Endicott, New York
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| Endicott, New York | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Broome |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²) |
| - Land | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 13,038 |
| - Density | 4,156.1/sq mi (1,604.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 13760, 13761, 13763 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-24515 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0949657 |
Endicott is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 13,038 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Henry B. Endicott, a founding member of the Endicott Johnson Corporation shoe manufacturing company, who founded the community as the "'Home of the Square Deal'".
The Village of Endicott is in the Town of Union and is west of Binghamton, New York. The town is served by the Greater Binghamton Airport/Edwin A Link Field. It is part of the "Triple Cities", along with Binghamton and Johnson City.
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[edit] History
The village of Endicott was originally made up of two distinct villages: "Union Village" (now the historic business district at the intersections of NYS Route 26 and NYS Route 17C), incorporated in 1892, and Endicott (whose center was along Washington Ave. and North St.), which was incorporated in 1906. Endicott and Union were merged into a single village in 1921, as the two villages had grown so much that there was no distinction between them.
Endicott is known as the birthplace of computers, because the company that became IBM was established there in 1906. Though IBM now leases the complex, many of the IBM factories, including Factory #1 and the IBM Schoolhouse, still stand to this day.
The Triple Cities College, a branch of Syracuse University, was started in Endicott in 1946, using buildings donated by IBM and Endicott Johnson. The college became Harpur College once it was adopted into the SUNY system, and moved to its present location in Vestal, where it is now known as Binghamton University.
[edit] Geography
The village is on the north side of the Susquehanna River and the Southern Tier Expressway (NYS Route 17).
Endicott is located at (42.103074, -76.054687).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²)[1], all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 13,038 people, 5,996 households, and 3,015 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,156.1 people per square mile (1,603.2/km²). There were 6,686 housing units at an average density of 2,131.3/sq mi (822.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.65% White, 3.75% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
There were 5,996 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.7% were non-families. 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,032, and the median income for a family was $35,858. Males had a median income of $27,780 versus $21,320 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,274. About 15.4% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Additional facts about Endicott
The county-run EnJoie Golf Course in Endicott was home of the PGA Tour's B.C. Open. The tournament ended its 30+ year run on the PGA in July of 2006. In July of 2007, Endicott hosted the first Dick's Sporting Goods Open a Champions Tour stop.
Endicott is also the birthplace of baseball's four-time All-Star, Johnny Logan.
Greater Binghamton, which includes Endicott, is known as the Carousel Capital of the World. This is because George F. Johnson wanted carousels to be free of admission, so he built six of them around the area. All of them are free of charge to this day.
Endicott is the birthplace of Johnny Hart, creator of the comic strip "B.C." (thus the BC Open) and co-creator of "The Wizard Of Id", and philosopher and author Camille Paglia.
The Village of Endicott celebrated its centennial during the summer of 2006.
Maxwell Dillon, the fictional Spider-Man villain known as Electro, was born in Endicott.
The computer game company, Blitwise is based in Endicott, New York.
[edit] People who grew up in Endicott
- Eric Appel, TV comedy writer
- Anthony George, TV soap opera actor
- Johnny Hart, cartoonist (B.C., The Wizard of Id)
- Ron Luciano, baseball umpire
- Johnny Logan, baseball player
- Isaiah Kacyvenski, professional football linebacker
- Jim Johnson, baseball player
- Camille Paglia, author and social critic
- Amy Sedaris, comedian
- Gary Wilson, musician and performance artist
- Chris Campbell, collegiate wrestler
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Village of Endicott webpage.
- Early history of Union and its communities
- Biography of George F. Johnson.
- IBM Archives article on the history of the IBM site in Endicott
[edit] Landmarks
- Endicott, New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
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