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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. The Oakdale Mall is the major indoor shopping destination for the Southern Tier of New York. Located in Johnson City, the mall is a part of the Greater Binghamton metropolitan area. HISTORY The major development of Johnson City occurred after 1888, when the predecessor to the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company was formed. The village was incorporated in 1892 . GEOGRAPHY Johnson City is on the north side of the Susquehanna River . Johnson City is located at 42°7'0" North, 75°57'34" West (42.116694, -75.959322). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 11.9 Km&2 (4.6 Mi&2 ). 11.5 km&2 (4.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.84% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 15,535 people, 6,981 households, and 3,651 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 1,350.9/km&2 (3,497.0/mi&2). There were 7,650 housing units at an average density of 665.2/km&2 (1,722.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 88.86% White , 3.09% African American , 0.19% Native American , 4.93% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.84% from Other Races , and 2.03% from two or more races. 2.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,981 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were Married Couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.7% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.88. 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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $27,438, and the median income for a family was $39,241. Males had a median income of $31,980 versus $24,656 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $17,511. 16.0% of the population and 11.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 26.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. LIBRARY Your Home Public Library , founded in 1917, serves the Village of Johnson City and the surrounding area. The library building was originally the old Brigham homestead, erected by Elijah Brigham in 1850. The old farm house was of wooden construction but was later replaced by a much finer homestead, the foundations, walls and partitions were built using brick from the Brigham Brick Yard, situated just north of the library building. The newer homestead was erected in 1885 and it was this building, with its broad lawns and pleasant verandahs, that was chosen by Harry L. Johnson and the Endicott Johnson Corporation as the site of the present library. In 1920 a large addition was built and the children's room, dining rooms, and kitchen were removed to the new wing of the building. The library was owned, and entirely supported, by the Endicott Johnson Corporation until September 1921 when it was incorporated. In 1938 the library building was purchased by the Village of Johnson City. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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