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New York is a state in the northeastern United States. Majority of the population is concentrated in the southern portion around New York City; the state is often regionalized into Upstate and Downstate. New York is the home of Ellis Island, where many immigrants in the early 20th century arrived in the United States.
 
Windsor is a town in Broome County, New York, USA. The population was 6,421 at the 2000 census. The Town of Windsor is on the south border of the county and is east of Binghamton. The town also includes a village named Windsor. It is the largest town in the county. As per 2005 census the total population of the city is 6,350.
 
Around 1712 the Tuscarora tribe settled in the northern part of the town. Their fortified village, Ouaquaga, was an outpost of the British Colonies. The region was first settled by outsiders around 1785. The Town of Windsor was formed in 1807, the year following the formation of Broome County. The town was reduced in size by the removal of two other new towns in 1821: Sanford and Colesville. In 1851, a small part of Windsor was used to help form the Town of Conklin.
 
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 240.2 square kilometers. 237.0 square kilometers of it is land and 3.3 square kilometers of it is water. The south town line is the border of Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River flows southward through the town.
 
In the town the population was spread out with 29.5 percent under the age of 18, 6.4 percent from 18 to 24, 29.0 percent from 25 to 44, 23.9 percent from 45 to 64, and 11.3 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
 
The town hall occupies a central position in the village and is a fine building, used for housing part of the fire apparatus, providing a place for holding elections and a commodious play house for moving pictures and other entertainments. The five churches of Windsor include the Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, Free Methodist Episcopal, and Christian Alliance. The two hotels are the Windsor Inn and the Eagle Hotel. It can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism place in New York.

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