TOMPKINS COUNTY

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YEAR FOUNDED

POPULATION

LAND AREA

ELEVATION

AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL

AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION

AVERAGE JANUARY TEMPERATURE

AVERAGE JULY TEMPERATURE

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

BY THE

1817

103,617

176.1 Square Miles

Highest Point 2,099 Feet Above Sea Level

35.4 inches

67.3 inches

32 Degrees F

78 Degrees F

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