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Broome County, New York
Map of New York highlighting Broome County
Location in the state of New York (state)
Map of the U.S
New York's location in the U.S.
Founded 1806
Seat Binghamton
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

715 sq mi (1,852 km²)
707 sq mi (1,831 km²)
9 sq mi (23 km²), 1.21%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

198,683
284/sq mi (109.5/km²)
Website www.gobroomecounty.com

Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,683. It was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. Its county seat is Binghamton, which is also its major city. The current county executive is Debra A. Preston. Broome County is also home to Binghamton University, one of four university centers in the SUNY system.

Broome County is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Broome County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.

On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Tryon County, contained the western portion (and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific). The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River. The area then designated as Tryon County now includes 37 counties of New York State. The county was named for William Tryon, colonial governor of New York.

In the years prior to 1776, most of the Loyalists in Tryon County fled to Canada. In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County in honor of the general, Richard Montgomery, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec, replacing the name of the hated British governor.

In 1789, Montgomery County was reduced in size by the splitting off of Ontario County. The actual area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, also including the present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and part of Schuyler and Wayne Counties.

In 1791, Tioga County split off from Montgomery County, along with Herkimer and Otsego Counties. Tioga County was at this time much larger than the present county and included the present Broome and Chemung Counties and parts of Chenango and Schuyler Counties.

In 1798, Tioga County was reduced in size by the splitting off of Chemung County (which also included part of the present Schuyler County) and by the combination of a portion with a portion of Herkimer County to create Chenango County.

In 1806, the present-day Broome County was split off from Tioga County.

Geography[]

Broome County is located in south-central New York State, directly north of the border with Pennsylvania in a section of the state called the Southern Tier. The Chenango River joins the Susquehanna River, which flows through the county.

The western half of the county is hilly but has wide valleys that accommodate Binghamton and its suburbs. In the northern portion Interstate 81 takes advantage of another glacial valley. To the east, however, the terrain becomes much more rugged as the land tilts up to the Catskills.

The highest elevation is a U.S. National Geodetic Survey benchmark known as Slawson atop an unnamed hill in the Town of Sanford. It is approximately 2,080 feet (634 m) above sea level. An area due east on the Delaware County line in Oquaga Creek State Park also lies within the same elevation contour line. The lowest point is 864 feet (263 m) above sea level, along the Susquehanna at the Pennsylvania state line.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 715 square miles (1,851.8 km2), of which 707 square miles (1,831.1 km2) is land and 9 square miles (23.3 km2) (1.21%) is water.

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

  • I-81 Interstate 81
  • I-88 Interstate 88 (Senator Warren M. Anderson Expressway / Susquehanna Expressway)
  • US 11 U.S. Route 11
  • NY-17 New York State Route 17 (Southern Tier Expressway)
  • NY-17C New York State Route 17C
  • NY-12 New York State Route 12
  • NY-26 New York State Route 26
  • NY-41 New York State Route 41
  • NY-79 New York State Route 79
  • NY-434 New York State Route 434

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1810 8,130
1820 14,343 76.4%
1830 17,579 22.6%
1840 22,338 27.1%
1850 30,660 37.3%
1860 35,906 17.1%
1870 44,103 22.8%
1880 49,483 12.2%
1890 62,973 27.3%
1900 69,149 9.8%
1910 78,809 14.0%
1920 113,610 44.2%
1930 147,022 29.4%
1940 165,749 12.7%
1950 184,698 11.4%
1960 212,661 15.1%
1970 221,815 4.3%
1980 213,648 −3.7%
1990 212,160 −0.7%
2000 200,536 −5.5%
2010 200,600 0%
Source[1][2]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 200,536 people, 80,749 households, and 50,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 284 people per square mile (110/km²). There were 88,817 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile (49/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.33% White, 3.28% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.79% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.1% were of Irish, 13.3% Italian, 12.3% German, 11.6% English, 6.4% American and 5.7% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000 [1]. 91.4% spoke English, 2.0% Spanish and 1.1% Italian as their first language.

There were 80,749 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.60% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.80% were non-families. 31.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,347, and the median income for a family was $45,422. Males had a median income of $34,426 versus $24,542 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,168. About 8.80% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics[]

For the past few decades, Broome County has been a swing county. Since 1964 the county has selected Democratic and Republican party candidates at approximately the same rate in national elections (as of 2020). The more recent elections had favored the Democratic candidate, until Donald Trump carried the county in 2016, the first Republican to win the county since Ronald Reagan in 1984. Joe Biden carried Broome with 50.5% of the vote in 2020.

