on the E. shore are Fort Wadsworth and a line of water batteries; on the Lower Bay are Midland Beach and South Beach, summer resorts; and on the N. shore is the Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for infirm and aged seamen. There are excellent ferry and railroad facilities.
Pop. (1910) 85,969; (1920) 116,531.,