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88-527: The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd was one of three Episcopal churches in Binghamton, NY alongside Trinity Memorial Church and Christ Church . Designed by Henry Martyn Congdon , a prolific architect of Episcopal churches, Good Shepherd was completed in 1871. In the early 2000s, Good Shepherd's clergy and several of its members objected to theological liberalism and the ordination of gay clergy in

176-526: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

264-504: A humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ), with cold, snowy winters and warm, wet summers. Summers in Binghamton are typified by warm yet temperate days, and there are an average of only 2.6 days annually where the high exceeds 90 °F (32 °C), with the highest recorded temperature at 98 °F (37 °C) on July 16, 1988. Winters are somewhat less moderate, with 5.8 days with sub-0 °F (−18 °C) lows annually on average;

352-559: A New York State Center of Excellence for small-scale systems integration, and it has provided the major impetus for the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator in downtown Binghamton, which encourages the growth of local startups . Upstate Medical University has worked to expand its clinical campus by establishing a permanent home at the former New York State Inebriate Asylum on the East Side. Major companies in

440-514: A bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. Binghamton is the principal city and cultural center of the Binghamton metropolitan area (also known as Greater Binghamton, or historically the Triple Cities, including Endicott and Johnson City), home to a quarter million people. The city's population, according to the 2020 census , is 47,969. From the days of

528-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

616-646: A county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of the later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of

704-619: A disease. Binghamton incorporated as a city in 1867 and, due to the presence of several stately homes, was nicknamed the Parlor City . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many immigrants moved to the area, finding an abundance of jobs. During the 1880s, Binghamton became the second-largest manufacturer of cigars in the United States. By the early 1920s, Endicott Johnson , a shoe manufacturer whose development of welfare capitalism resulted in many amenities for local residents, became

792-450: A female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.8% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.94. Binghamton is home to an ethnically diverse population. During its industrial heyday, thousands of European immigrants moved to

880-519: A few bars and restaurants as well as mom and pop shops that provide such goods as video games and music. Ely Park, Binghamton's northernmost neighborhood, contains its municipal golf course. It lies on parts of Prospect Mountain and other hills north of the First Ward. The Southside lies along the south bank of the Susquehanna River and is connected to downtown by several bridges. At the base of

968-507: A few strip malls form the West Side's commercial corridor. The First Ward , a largely residential neighborhood opposite the railroad tracks from the West Side, is best known for Antique Row, a series of antique shops that line Clinton Street. This part of the city is home to several gold-domed Christian churches built by the area's many Eastern European immigrants. It is also home to several large supermarkets, churches, pharmacies, bank branches,

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1056-610: A fishing store in the East Side in 1948, and was headquartered in Binghamton until 1994. Much of Binghamton's current employment base is oriented toward technology and defense manufacturing, though the sector has been diminishing since 1990. Areas of specialization include systems integration , flight simulation , and printed circuit board manufacturing. The largest such companies in the area are Lockheed Martin , BAE Systems , IBM, Sanmina-SCI , and Universal Instruments . Other notable technology firms include i3 Electronics, Rockwell Collins , and L-3 Communications , which absorbed

1144-513: A five-mile stretch of the Vestal Parkway . The village of Johnson City is home to the Oakdale Mall , the area's only indoor super regional mall . Significant commercial development has also taken place in the town of Dickinson , with many shopping centers just north of the city. In the First Ward, Clinton Street is home to Antique Row, a collection of antique shops. Since the early 2000s,

1232-578: A local child who achieved fame in the art world for her abstract art. The Binghamton Philharmonic is the region's premiere professional orchestra. Founded in 1955, it provides symphonic music to all of the Southern Tier . Concerts are performed throughout the year, with a variety of classical, pops and chamber music. The Tri-Cities Opera stages full-scale operas at the Broome County Forum. The professional company has performed since 1949, and

1320-553: A long history with minor league sports, having been home to several teams over the years. The Eastern League , one of the older Double-A baseball leagues in the United States prior to the 2021 Minor League Baseball reorganization, was founded at the Arlington Hotel in downtown Binghamton in 1923. Today, the city hosts two professional minor league teams, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (a baseball team affiliated with

