From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Johnson City, New York
Johnson City, New York
Johnson City, New York FIPS code 36-38748
GNIS feature ID 0954109
— Village —
Johnson City is a village in Broome County, New York,
United States. The population was 15,535 at the 2000 cen-
sus. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical
Area.
The Village of Johnson City was established in the
Town of Union, New York and is a part of the "Triple
Cities" along with Endicott, New York and Binghamton,
New York. Johnson City lies to the west of Binghamton at
the eastern side of the Town of Union.
Johnson City
History
Johnson City, New York
Location within the state of New York Red Robin Diner in downtown Johnson City, NY
Coordinates: 42°7′0″N 75°57′34″W / 42.116667°N
75.95944°W / 42.116667; -75.95944Coordinates: 42°7′0″N Known as the Square deal town, from the Square Deal
75°57′34″W / 42.116667°N 75.95944°W / 42.116667; given to all employees of Endicott-Johnson, Johnson City
-75.95944 was originally incorporated in 1892 as the Village of
Country United States Lestershire, In 1916, the village was renamed Johnson Ci-
State New York ty in honor of George F. Johnson, who led the company
County Broome that was by then known as the Endicott Johnson Corpo-
ration.
Area
• Total 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2)
• Land 4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2) 2009 Dissolution vote
• Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) In January 2007, a group of residents organized a petition
Elevation 873 ft (266 m) supporting dissolution of the village for tax reasons. A
vote was held on November 3, 2009. On November 12,
Population (2000)
2009 the results came back "no" for dissolution by just 42
• Total 15,535
votes.
• Density 3,497.0/sq mi (1,350.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
DST)
• Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 13790
Area code(s) 607
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Geography (140,000 sq ft., replaced Kaufmann’s in 2006), JCPenney
(88,318 sq ft.), Bon-Ton (80,000 sq ft.) and Burlington Coat
Johnson City is located at 42°7′0″N 75°57′34″W / Factory (84,983 sq ft.). The website is
42.116667°N 75.95944°W / 42.116667; -75.95944 http://oakdalemall.com/
(42.116694, -75.959322).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
village has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), of
Library
which, 4.4 square miles (11 km2) of it is land and 0.1 Your Home Library, founded in 1917, serves the Village of
square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.84%) is water. Johnson City and the surrounding area.
Johnson City is on the north side of the Susquehanna The library building was originally the old Brigham
River. homestead, erected by Elijah Brigham in 1850. The old
The junction of New York State Route 17 and New farmhouse was of wooden construction but was later re-
York State Route 201, which connects the community to placed by a much finer homestead. The new homestead
the south side of the Susquehanna River, is in Johnson Ci- was erected in 1885 and its foundations, walls, and par-
ty. New York State Route 17C parallels NY-17. titions were constructed using brick from the Brigham
Brick Yard, situated just north of the library building.
Demographics The building was chosen by Harry L. Johnson and the
Endicott Johnson Corporation as the site of the present
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,535 people, library.
6,981 households, and 3,651 families residing in the vil- In 1920, a large addition was built and the children’s
lage. The population density was 3,497.0 people per room, dining rooms, and kitchen were removed to the
square mile (1,350.9/km²). There were 7,650 housing new wing of the building. The library was owned, and
units at an average density of 1,722.1 per square mile entirely supported, by the Endicott Johnson Corporation
(665.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 88.86% until September 1921 when it was incorporated.
White, 3.09% African American, 0.19% Native American, In 1938, the library building was purchased by the
4.93% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other Village of Johnson City. It was listed on the National
races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Register of Historic Places in 2005.[3]
Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.
There were 6,981 households out of which 22.6% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were
Colleges
married couples living together, 12.0% had a female Davis College was founded in 1900 under the leadership
householder with no husband present, and 47.7% were of John Adelbert Davis. The first location was on Harrison
non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of in- Street where Wilson Hospital now exists. The present site
dividuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was was bought in 1910 and moved to Riverside Drive in 1911.
65 years of age or older. The average household size was The college is very small. Dorms are located on Riale Ave
2.12 and the average family size was 2.88. and on Riverside Drive. It is in an EJ house neighborhood.
In the village the population was spread out with
20.0% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2%
from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were
People
65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For • Jiverly Wong, perpetrator of the Binghamton
every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 shootings of 2009 was a resident of Johnson City.[4]
females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. • Fred Coury, drummer for 80’s hair-metal band
The median income for a household in the village was Cinderella was raised in Johnson City.[5]
$27,438, and the median income for a family was $39,241. • Jim Johnson, relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
Males had a median income of $31,980 versus $24,656 was born in Johnson City.
for females. The per capita income for the village was • Stan Babola actor was born in Johnson City
$17,511. About 11.6% of families and 16.0% of the pop- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586960/
ulation were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of • Jerry D’Amigo professional hockey player for the
those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. Toronto Marlies graduated from Johnson City High
School.
• Josh Glenn 2007 NCAA Division-1 Wrestling
The Oakdale Mall Champion 197 lbs graduated from Johnson City High
The Oakdale Mall,opened in 1973 located at Harry L. School.
Drive and Reynolds Road in Johnson City, is a major in- • Chris Edmondson drafted by the St Louis Cardinals in
door shopping destination for the Greater Binghamton the 43rd round of the 2010 MLB Draft.
Area. Anchor stores include Sears (153,694 sq ft.), Macy’s
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• Melissa Manzer scored 1,986 points for Johnson City http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
High School (04’) and attended Siena College. gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
• Jena Marie Sacco (07’) Candidate for Chancellor [2] "American FactFinder". United States Census
Award SUNY Albany 2011 Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
• Lance "Big Daddy" Moore NY State wrestling 2008-01-31.
Champion 2010 graduated from Johnson City High [3] "National Register Information System". National
School. Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
• Andrew Alvarez famed publican, landman, and 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/
rapscallion was born in Johnson City in 1978. docs/All_Data.html.
• Waldo Tomosky Author of five anthologies (The Dark [4] Associated Press, "NY gunman angry over poor
Paper Series) was born and raised in Johnson City Kates,
English skills, job loss", William Kates 3 April 2009
http://www.amazon.com./-/e/B004WJ6OOG [5] Fred Coury
Tomosky also has written a tale about local youth Denny B Cole Denny B Cole
who terrorized their parents and the local fire chief;
"Joe and the Vinegar Pissers."
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059W29N0
External links
• Village of Johnson City webpage
• Early history of Union and its communities
References • Johnson City Central School District webpage
[1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
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Categories:
• Villages in New York
• Populated places on the Susquehanna River
• Binghamton metropolitan area
• Populated places in Broome County, New York
• Populated places established in 1892
• Company towns in New York
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