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Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state

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of New York

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida

Oneida language

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word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat

County seat

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is Norwich

Norwich (city), New York

Norwich is a city in Chenango County, New York, United States. Surrounded on all sides by the Town of Norwich, the city is the county seat of Chenango County. The name is taken from Norwich, Connecticut. Its population was 7,355 at the 2000 census.Lt...

History

When counties were established in what is now the American state of New York in 1683, the present Chenango County was part of Albany County

Albany County, New York

Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...

. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont

Vermont

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and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean

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even though territories located to the west of present-day Pennsylvania

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were under effective French control as part of New France

New France

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. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County

Cumberland County, New York

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, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County

Gloucester County, New York

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, both containing territory now in Vermont.

On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Tryon County

Tryon County, New York

Tryon County, New York was a county in the colonial Province of New York in the British American colonies. It was created from Albany County on March 24, 1772. It was named for William Tryon, the last provincial governor of New York. Its boundaries extended far further than any current county...

, contained the western portion (and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific). The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady

Schenectady, New York

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, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains

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and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River

Delaware River

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. The area then designated as Tryon County now includes 37 counties of New York State. The county was named for William Tryon

William Tryon

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, colonial governor of New York.

In the years prior to 1776, most of the Loyalists in Tryon County fled to Canada

Canada

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. In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War

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, the name of Tryon County was changed to Montgomery County

Montgomery County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 49,708 people, 20,038 households, and 13,104 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 22,522 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...

in honor of the general, Richard Montgomery

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, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of Quebec

Quebec

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, replacing the name of the hated British governor.
In 1789, Montgomery County was reduced in size by the splitting off of Ontario County

Ontario County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile...

. The actual area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, also including the present Allegany

Allegany County, New York

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, Cattaraugus

Cattaraugus County, New York

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, Chautauqua

Chautauqua County, New York

-Major highways:* Interstate 86/New York State Route 17 * Interstate 90 * U.S. Route 20* U.S. Route 62* New York State Route 5* New York State Route 39* New York State Route 60* New York State Route 394...

, Erie

Erie County, New York

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, Genesee

Genesee County, New York

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, Livingston

Livingston County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Monroe

Monroe County, New York

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, Niagara

Niagara County, New York

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, Orleans

Orleans County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 44,171 people, 15,363 households, and 10,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 17,347 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...

, Steuben

Steuben County, New York

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, Wyoming

Wyoming County, New York

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, Yates

Yates County, New York

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, and part of Schuyler

Schuyler County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,224 people, 7,374 households, and 5,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 9,181 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

and Wayne Counties

Wayne County, New York

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.

Herkimer

Herkimer County, New York

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and Tioga Counties

Tioga County, New York

As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...

were two of three counties split off from Montgomery County (the other being Otsego County

Otsego County, New York

Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...

) in 1791.

Chenango County was formed on March 15, 1798 from 1610 square miles (4,169.9 km²) of Tioga and Herkimer Counties.

On April 4, 1804, 70 square miles (181.3 km²) of Chenango County was partitioned to expand Oneida County

Oneida County, New York

Oneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, an Iroquoian tribe that formerly occupied the region....

, including the communities of Waterville

Waterville, New York

Waterville is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. According to the 2000 census, its population was 1,721.-Geography:Waterville is located at ....

, and Sangerfield

Sangerfield, New York

Sangerfield is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,610 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Jedediah Sanger, an early settler.The Town of Sangerfield is on the county's south border.-Geography:...

.

On March 21, 1806, 650 square miles (1,683.5 km²) of Chenango County was partitioned to produce Madison County

Madison County, New York

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...

. This produced Chenango County as it exists today.

Government and politics

Chenango County is considered a red county. In 2004 Republican George Bush won by a 11% margin over Democrat John Kerry. In 2006 it, surprisingly, choose both Eliot Spitzer and Hillary Clinton carried it winning 57% and 54% of the vote. In 2008 John McCain

John McCain

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carried Chenango County over Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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by a surprisingly close margin of 49.59%-48.45% or a difference of 237 votes.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=36017&f=0&off=0&elect=0 In 2010 Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo

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, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand

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each carried it.

Geography

Chenango County is in the approximate center of the state, west of Albany

Albany, New York

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, north of Binghamton

Binghamton, New York

Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...

, and southeast of Syracuse

Syracuse, New York

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. The county is considered to be in the Southern Tier

Southern Tier

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region of New York State.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,328.4 km²), of which 894 square miles (2,315.4 km²) is land and 4 square miles (10.4 km²) (0.48%) is water.

The Chenango River

Chenango River

The Chenango River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissected plateau area in upstate New York at the northern end of the Susquehanna watershed....

, a tributary of the Susquehanna River

Susquehanna River

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flows southward through the county.

Adjacent counties

Madison County
Madison County, New York
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...

, New York
New York
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- north
Otsego County
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...

, New York
New York
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- northeast
Delaware County
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...

, New York
New York
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- southeast
Broome County
Broome County, New York
Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,600. It was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. Its county seat is Binghamton, which is also its major city. The current...

, New York
New York
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- south
Cortland County
Cortland County, New York
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, New York
New York
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- west

Cities, towns, and villages

Norwich

Norwich (city), New York

, the county seat, is the only city in Chenango County. Other settlements in the county are designated villages or hamlets.

In New York, a "town" is a political subdivision (synonymous with township

Township

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). The towns in northern Chenango County originated from the Twenty Townships

Twenty Townships

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ceded by the Oneida tribe

Oneida tribe

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to the State of New York.

In addition to the city of Norwich, the county has the following named towns and villages:

Afton
Afton (village), New York
Afton is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 836 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a location in Scotland.The Village of Afton is located in the Town of Afton and is northeast of Binghamton, New York....