1408-540: A renewed focus on the riverfront. Unfortunately, two severe floods have stymied the recovery: while most of the impact of the Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006 was in the surrounding metropolitan area, the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee topped city flood walls in September 2011, causing $ 1 billion of damage in greater Binghamton. On April 3, 2009, a man shot 13 people dead , then himself , at

1496-523: A shoe manufacturer, and IBM employing 15,000 to 20,000 local workers at their peak. Other companies with a large historical presence included Link Aviation Devices , Ansco , and General Electric . Several other notable businesses started in Binghamton, such as Valvoline , the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company (which merged to form Whirlpool ), and Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root , a famous patent medicine . Dick's Sporting Goods began as

1584-405: A sizeable Kurdish community. As of 2010, Binghamton's racial makeup was 77.6% White , 11.4% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 4.2% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 2.0% from other races , and 4.4% from two or more races. 6.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Due to its diversity, the region is home to many religious denominations. The First Ward,

1672-568: A total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With the increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized

1760-593: Is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

1848-713: Is famed for its actor training program. The region also has several other semi-professional and amateur orchestras and theaters such as the Cider Mill Playhouse . The Roberson Museum and Science Center , in the heart of Binghamton, is home to the Binghamton Visitor Center, the Link Planetarium, and a number of exhibits detailing the culture and history of Greater Binghamton and the Southern Tier. The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center observatory

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1936-599: Is home to most of the city's largest buildings and government services. Located at the northeast corner of the river confluence and increasingly populated by college students, it supports a flourishing arts scene. The North Side is across the Norfolk Southern rail tracks from downtown, along the Chenango River. The North Side is a light commercial and working-class residential area of the city, with Chenango Street serving as its major artery. The East Side lies east of

2024-638: Is home to several festivals (including a significant concentration of ethnic celebrations due to its heritage), which the New York Department of Economic Development recognized in 2001 as the year's official I Love New York festival, and collectively dubbed the "Festival of Festivals." Notable former festivities include the Yegatta Regatta and the Pops on the River concert. Residents of Binghamton typically speak

2112-644: Is the largest public observatory in the northeast United States. The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park , in the Southside , opened in 1875 and is the fifth-oldest zoo in the nation. Binghamton is known as the Carousel Capital of the World, as it houses six of the remaining antique carousels . Two are within city limits, one at Recreation Park and another at the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park. Other visitor attractions include

2200-543: The American Civic Association 's offices in Binghamton. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has an area of 11.14 square miles (28.9 km ), of which 10.49 square miles (27.2 km ) is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km ) (5.83%) is water. Binghamton, like all of the Southern Tier of New York, lies on the Allegheny Plateau ; hence its hilly terrain. As such, elevations can vary in

2288-725: The Binghamton metropolitan area is home to 247,138 people. The MSA is composed of all of Broome County and neighboring Tioga County . The urban area , which includes parts of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania , has a population of 158,054 as of 2010. Alternatively defined, the number of people living in an approximately 30-mile radius of the city center is 316,270. This count includes Broome County and parts of Tioga, Cortland , Delaware , Chenango , and Tompkins Counties in New York, and parts of Susquehanna, Bradford , and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania. The city's median household income

2376-747: The Brandywine Highway , along the north bank of the Susquehanna River. The neighborhood is largely residential with commercial corridors along Robinson and Court streets, and it has pockets of industrial development along its borders. Across the Chenango River lies the West Side , a primarily residential neighborhood along the banks of the Susquehanna that has a combination of family homes, student housing, and stately mansions. Main Street's large supermarkets, pharmacies, bank branches, pubs, restaurants, auto shops, and

2464-589: The Cold War ended, the area never experienced an economic downfall, due in part to its defense-oriented industries. The city's population peaked at around 85,000 in the mid-1950s. Post-war suburban development led to a decline in the city's population and the rapid growth of the towns of Vestal and Union . Like many other Rust Belt cities, traditional manufacturers saw steep declines, though Binghamton's technology industry limited this impact. Urban renewal efforts to reverse these trends dominated construction in

