- The Bronx is named in memory of the areas first European settler, the Swede, Jonas Bronck
- The earliest settlement took place along the Harlem River in 1639
- It was originally part of Westchester County in 1841
- The northern borough of New York City contains forty-two square miles and is the only section of New York City on the mainland. The Bronx has a population of over l.4 million in 2012 and by the late 2000s its bridges, highways, and railroads were more heavily traveled than those of any other part of the United States.
- The Bronx has grown in population throughout the Bronx within the past few years
- The earliest settlement took place along the Harlem River in 1639