Whitney Point is a

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in Broome County,

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, United States. The population was 964 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name comes from Thomas and William Whitney, early developers. The village is in the southwestern corner of the town of

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and is north of Binghamton.

History

The village area was first settled around 1791 and began to flourish after the arrival of the Whitney family around 1800. The village of Whitney Point (originally called "Whitney's Point") was incorporated in 1871. A catastrophic fire almost destroyed the village in 1897. After serious flooding in 1935 and 1936, work began on a dam north of the village on the

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. It was completed in 1942 and — after decisions were later made to impound water on a year-round basis for recreational purposes — formed the Whitney Point Lake (Reservoir). The village has been the site of the Broome County Fair since 1874. The Whitney automobile was briefly manufactured in this village around 1902. Grace Episcopal Church was listed on the

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in 1998. The town slogan is "best town by a dam site" in reference to the Whitney Point Reservoir Dam in Dorchester Park.

Geography

Whitney Point is located at (42.330084, -75.970091). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.31%, is water. The village is located on the Tioughnioga River, by its junction with the

. The village is located at the junction of NY 26, NY 79, NY 206, and US 11.

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passes through the western side of the village, with access from Exit 8.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 965 people, 397 households, and 244 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 432 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.89%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.52% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population. There were 397 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were

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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.09. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,934, and the median income for a family was $44,667. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $27,143 for females. The

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for the village was $17,608. About 10.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Village of Whitney Point official website

Whitney Point Central School District

Broome County Fair
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