United States presidential election results for Broome County, New York[4]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 43,800 47.08% 47,010 50.53% 2,221 2.39%
2016 40,943 47.57% 39,212 45.56% 5,917 6.87%
2012 37,641 46.15% 41,970 51.46% 1,954 2.40%
2008 40,077 45.11% 47,204 53.14% 1,556 1.75%
2004 43,568 47.41% 46,281 50.37% 2,041 2.22%
2000 36,946 42.43% 45,381 52.11% 4,757 5.46%
1996 31,327 36.09% 44,407 51.15% 11,080 12.76%
1992 34,653 34.71% 43,444 43.51% 21,749 21.78%
1988 47,610 49.41% 48,130 49.95% 625 0.65%
1984 58,109 60.47% 37,658 39.19% 322 0.34%
1980 39,275 43.99% 37,013 41.46% 12,992 14.55%
1976 50,340 55.53% 39,827 43.93% 491 0.54%
1972 55,736 59.84% 37,154 39.89% 245 0.26%
1968 46,872 52.48% 37,451 41.93% 4,988 5.58%
1964 32,048 35.16% 59,021 64.76% 70 0.08%
1960 56,467 59.44% 38,462 40.49% 62 0.07%
1956 67,024 74.27% 23,217 25.73% 0 0.00%
1952 64,738 71.38% 25,833 28.48% 119 0.13%
1948 43,110 60.73% 25,654 36.14% 2,222 3.13%
1944 44,013 58.52% 31,056 41.29% 137 0.18%
1940 44,013 57.70% 32,092 42.07% 179 0.23%
1936 36,945 54.65% 29,708 43.94% 950 1.41%
1932 32,751 57.97% 22,802 40.36% 941 1.67%
1928 39,860 65.25% 19,563 32.02% 1,669 2.73%
1924 28,262 67.70% 9,289 22.25% 4,198 10.06%
1920 24,759 68.96% 9,251 25.77% 1,893 5.27%
1916 11,445 53.34% 8,906 41.51% 1,105 5.15%
1912 7,949 43.55% 6,533 35.79% 3,770 20.66%
1908 10,705 58.15% 6,671 36.24% 1,032 5.61%
1904 10,853 59.53% 6,480 35.55% 897 4.92%
1900 10,397 58.00% 6,652 37.11% 877 4.89%
1896 10,630 63.75% 5,461 32.75% 583 3.50%
1892 8,259 52.36% 6,040 38.29% 1,474 9.35%
1888 8,405 53.70% 6,447 41.19% 801 5.12%
1884 7,182 52.95% 5,780 42.61% 602 4.44%



Broome County's offices are housed in the Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building of Government Plaza located at 60 Hawley Street in Downtown Binghamton.

Executive[]

Broome County Executives
Name Party Term
Edwin L. Crawford Republican 1969–1976
Donald L. McManus Democratic 1977–1980
Carl S. Young Republican 1981–1988
Timothy M. Grippen Democratic 1989–1996
Jeffrey P. Kraham Republican 1997–2004
Barbara J. Fiala Democratic 2005–Apr. 15, 2011
Patrick J. Brennan Democratic Apr. 16, 2011–Dec. 31, 2011
Debra A. Preston Republican Jan. 1, 2012–Dec. 31, 2016
Jason T. Garnar[5] Democratic Jan. 1, 2017–

Legislature[]

The Broome County Legislature consists of 15 members.[6] The 15 legislature members are elected from individual districts. Currently, there are 9 Republicans and 6 Democrats.

Broome County Legislature
District Legislator Title Party Residence
1 Stephen J. Flagg Republican Colesville
2 Scott D. Baker Republican Windsor
3 Kelly F. Wildoner Republican Binghamton
4 Kim A. Myers Democratic Vestal
5 Daniel J. Reynolds Chairman Republican Vestal
6 Greg W. Baldwin Republican Endicott
7 Matthew J. Pasquale Republican Endicott
8 Jason E. Shaw Republican Endwell
9 Matthew J. Hilderbrant Republican Whitney Point
10 Cindy O'Brien Majority Leader Republican Chenango
11 Susan V. Ryan Democratic Binghamton
12 Karen M. Beebe Democratic Johnson City
13 Robert Weslar Minority Leader Democratic Binghamton
14 Mary Kaminsky Democratic Binghamton
15 Mark R. Whalen Democratic Binghamton

Party affiliation[]

Voter registration as of February 21, 2020[7]
Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage
Democratic 44,335 5,694 50,029 37.59%
Republican 41,318 3,895 45,213 33.97%
style="background-color:Template:N/a/meta/color;" width=10px | Unaffiliated 23,535 4,051 27,586 20.73%
Other[nb 1] 8,980 1,273 10,253 7.70%
Total 118,168 14,913 133,081 100%


Cities, towns, and villages[]

Broome county ny map

Map of Broome County, New York showing towns and villages. For map key, click on image.

