Endwell, New York
| Endwell, New York | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Endwell
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| Coordinates: 42°6′54″N 76°1′34″W / 42.11500°N 76.02611°WCoordinates: 42°6′54″N 76°1′34″W / 42.11500°N 76.02611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Broome |
| Town | Union |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.7 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,446 |
| • Density | 3,057/sq mi (1,180.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 13760, 13762 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-24526 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0949658 |
Endwell is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the town of Union in Broome County, New York, United States. Its population was 11,446 at the 2010 census.
Endwell is situated between the villages of Endicott and Johnson City. It is west of Binghamton and is considered a suburb of that city.
Endwell is also the home of a popular local park, Highland Park, well known in the area for its annual Fourth of July fireworks display as well as its classic carousel. Although most children residing in Endwell that attend public schools are served through the Maine-Endwell School District, some attend the Union-Endicott School District.
Endwell used to be known as "Hooper," but the name had to be changed in 1921 because of post office regulations. There were too many locations in the state with the name Hooper. The most likely story, shared by an elderly man who attended the meeting to change the name: Endicott Johnson Corporation was producing a line of shoes called the "Endwell". An advertisement for the shoes read, "Wear the Endwell shoes and your day will end well."
Hooper was part of the town of Union in Broome County and first appears on a map in the early 1850s as a depot of the newly constructed Erie Railroad at the intersection of what is now Hooper Road and the Norfolk Southern Railway. (The original site of Hooper is now underneath the overpass carrying Hooper Road over the railroad tracks and State Route 17C.) The main road along the north bank of the Susquehanna River, existing since colonial times and long before as an Indian trail, passed just to the south. It was common practice at the time to name depots for landowners who donated or leased land to the railroad to construct a depot, and this is where the name "Hooper" came from.
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