Broome County, New York
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Broome County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of New York |
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 New York's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1806 |
| Named for | John Broome |
| Seat | Binghamton |
| Largest city | Binghamton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 716 sq mi (1,854 km2) |
| • Land | 706 sq mi (1,829 km2) |
| • Water | 9.7 sq mi (25 km2), 1.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 200,600 |
| • Density | 284/sq mi (110/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 19th, 22nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Broome County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,600. Its county seat and largest city is Binghamton. The county was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established.
Broome County is part of the Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The current county executive is Jason T. Garnar. Broome County is also home to Binghamton University, one of four university centers in the SUNY system.
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.
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