2552-523: The Great Lakes results in significant cloudiness and precipitation. Weather systems traveling over the lake pick up significant moisture, and cooler air masses from the west and the north culminate in a continuously unsettled weather pattern. Snowfall is significant, with an annual total of 84.4 inches (214 cm). Binghamton is not as greatly affected by lake-effect snow as cities further north or west such as Syracuse and Buffalo , which are part of

2640-643: The Inland Northern dialect of American English , and the region falls within a distinct set of isoglosses that also contain Buffalo , Rochester , and Syracuse . Much of the local accent has been subject to the Northern cities vowel shift , though this has not fully taken hold. Unlike other Inland Northern cities, people in Binghamton typically refer to athletic shoes as sneakers (as opposed to tennis shoes), and to soft drinks as soda (and not pop). Binghamton has

2728-663: The LUMA Projection Arts Festival in September, Binghamton Porchfest (a free annual music festival featuring hundreds of performances staged on West Side residential porches), Blues on the Bridge (a September music festival that takes place on the South Washington Street Bridge ), and the Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival every October, which includes a marching band competition. Broome County

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2816-977: The New York Mets ) and the Binghamton Black Bears (an ice hockey team in the Federal Prospects Hockey League ). In 2018, the Sports Business Journal ranked the city as the 10th best minor-league sports market in the country. The area is home to the Eastern League 's Binghamton Rumble Ponies , the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets . The former Binghamton Mets have sent stars like Daniel Murphy , Noah Syndergaard , Steven Matz , Juan Lagares , José Reyes , David Wright , Preston Wilson , Ike Davis , Zack Wheeler , Edgardo Alfonzo , Jon Niese , Pete Alonso and Jay Payton to

2904-723: The People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when

2992-606: The Phelps Mansion museum, the Cutler Botanic Garden , the Bundy Museum of History and Art , and the interactive, child-oriented Discovery Center. The Center for Technology & Innovation, a museum dedicated to local industry, is under construction. The area is home to a popular regional dish known as the spiedie . Many of the area's restaurants serve spiedies, but they have only experienced limited penetration beyond

3080-678: The Southern Tier and Central New York . Spiedies are celebrated at the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally, which is held at Otsiningo Park each August and attracts over 100,000 people annually. The city's other annual events include the St. Patrick's Day parade in March, July Fest (a festival of jazz music, arts, and crafts held downtown since 1962), the 100-year-old St. Mary of the Assumption Bazaar in August,

3168-539: The Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of the imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of

3256-689: The Susquehanna River passes south of downtown. This branch rises in eastern New York and receives a number of tributaries above Binghamton. In the center of the city, the Chenango River feeds into the Susquehanna from the north at Confluence Park. The Binghamton River Trail, a 1.5 mile trail along the Chenango, runs between Cheri Lindsey Park on the Northside and Confluence Park in Downtown. Eleven bridges span

3344-515: The United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in

3432-515: The Valley of Opportunity . However, starting with job cuts made by defense firms towards the end of the Cold War , the region lost a large part of its manufacturing industry. Today, while there is a continued concentration of high-tech firms, Binghamton is emerging as a healthcare- and education-focused city, with Binghamton University acting as much of the driving force behind this revitalization. The first known people of European descent to come to

3520-402: The census of 2010 , 47,376 people, 21,150 households, and 9,986 families resided in the city. The population density was 4,516.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,743.9/km ). There were 23,842 housing units at an average density of 2,273.1 per square mile (877.6/km ). Of all households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had

3608-411: The provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in

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3696-403: The railroad , Binghamton was a transportation crossroads and a manufacturing center, and has been known at different times for the production of cigars, shoes, and computers. IBM was founded nearby, and the flight simulator was invented in the city, leading to a notable concentration of electronics- and defense-oriented firms. This sustained economic prosperity earned Binghamton the moniker of

3784-541: The 2018 Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem . Good Shepherd was designed in a Gothic Revival style with an aisle on the church's liturgical south side separated by a row of Gothic arches . The roof features multiple gables and includes a belfry at the rear of the church. As part of the conversion from a church to a mosque, the cross was removed from the steeple and the traditional Episcopalian red doors were repainted green . Replaced by carpets for prayer,

