Schuyler County is located in western New York. The Finger Lakes National Forest is in the north part of the county. Schuyler County has a total area of approximately 342 square miles of which 96% is land and 4% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 19,224 people, 7,374 households, and 5,191 families residing Schuyler County, New York. The population density was 58 per square mile. It is the second least populated county in New York state. The name is in honor of General Philip Schuyler, one of four major generals in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary.