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Endicott ( V )




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Endicott is a village in Broome County, New York, USA. 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 and Edwin A Link Field. It is part of the triple cities, along with Binghamton and Johnson City.
 
Part of Endicott was originally incorporated as Union Village in 1892, but Endicott Village was consolidated with Union and named Endicott in 1921. The Tri-Cities College of Syracuse University was started in Endicott, it later moved to Town of Vestal and later became Harpur College and now Binghamton University.
 
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.1 square kilometers. The village is on the north side of the Susquehanna River and the Southern Tier Expressway. In the village the population was spread out with 21.8 percent under the age of 18, 9.5 percent from 18 to 24, 30.6 percent from 25 to 44, 19.3 percent from 45 to 64, and 18.8 percent 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.
 
Endicott is known as the birthplace of computers, because the company that became IBM was established there in 1906. The Village of Endicott will be celebrating its centennial this summer.
 
Endicott is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.

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