3872-467: The 21st century, the city has tried to diversify its economic base to spur revitalization. The local economy has slowly transitioned toward services and healthcare. Major emphasis has been placed on Binghamton University , which built a downtown campus in 2007 and several student housing complexes. The increased downtown residential population and the university's plans to build additional student housing have spurred development of supporting businesses and

3960-660: The Clinton Street Bridge). The floods led the city to build flood walls along the length of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. During the Second World War , growth continued as IBM , which was founded in greater Binghamton, emerged as a global technology leader. Along with Edwin Link 's invention of the flight simulator in Binghamton, IBM's growth helped transition the region to a high-tech economy. Other major manufacturers included Ansco and General Electric . Until

4048-736: The Episcopal Church. As part of the broader Anglican realignment, Good Shepherd in November 2007 voted to withdraw from the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York and affiliate with the Anglican Church of Kenya . The rector and his wife, the Rev. Matthew Kennedy and the Rev. Anne Kennedy, voluntarily renounced their orders in the Episcopal Church in December 2007, and the congregation began negotiations with

4136-624: The Great Lakes snowbelt . However, persistent snow bands from both the Great Lakes and the Finger Lakes occasionally result in moderate snows. Binghamton receives occasional major snowfall from nor'easter storms as well (such as the 1993 Storm of the Century , or nearly four feet of snow in December 2020 ), and competes for the Golden Snowball Award with other upstate cities. As of

4224-415: The Islamic Awareness Center hosted an open house as part of a tour of houses of worship in Binghamton. Binghamton, New York Binghamton ( / ˈ b ɪ ŋ əm t ən / BING -əm-tən ) is a city in the U.S. state of New York , and serves as the county seat of Broome County . Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in

4312-546: The Link Aviation operations. Although not a large employer, the McIntosh Laboratory is a well-known high-end manufacturer of audio amplifiers, receivers, and other components. Despite the sustained job losses, the Binghamton MSA had 13% of New York State's computer and electronics manufacturing jobs as of 2010. Education and health care are also becoming significant sectors in the regional economy. In particular, Binghamton University and Broome Community College employ many researchers and educators. Binghamton University has

4400-422: The area were the troops of the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, during the American Revolutionary War , who destroyed local villages of the Onondaga and Oneida tribes. The city was named after William Bingham , a wealthy Philadelphian who bought the 10,000 acre patent for the land in 1786, then consisting of parts of the towns of Union and Chenango . Joshua Whitney, Jr., Bingham's land agent, chose land at

4488-464: The area. The region has several large shopping areas. Downtown Binghamton is home to a Boscov's department store, and the development of large student housing projects has led to a resurgence of restaurants and service-oriented businesses. While downtown was home to several major department stores and the center of regional shopping, most shopping has moved toward the suburbs. The town of Vestal has several shopping centers and big-box stores along

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4576-405: The buildings are the Anglicans," according to NPR , with Jefferts Schori stating that the Episcopal Church must "not be in the business of setting up competitors that want to either destroy or replace the Episcopal Church." In January 2009, a New York state trial court judge ruled in favor of the diocese, deferring to the Dennis Canon holding that Episcopal Church properties are held in trust for

4664-431: The city as they found an abundance of jobs and working-class prosperity. Many Irish, Italians, and Eastern Europeans settled in the area, and the American Civic Association was created to help their transition to life and assimilation in the United States. This influx led to a temporary rise in the local Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s, with Binghamton serving as state headquarters. Area residents, who primarily embraced

4752-451: The city during the 1960s and early 1970s and led to the destruction of many ornate city buildings. The construction included the creation of Government Plaza , the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena , and the Brandywine Highway . While these projects failed to stem most of the losses, they established Binghamton as the region's government and cultural center. The city's population declined from approximately 64,000 in 1969 to 56,000 by

4840-492: The city's most notable architecture, including the Press Building and Security Mutual Building, early 20th century high rises, and the Broome County Courthouse . The Press Building was the tallest building in Binghamton until the completion of the State Office Building in Government Plaza , which remains the tallest in the city. Away from downtown, most of the buildings are single- and multi-family dwellings, along with low-rise business buildings lining commercial arteries. Along

