| Official Name: | Young |
| Other Name: | Ciudad de Young |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
| Population Total: | 16756 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Population Blank1: | younguense |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -32.7°N -57.6333°W |
| Elevation M: | 63 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 65100 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 4567 (+4 digits) |
Young is a city in the centre of the Río Negro Department of Uruguay.
It is located on Route 3, about northwest of Trinidad, the capital of Flores Department.
On 17 August 1920, the group of houses known as "Estación de Young" was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 7.256. Its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) on 14 August 1958 by the Act of Ley Nº 12.515[1] and then, on 15 October 1963, to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167.[2]
In 2011, Young had a population of 16,756.[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7,974 | |
| 1975 | 11,015 | |
| 1985 | 12,249 | |
| 1996 | 14,567 | |
| 2004 | 14,251 | |
| 2011 | 16,756 |