(village)*
Afton
Afton (town), New York
Afton is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 2,977 at the 2000 census. Afton is situated on the south-east corner of the county and lies wholly within the original township of Clinton...

(town)
Bainbridge
Bainbridge (town), New York
Bainbridge is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 3,401 at the 2000 census.The Town of Bainbridge has a village of Bainbridge located within it...

(town)
Bainbridge
Bainbridge (village), New York
Bainbridge is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,365 at the 2000 census.The Village of Bainbridge is near the center of the Town of Bainbridge and lies between Binghamton and Oneonta.- History :...

(village)
Columbus
Columbus, New York
Columbus is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 931 at the 2000 census. The town of Columbus is in the northeast corner of the county and is northeast of Norwich.- History :...

(town)
Coventry
Coventry, New York
Coventry is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,589 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Coventry, Connecticut by settlers from New England....

(town)
Earlville
Earlville, New York
Earlville is a village in New York, United States. The population was 791 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Jonas Earl, a canal commissioner....

(village)
German
German, New York
German is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Obediah German, the original land owner....

(town)
Greene
Greene (town), New York
Greene is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 5,729 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Nathanael Greene. It is located in the southwest corner of the county and contains a village, also called Greene...

(town)
Greene
Greene (village), New York
Greene is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,701 at the 2000 census. The village is named after General Nathanael Greene.The Village of Greene is within the Town of Greene and is northeast of Binghamton, New York....

(village)
Guilford
Guilford, New York
Guilford is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town is on the east border of the county. The population was 3,046 at the 2000 census.- History :The land was purchased from the Oneida tribe in 1785.The town was first settled around 1787...

(town)
Lincklaen
Lincklaen, New York
Lincklaen is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Colonel John Lincklaen, an agent of the Holland Land Company and a land owner....

(town)
McDonough
McDonough, New York
McDonough is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 870 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Thomas McDonough, a naval officer who served on Lake Champlain and other locations....

(town)
New Berlin
New Berlin (town), New York
New Berlin is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 2,803 at the 2000 census.The Town of New Berlin contains a village named New Berlin...

(town)
New Berlin
New Berlin (village), New York
New Berlin is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census.The Village of New Berlin is by the east town line of the Town of New Berlin. The village is east of Norwich....

(village)
North Norwich
North Norwich, New York
North Norwich is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,966 at the 2000 census.The Town of North Norwich, which is directly north of the City of Norwich, is in the eastern half of the county.- History :...

(town)
Norwich
Norwich (town), New York
Norwich is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 3,836 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Norwich, Connecticut.The Town of Norwich is located near the center of the county...

(town)
Otselic
Otselic, New York
Otselic is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,001 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a river flowing through it, the Otselic, which is an Oneida word for "place of wild plums."...

(town)
Oxford (town)
Oxford
Oxford (village), New York
Oxford is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Oxford, Massachusetts, the hometown of the landowner....

(village)
Pharsalia
Pharsalia, New York
Pharsalia is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. Pharsalia is a name related to the location of Julius Caesar's victory over Pompey....

(town)
Pitcher
Pitcher, New York
Pitcher is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 848 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Nathaniel Pitcher, a Lt...

(town)
Plymouth
Plymouth, New York
----Plymouth is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2000 census.The Town of Plymouth is an interior town in the northern part of the county...

(town)
Preston
Preston, New York
Preston is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 928 at the 2000 census.The Town of Preston is an interior town of Chenango County. The town is west of the City of Norwich.- History :...

(town)
Rockdale
Rockdale, New York
Rockdale is a hamlet in the town of Guilford, Chenango County, New York. It is located on the Unadilla River.It is at latitude 42.378N, longitude 75.408W....

(hamlet)
Sherburne
Sherburne (town), New York
Sherburne is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 3,979 at the 2000 census. The town contains two villages: one also named Sherburne and the other named Earlville...

(town)
Sherburne
Sherburne (village), New York
Sherburne is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,455 at the 2000 census.The Village of Sherburne is in the Town of Sherburne, north of the City of Norwich.- History :...

(village)
Smithville
Smithville, New York
Smithville is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,347 at the 2000 census.The Town of Smithville is at the west border of Chenango County, west of the City of Norwich.- History :...

(town)
Smyrna
Smyrna (town), New York
Smyrna is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. Smyrna is named after a coastal city in ancient Greece.The Town of Smyrna contains a village named Smyrna...

(town)
Smyrna
Smyrna (village), New York
Smyrna is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 241 at the 2000 census.The Village of Smyrna is located in the Town of Smyrna and is near the north border of Chenango County.-Geography:...

(village)
South Otselic (town)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 51,401 people, 19,926 households, and 13,549 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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was 58 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 23,890 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.65% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.82% Black

Race (United States Census)

or African American

Race (United States Census)

, 0.27% Native American

Race (United States Census)

, 0.28% Asian

Race (United States Census)

, 0.02% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

, 0.22% from other races

Race (United States Census)

, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino

Race (United States Census)

of any race. 20.2% were of English

English people

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, 14.5% German

Germans

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, 13.8% Irish

Irish people

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, 12.3% American

United States

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and 8.9% Italian

Italian people

The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...

ancestry according to Census 2000 http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_PCT016&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=. 96.7% spoke English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

and 1.3% Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

as their first language.

There were 19,926 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were married couples

Marriage

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living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,679, and the median income for a family was $39,711. Males had a median income of $30,363 versus $22,429 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the county was $16,427. About 10.70% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.50% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Morrisville State College has a branch in Norwich.

External links

Chenango County, NY government
Chenango County "Online Visitors Travel Guide"
Chenango County GenWeb
Chenango County Democratic Committee
The Evening Sun, Chenango County newspaper
Chenango County Chamber of Commerce

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