4928-429: The city-- Downtown , for example, is at an elevation of around 860 feet (262 meters), while residential homes in the hills can go up to over 1,800 feet (548 meters), such as on Ingram Hill. The highest peak in Binghamton is Table Rock Ridge, which is at 1,854 feet. The Downtown area sits at the confluence of the Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers, in the middle of a long but relatively narrow valley. The north branch of

5016-415: The completion of the Erie Railroad between Binghamton and Jersey City, NJ in 1849. With the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad arriving soon afterward, the village became an important regional transportation center. Several buildings of importance were built at this time, including the New York State Inebriate Asylum , opened in 1858 as the first center in the United States to treat alcoholism as

5104-484: The country. Crowley Foods , a subsidiary of HP Hood , maintains headquarters in Binghamton, and Frito-Lay has a large plant in the region. Agriculture has long played a notable role in the regional economy, and the farm bureau movement started in Binghamton in 1911. Other notable local employers include New York State Electric & Gas and Johnson Outdoors . Two insurance companies, Security Mutual Life and Columbian Financial Group, maintain headquarters in

5192-432: The county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in the United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated,

5280-491: The county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of the county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where

5368-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

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5456-406: The departing congregation and far less than the assessed value of $ 386,400. The departing congregation relocated to a vacant Catholic church nearby and was eventually sold the church by the local Catholic diocese . It renamed itself the Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd. The Kennedys spoke about their experience of the lawsuit, the departure from the property, and its conversion to a mosque at

5544-418: The different cultural heritages, quelled such anti-immigrant sentiment by founding several ethnic organizations and holding ethnic celebrations, at the encouragement of Endicott-Johnson . This has had a lasting effect on the city, which sports many churches and contemporary ethnic festivals, along with a population that is still predominantly white (though steadily decreasing in proportion). Binghamton also has

5632-407: The diocese over ownership of the property, making two separate offers of up to $ 250,000 for the church and rectory and up to $ 150,000 for the church. However, in April 2008, the diocese sued the congregation seeking an injunction ordering it to hand over the church property. Under Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori , the Episcopal Church maintained a policy that "the only people who can't buy

5720-455: The early 1980s. As the Cold War ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union, defense-related industries in the Binghamton area began to falter, resulting in several closures and widespread layoffs These were most notable at IBM, which sold its Federal Systems division and laid off several thousands of workers. The local economy went into a deep recession, and the long-prevalent manufacturing jobs dropped by 64% from 1990 to 2013. In

5808-418: The first bridge in 1808. The significant growth of Chenango Point led to its incorporation as a village , and its official renaming as Binghamton, in 1834. Daniel S. Dickinson was chosen to be the first village president. The Chenango Canal , completed in 1837, connected Binghamton to the Erie Canal , and was the impetus for the initial industrial development of the area. This growth accelerated with

5896-419: The growth of the relative proportion of the elderly in Broome County. In the city, the age distribution was: 19.3% of the population under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. As of 2020,

5984-399: The hills that define the city limits. The old city was laid out on a grid system by Joshua Whitney, Jr., but as development spread to the outer regions of the city and merged with other settlements, several grids were eventually juxtaposed against each other. In the Southside, the grid breaks down, as more curvilinear roads make up the predominantly residential areas along the hills. The city

6072-453: The historic South Washington Street Bridge is the Southbridge commercial district. The neighborhood is partitioned into two neighborhood assemblies, divided by Pennsylvania Avenue and Southbridge, due to their distinct characters. Southside East has working-class residences and some public housing projects and is home to the Islamic Awareness Center , while Southside West is primarily made up of larger middle-class residences. Binghamton has

6160-424: The historic home to much of the city's Eastern European population, houses several gold domed Orthodox churches. As a result of its strong Italian and Irish heritage, the largest religious body in Broome County is the Catholic Church. Binghamton falls under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse . Throughout the county, 105,064 people, or 52.4% of the total population, are listed as congregational adherents. Until

6248-463: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

6336-483: The junction of the Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers to develop a settlement, then named Chenango Point . After being officially conveyed the land by Bingham on July 4, 1800, Whitney arranged for the construction of the settlement's first two streets, Court Street and Water Street, and the first residence was built later that year. Whitney continued to expand Chenango Point and sell plots to new settlers, and helped erect

