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Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, with New York County. Although its 2000 population of 1,537,195 is only third largest of the five boroughs — after Brooklyn (2000 population of 2,465,326) and Queens (2,229,379)[1] — it is the most densely populated county in the United States.[2] If all five boroughs were independent cities, Manhattan would rank as the sixth most populous city in the United States, behind Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, Queens, and Houston. The Island of Manhattan is the largest section of the borough and county, which also includes several smaller islands and a small section of the mainland adjacent to the Bronx.