Livingston County is located in western New York. It is home to the Finger Lakes. Livingston County has a total area of approximately 640 square miles of which 99% is land and 1% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in Livingston County, New York. Out of the state's 58 counties, Livingston County ranks as 35th most populous. It is named after Robert R. Livingston, delegate to the 1775 Continental Congress, member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence.