Binghamton (New York)
| Binghamton | |||
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| Nickname : The Parlor City, Carousel Capital of the World | |||
Location in New York
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1834 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Broome County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 6 ′ N , 75 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
45,672 (as of 2016) 244,094 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,691.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 28.6 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 27.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 259 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 13900-13999 | ||
| Area code : | +1 607 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-06607 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 943985 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofbinghamton.com | ||
| Mayor : | Richard C. David ( D ) | ||
Binghamton is a city in Broome County and its administrative seat in the US state of New York . Binghamton is located at the confluence of the Chenango River in the Susquehanna River and has 47,376 inhabitants (as of 2010 ).
Binghamton was the birthplace of IBM . Binghamton University is located here . McIntosh Laboratory produces the high-end hi-fi devices of the same name in Binghamton .
Binghamton hit the headlines on April 3, 2009 when the American Civic Association (ACA) building was the scene of a hostage drama in which 13 hostages and the 41-year-old perpetrator were killed.
Town twinning
Binghamton has been related to La Teste-de-Buch in France since 1987 and to Borowitschi in Russia since 1990 .
sons and daughters of the town
- John C. Robinson (1817–1897), officer and politician
- Raymond Bartlett Stevens (1874–1942), politician
- Hugh Herbert (1884–1952), comedian, sketch writer and actor
- Leon Hardy Canfield (1886–1980), historian and educator
- Jack Sharkey (1902-1994), boxer and the world heavyweight champion
- Philip Medford LeCompte (1907-1998), pathologist
- Chris Griffin (1915-2005), jazz trumpeter
- William L. Moore (1927–1963), postman and civil rights activist
- Audrey Thomas (* 1935), Canadian writer and university professor
- Robert Jager (* 1939), composer, music teacher and conductor
- Sander A. Diamond (* 1942), historian
- Michael H. Walsh (1942-1994), manager
- David Weisman (1942–2019), film producer, director and graphic designer
- Mark Harvey (* 1946), jazz trumpeter and composer
- Rick Baker (born 1950), makeup artist and actor
- David Sedaris (* 1956), humorous author, essayist and radio staff
- Douglas Harry Wheelock (* 1960), astronaut
- Christine Hill (* 1968), artist
- John Hollenbeck (* 1968), jazz drummer and composer
- Thomas Tull (* 1970) film producer and CEO of Legendary Entertainment
- Bridget Moynahan (born 1971), actress
- Alec Dufty (* 1987), soccer goalkeeper
- Jerry D'Amigo (born 1991), ice hockey player
Personalities
- Ivan Yermachenka (1894–1970), Belarusian politician, activist and head of the Belarusian self-help organization , lived and died here in 1970
- Dena DeRose (* 1966), jazz musician
gallery
Binghamton City Hall
Broome County Courthouse
Binghamton Railway Station
Downtown Binghamton
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Office of the Mayor
- ↑ US Census Bureau
- ↑ BBC News (April 3, 2009): Gunman takes hostages in NY state. (Last accessed: January 20, 2010)