Genesee County is located in western New York. Genesee County has a total area of approximately 495 square miles of which 99% is land and less than 1% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 60,370 people, 22,770 households, and 15,825 families residing in the Genesee County, New York. Out of the state's 58 counties, the County ranks as only 40th most populous. Genesee County has a population density of 122 per square mile. The county's name is from a Seneca Indian word meaning "good valley."