6424-500: The lowest recorded temperature was −20 °F (−29 °C) on January 15, 1957. As with most cities in upstate New York, precipitation in Binghamton is spread evenly throughout the year. Binghamton is the 10th rainiest city in the United States, with 162 rainy days a year. With 212 cloudy days annually, it is also the seventh cloudiest city in the country, and the cloudiest east of the Rocky Mountains . Binghamton's proximity to

6512-420: The majors. County seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is in use in five countries: Canada , China , Hungary , Romania , and the United States . An equivalent term, shire town , is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions, such as Venezuela . In Canada ,

6600-418: The mid-1950s, Binghamton saw its population grow rapidly due to its industrial boom, and it was one of the largest 100 cities in the United States between 1890 and 1910. Since 1950, the city has experienced sustained population loss, some of which was the result of suburbanization . Much of the recent population loss has occurred throughout the region, and is skewed toward the younger population, resulting in

6688-569: The national church. The congregation vacated its building later that month and returned it to the diocese. A year later, in February 2010, the Diocese of Central New York sold the church to the Islamic Awareness Center, which had been founded in 2001 to serve the "few hundred" Muslims who live in and near Broome County . The purchase price was $ 50,000, just one-third of what had been offered by

6776-402: The pews were removed and donated. The Islamic Awareness Center offers prayer five times daily for a congregation that included about 146 families as of 2019. The mosque also provides Islamic burial and wedding services along with a food pantry and free community meal on Saturdays. The IAC also provides after-school activities, Islamic Sunday school, Arabic classes and book clubs. In 2019,

6864-401: The private healthcare industry include United Health Services and Lourdes Hospital . Binghamton also has many food services and distribution companies. Maines Paper & Food Service and Willow Run Foods - two of the nation's largest food distributors who serve restaurants throughout the United States - have their headquarters in the area. Maines is one of the largest private companies in

6952-475: The railroad corridors, several factories, mostly abandoned, rise above the otherwise-uniform landscape. Main Street runs through the West Side, and continues west to serve as Main Street in the villages of Johnson City and Endicott . On the east side of the Chenango River, the road becomes Court Street , the major east–west artery in downtown and the East Side. Binghamton is divided into seven neighborhoods. Downtown Binghamton , also known as Center City,

7040-638: The region has developed a growing and pervasive arts scene. These include a large cluster of art galleries and shops centered around downtown Binghamton. These galleries have given rise to the First Friday Art Walk, through the efforts an association of local artists and merchants in Downtown Binghamton. These events have drawn large crowds downtown since 2004. Artists of local prominence that display or have galleries include photorealist painter Anthony Brunelli, Orazio Salati, and Marla Olmstead ,

7128-601: The region's largest employer. An even larger influx of Europeans immigrated to Binghamton, and the working class prosperity resulted in the area being called the Valley of Opportunity. In 1913, 31 people perished in the Binghamton Clothing Company fire , which resulted in reforms to the New York fire code. Major floods in 1935 and 1936 resulted in a number of deaths and washed out the Ferry Street Bridge (now

7216-407: The rivers inside city limits. Broome County has 17.5 miles of levees , many of which are in Binghamton. Major floods have occurred in 1865, 1935, 1936, 2006 , and 2011 . The incorporation of Binghamton united various communities on both shores of the two rivers. The majority of the city's population and development lies along the rolling terrain nearest the riverbanks with sparse development in

7304-764: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

7392-570: The term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of

7480-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

7568-607: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

7656-485: Was $ 30,978, and the median family income was $ 43,436. Males had a median full-time income of $ 40,170 versus $ 35,060 for females. The city's per capita income was $ 20,576. About 23.6% of families and 33.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 47.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over. After the boom of the cigar industry in the 1880s, the Binghamton area became increasingly reliant on large manufacturers, with both Endicott Johnson ,

7744-632: Was the traditional economic center of the region and is home to several historic districts. The Railroad Terminal Historic District consists of several factories and buildings along the railroad line in the northern limits of downtown. Over 1,000 properties on the West Side contribute to the Abel Bennett Tract Historic District , mainly made up of residential properties along Riverside Drive. Downtown's State Street-Henry Street Historic District consists of several older low-rise buildings. The Court Street Historic District has some of

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