Broome County, NY

Headnote

BROOME COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of New York, and traversed by Susquehanna river. Length, 43 miles; mean breadth, 20, with an area of 860 square miles. The face of the country is hilly, and the soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Binghamton, which is connected with Utica by the Chenango canal. Pop. in 1820, 14,343; in 1830, 17,749; in 1840, 22,338; in 1850, 30,660. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

Broome County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BROOME COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of New York, and traversed by Susquehanna river. Length, 43 miles; mean breadth, 20, with an area of 860 square miles. The face of the country is hilly, and the soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Binghamton, which is connected with Utica by the Chensngo canal. Pop. in 1820, 14,343; in 1830, 17,749; in 1840, 22,338; in 1850, 30,660.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 54.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Binghampton, NY City or Town
Chenango, NY City or Town
Windsor, NY City or Town
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