Broome County, New York

Broome County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 200,536. It was named in honor of, who was lieutenant governor in when Broome County was established. Its is, which is also its major city. The current county executive is. It is one of only three counties in New York state to currently have a woman county executive. Broome Country is also home to, which employs nearly one in ten county residents.

History
When counties were established in New York State in, the present Broome County was part of. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of and, in theory, extending westward to the. This county was reduced in size on, by the creation of , and further on ,  by the creation of , both containing territory now in Vermont.

On, , what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces,, 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, and the county included the western part of the and the area west of the West Branch of the. The area then designated as Tryon County now includes 37 counties of New York State. The county was named for, colonial governor of New York.

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

In, Montgomery County was reduced in size by the splitting off of. The actual area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, also including the present, , , , , , , , , , , , and part of and.

was one of three counties split off from Montgomery County (the others being and ) in. Tioga County was at this time much larger than the present county, also including the present Broome and and parts of  and.

Tioga County was reduced in size in by the splitting off of  (which also included part of the present  and by the combination of a portion with a portion of  to create.

Broome County was split off from Tioga County in.

Geography
Broome County is located in south-central New York State, directly north of the border with in a section of the state called the. The joins the, 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 takes advantage of another glacial valley. To the east, however, the terrain becomes much more rugged as the land tilts up to the.

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

According to the, the county has a total area of 1,853 (715 ). 1,831 km² (707 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (9 sq mi) of it (1.21%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 200,536 people, 80,749 households, and 50,225 families residing in the county. The was 110/km² (284/sq mi). There were 88,817 housing units at an average density of 49/km² (126/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.33%, 3.28% or , 0.19% , 2.79% , 0.03% , 0.79% from , and 1.59% from two or more races. 1.99% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 80,749 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.60% were 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 for the county was $19,168. About 8.80% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

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


 * With a student population of 14.000, it is responsible for a large portion of the population in and around Broome's largest city,.
 * , also known as BCC. The school serves as a two year associate-granting institution for local residents.
 * , a small, private, college in.

Notable natives and residents

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