Bainbridge (town), New York
| Bainbridge, New York | |
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 Location of Bainbridge in Chenango County |
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 Bainbridge
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| Coordinates: 42°18′N 75°30′W / 42.300°N 75.500°WCoordinates: 42°18′N 75°30′W / 42.300°N 75.500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chenango |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Dolores Nabinger (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 34.7 sq mi (90.0 km2) |
| • Land | 34.3 sq mi (88.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,006 ft (307 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,308 |
| • Density | 96/sq mi (37.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| ZIP code | 13733 |
| FIPS code | 36-017-04044 |
| Website | bainbridgeny |
Bainbridge is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2010 census. The town is at the east border of Chenango County, halfway between Binghamton and Oneonta.
The village of Bainbridge is located at the geographic center of the town.
As part of the Sullivan Expedition of 1779, colonial troops under General James Clinton invaded the area to drive out hostile Native Americans of Iroquois nations allied with the British. They destroyed villagers' homes and crops, including their winter stores.
The town was first settled by European Americans around 1788, first by a group called the "Vermont Sufferers". These were people from land in the eastern part of New York, who had lost their claims due to land sales by Vermont for the same claims.
The town was formed in 1791 as the "Town of Jericho" in Tioga County before the formation of Chenango County. The name "Bainbridge" was adopted in 1814 in honor of United States Navy Commodore William Bainbridge. Subsequently, the town was reduced by the creation of new towns in the county: in 1793, part of Bainbridge was used to form the parts of the towns of Norwich and Oxford; more of Bainbridge was used for the towns of Greene (1798 and 1799) and Afton (1857).
The town is noteworthy for an abundance of pure white squirrels. Although most scientists consider these animals leucistic eastern gray squirrels, Professor Jean Engohang-Ndong and a research team from the biology department of Kent State University believe they are a separate subspecies of gray squirrels. They have proposed the name of Sciurus carolinensis bainbridgus for the animals.
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