  • Barker (town)
  • Binghamton (city)
  • Binghamton (town)
  • Chenango (town)
  • Colesville (town)
  • Conklin (town)
  • Deposit (village)
  • Dickinson (town)
  • Endicott (village)
  • Endwell (hamlet)
  • Fenton (town)
  • Johnson City (village)
  • Kirkwood (town)
  • Lisle (village)
  • Lisle (town)
  • Maine (town)
  • Nanticoke (town)
  • Port Dickinson (village)
  • Sanford (town)
  • Triangle (town)
  • Union (town)
  • Vestal (town)
  • West Corners (hamlet)
  • Westover {hamlet}
  • Whitney Point (village)
  • Windsor (village)
  • Windsor (town)
Official political designation is shown in parentheses.

Education[]

The three primary institutes of higher education in Broome County include:

  • Binghamton University With a student population of 14.000, it is responsible for a large portion of the population in and around Broome's largest city, Binghamton, New York.
  • Broome Community College, also known as BCC. The school serves as a two year associate-granting institution for local residents.
  • Davis College, a small, private, Christian college in Johnson City, New York.

Notable natives, residents, and past residents[]

  • John Allen, noted dentist and inventor of new denture method[8]
  • Percival Borde, modern dancer, choreographer
  • Norman F. Cantor, world historian, author, editor, lecturer
  • Jean Casadesus, classical pianist
  • Cynthia Clarey, opera soprano, Deutsche Opera Berlin
  • Richard Deacon, actor, "Dick Van Dyke Show", "Leave it to Beaver", "Hello, Dolly!"
  • Daniel S. Dickinson, mid-19th century U.S. Senator, historic "Defender of the Constitution" prior to Civil War
  • Mike Dunham, former NHL goaltender and now current New York Islanders goalie coach
  • Henry B. Vestal, industrialist, co-founder of Vestal-Johnson Co.
  • Exterminator, "Old Bones", thoroughbred race horse, Kentucky Derby winner 1918, horse of the year 1922, #27 in Top 100 U.S. race horses of the 20th century, in ancestral line of Secretariat and Seattle Slew
  • Jake Gardner, opera tenor, Cologne Opera, Vienna State Opera
  • John Gardner, modern American novelist, essayist, critic, lecturer, October Light, Sunlight Dialogues, Grendel
  • Kenny Brown, a political activist who has spoken at rallies and events in multiple major US cities, which include Washington, DC and Denver, CO
  • The Guarnieri Quartet, classical string ensemble
  • Robert Harpur, colonial teacher, politician, pioneer, for whom Harpur College was named
  • Johnny Hart, cartoonist, creator of B.C. and co-creator of The Wizard of Id
  • George F. Johnson, industrialist, philanthropist, co-founder of Endicott-Johnson Co.
  • Bill T. Jones, modern dancer, dance company founder, choreographer, Tony Award winner: "Spring Awakening"
  • Jack Keely, illustrator, cartoonist, author, "Grossology"
  • Alfred Joyce Kilmer, poet: "Trees and Other Poems"
  • Willis Sharpe Kilmer, early 20th-century industrialist and entrepreneur History of the City of Binghamton, Life & Times Part 1, Life & Times Part 2,
  • Richard Leach, opera tenor, Metropolitan Opera, La Scala
  • Edwin A. Link, inventor, visionary, entrepreneur, industrialist, Link Aviation, Harbor Branch Foundation
  • David Ross Locke, journalist and early political commentator during the American Civil War
  • Ron Luciano, American League baseball umpire, author
  • Billy Martin, New York Yankees second baseman and manager
  • Leonard Melfi, poet, screenwriter, author, playwright: Oh! Calcutta!
  • Loften Mitchell, playwright: Broadway hit Bubbling Brown Sugar, 1999 Paul Robeson Award winner
  • Pat Monforte, Tony Monforte, Vic Fontaine, jazz musicians
  • Hidy Ochiai, karate and judo grand master, author, actor
  • Elmar Oliveira, classical violinist, only American violinist winner Moscow's Tchaikovsky International Competition
  • Camille Paglia, philosopher, author, editor, lecturer, intellectual provocateur
  • Anthony J. Milasi and Roger D. Brooks, famous identical twins separated at birth, then reunited after 25 years.
  • Paul Reiser, actor, comedian, Aliens, Mad About You
  • Amy Sedaris, actress, author, playwright
  • David Sedaris, comedian, essayist, playwright
  • Rod Serling, screenwriter, playwright, most famous for his science fiction anthology television series The Twilight Zone
  • Jack Sharkey, born Joseph Paul Cukoschay, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1931–33
  • Richard Stack, founder Dick's Sporting Goods, world's largest sporting goods chain [9]
  • Thomas J. Watson, industrialist, founder, IBM Corp.
  • Scott Coolbaugh, professional baseball player: Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres
  • Mike Coolbaugh, professional baseball player: Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Minor League baseball coach
  • James M. Dutcher, Chair - SUNY Council of CIOs 2010-2012 SUNY, State University of NY, IT Executive

See also[]


External links[]

References[]

Coordinates: 42°10′N 75°49′W / 42.16, -75.82


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