It was named Queens in 1883 after Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza, who was the then Queen of England. It was settled by the Dutch in the mid-17 th century and became part of the city in 1898. It makes up 35% of New York City and is also the second most populous, with a population of 2.4 million as of 2016. Queens is the largest borough with an area of 109.7 square miles. The borough is divided into 18 community districts. The borough, also known as Kings County, was first settled by the Dutch who named several of the neighborhoods such as Flatlands, New Utrecht, and Bushwick. At one point, Brooklyn was an independent city, but the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge that linked it with Manhattan prompted the city to become part of New York City in 1898. It is the most populous of the five boroughs and covers an area of 71 square miles.
The population of Brooklyn was estimated to be about 2.63 million in 2016. Manhattan is further divided into 12 districts. It is also home to Times Square which is located in Midtown. The borough is divided into Uptown, Midtown, and Downtown. Manhattan Island is considered the economic hub of the United States because of its financial districts, the New York Stock Exchange, and Wall Street. Manhattan is the smallest of the five boroughs with an area of 22.8 square miles, but with a population of approximately 1,600,000, it is the most densely populated borough.
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