Editing Conklin, New York

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'''Conklin''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Broome County, New York]], United States. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 5,008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conklin town, Broome County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US3600717772|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

The town is on the south border of the county, southeast of [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]].

== History ==
The area was first settled around 1788. The Town of Conklin was established in 1824 from the town of [[Chenango, New York|Chenango]] by Nicholas Conklin (1782–1858). The town exchanged territories with adjacent towns before establishing its modern boundaries. In 1831, part of Conklin was used to form the town of [[Windsor, New York|Windsor]], but Conklin received territory from Windsor in 1851. Another part of Conklin was used in 1859 to form the town of [[Kirkwood, New York|Kirkwood]].{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Alpheus Corby, a Conklin resident, built a castle-like structure as his home in 1900. The building is the current town hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Conklin Castle: Home To A Cast Of Characters |url=https://www.wicz.com/story/37515465/the-conklin-castle-home-to-a-cast-of-characters |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=www.wicz.com |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2006, the town was devastated by a massive [[Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006|flood]] that isolated the center of the town and required hundreds of people to be airlifted to safety. The flood destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.

The [[Conklin Town Hall]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2006.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

The town experienced another major flood in September 2011 as a result of [[Tropical Storm Lee (2011)|Tropical Storm Lee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2010 |title=Historical Floods: North Branch Susquehanna River at Conklin, NY |url=https://www.weather.gov/media/marfc/FloodClimo/NBS/Conklin.pdf |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=National Weather Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|64.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|63.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 2.02%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600717772| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212062222/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600717772| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Conklin town, Broome County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 30, 2014}}</ref>

The southern town line is the border of [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna County]] in [[Pennsylvania]]. The eastern town line is marked by the [[Susquehanna River]]. [[Snake Creek (Susquehanna River tributary)|Snake Creek]], a tributary of the Susquehanna, was the site of early town settlement.

[[New York State Route 7]] splits off [[New York State Route 7A]] in the southeast corner of the town by Corbettsville.

=== Communities and locations in Conklin ===
*Corbettsville &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] on NY-7 in the southern part of the town.
*Conklin &ndash; The hamlet of Conklin by the Susquehanna River on NY-7. Access to Interstate 81's Exit 1 is across the Susquehanna via the Conklin-Kirkwood Bridge.
*Conklin Forks &ndash; A hamlet in the western part of the town at the junction of County Roads 8 and 141.
*Conklin Station &ndash; A hamlet north of Corbettsville on NY-7. It was previously called "Milburn."
*Conklin Center &ndash; A hamlet north of Conklin village on NY-7.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 908
|1840= 1475
|1850= 2232
|1860= 1146
|1870= 1440
|1880= 1420
|1890= 1033
|1900= 946
|1910= 850
|1920= 796
|1930= 1332
|1940= 2156
|1950= 2872
|1960= 4347
|1970= 5399
|1980= 6204
|1990= 6265
|2000= 5940
|2010= 5441
|2020= 5008
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Conklin town, Broome County, New York – Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Conklin town, Broome County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0600000US3600717772&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Conklin town, Broome County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0600000US3600717772&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|5,218
|4,458
|95.90%
|89.02%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|53
|48
|0.97%
|0.96%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
|10
|0.15%
|0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|16
|37
|0.29%
|0.74%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|3
|16
|0.06%
|0.32%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|67
|310
|1.23%
|6.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|76
|129
|1.40%
|2.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,441'''
|'''5,008'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,940 people, 2,249 households, and 1,671 families residing in the town. The median household income was $37,445. The population density was {{convert|242.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,435 housing units at an average density of {{convert|99.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 2,249 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. Of all households, 20.9% were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

'''2020 census'''

For the 2020 census, the population was 5,008. The median income for a household in the town was $58,311, with the mean income of $71,489. For families, the median income was $70,399 with a mean of $86,306. There were 33.6% of families that made over $100,000. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $30,038. About 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Amos J. Cummings]], United States Representative and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>{{cite web | title = CUMMINGS, Amos Jay, 1841–1902 | publisher = Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk | url = https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/11682#biography | accessdate = May 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Charles E. Fuller (New York politician)|Charles E. Fuller]], member of the New York State Assembly
* [[Jerome Anthony Watrous]], writer, military officer, legislator
* [[Jim Whitney]], professional baseball player<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Delinger |first1=Harold |year=2012 |chapter=James Evans Whitney (Grasshopper Jim) |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UfgAAgAAQBAJ&pg=PP286 |editor1-last=Teiman |editor1-first=Robert L. |editor2-last=Rucker |editor2-first=Mark |title=Nineteenth Century Stars |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UfgAAgAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 |edition=2012 |location=Phoenix, AZ |publisher=The Society for American Baseball Research |page=286 |isbn=9781933599298}}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{Portal inline|New York (state)}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070122115729/http://www.townofconklin.org/ Town of Conklin official website]

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