Bainbridge is a

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in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2010 census. The

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of Bainbridge is located at the geographic center of the town.

History

Bainbridge was originally settled by Native Americans of the

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nations. During the

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, these tribes became allies of the British and commenced raids on American settlements. In 1779,

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ordered the

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into what is today

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. When General James Clinton reached the Bainbridge area, the tribes had fled to sanctuary in

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. Clinton's forces destroyed their homes and crops, including their winter stores. The town was first settled by European Americans ''circa'' 1788, first by a group called the "Vermont Sufferers". These were people from land in Eastern New York, who had lost their claims due to land sales by Vermont for the same claims. The town was formed in 1791 as the "Town of Jericho" in Tioga County before the formation of Chenango County. The name Bainbridge was adopted in 1814 in honor of United States Navy Commodore

William Bainbridge Commodore William Bainbridge (May 7, 1774July 27, 1833) was a United States Navy officer. During his long career in the young American navy he served under six presidents beginning with John Adams and is notable for his many victories at sea. ...

. Subsequently, the town was reduced by the creation of new towns in the county: In 1793, part of Bainbridge was used to form the parts of the towns of

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and

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; more of Bainbridge was used for the towns of Greene (1798 and 1799) and Afton (1857).

Geography

According to the

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, the town of Bainbridge has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.24%, is water. The

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...

flows through the center of the town, entering from the east side and leaving across the south. The eastern town line is the border of Delaware County. Interstate 88 passes through the town, following the Susquehanna River.

New York State Route 206 New York State Route 206 (NY 206) is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York (state), New York in the United States. It runs through some lightly populated regions along the state's southern border, from Central New York to t ...

intersects I-88 and

New York State Route 7 New York State Route 7 (NY 7) is a state highway in New York (state), New York in the United States. The highway runs from the New York–Pennsylvania border, Pennsylvania state line south of Binghamton (city), New York, Binghamton ...

at Bainbridge village. A

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was built in 2007 at the intersection of County Route 39 and State Route 206 on the eastern shore of the Susquehanna River, between I-88 and Bainbridge village. The bridge over the Susquehanna was finished in 2007, replacing the old, metal bridge.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,401 people, 1,368 households, and 928 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,521 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.35%

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, 0.32%

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, 0.24% Asian, 0.06%

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, 0.29% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 1,368 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,219, and the median income for a family was $41,625. Males had a median income of $28,009 versus $25,533 for females. The

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for the town was $17,832. About 8.6% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the

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, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the town of Bainbridge

* Bainbridge – The village of Bainbridge is at the junction of NY-7 and NY-206 by the Susquehanna River. *Bennettsville – A hamlet by the eastern town line in the southeastern part of the town on NY-206. *Sidney Municipal Airport (N23) – An airport at the eastern town line, partly in Bainbridge, north of I-88. *Union Valley – A hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town and north of West Bainbridge on County Road 17. *West Bainbridge – A hamlet near the western town line on NY-206.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Bainbridge has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Bainbridge, New York
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Notable person

Jedediah Smith Jedediah Strong Smith (January 6, 1799 – May 27, 1831) was an American clerk, transcontinental pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartography, cartographer, mountain man and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the Western Unit ...

(1799-1831) one of America's more famous mountain men and explorers of the west

References

External links

Town of Bainbridge official website

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