Editing Binghamton, New York (section)

===Race and ethnicity===
Binghamton is home to an ethnically diverse population. During its industrial heyday, thousands of European immigrants moved to the city as they found an abundance of jobs and working-class prosperity. Many Irish, Italians, and Eastern Europeans settled in the area, and the [[American Civic Association (Binghamton)|American Civic Association]] was created to help their transition to life and [[cultural assimilation|assimilation]] in the United States.<ref name="broomehist" /><ref name="golddomechurches" /> This influx led to a temporary rise in the local [[Ku Klux Klan]] during the 1920s, with Binghamton serving as state headquarters. Area residents, who primarily embraced the different cultural heritages, quelled such anti-immigrant sentiment by founding several ethnic organizations and holding ethnic celebrations, at the encouragement of [[Endicott-Johnson]].<ref name="ejhist" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Ku Klux Klan Reference Deleted from Pamphlet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/nyregion/ku-klux-klan-reference-deleted-from-pamphlet.html |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 12, 1993 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517071818/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/nyregion/ku-klux-klan-reference-deleted-from-pamphlet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This has had a lasting effect on the city, which sports many churches and contemporary ethnic festivals, along with a population that is still predominantly white (though steadily decreasing in proportion). Binghamton also has a sizeable [[Kurds|Kurdish]] community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA536315887&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=17460719&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E4f0332e6 |title=Document - Gale Academic OneFile |access-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610031735/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA536315887&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=17460719&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~4f0332e6 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2010, Binghamton's racial makeup was 77.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.4% from two or more races. 6.4% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Due to its diversity, the region is home to many religious denominations. The First Ward, the historic home to much of the city's Eastern European population, houses several gold domed Orthodox churches.<ref name="golddomechurches" /> As a result of its strong Italian and Irish heritage, the largest religious body in Broome County is the Catholic Church.<ref name="religiondata">{{cite web |title=Broome County |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/36/rcms2010_36007_county_name_2010.asp |work=County Membership Report |publisher=Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011232734/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/36/rcms2010_36007_county_name_2010.asp |archive-date=October 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Binghamton falls under the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse]]. Throughout the county, 105,064 people, or 52.4% of the total population, are listed as congregational adherents.<ref name="religiondata" />