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Place Name
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Broome
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Place Status (Type)
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state park
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Capital is
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Binghamton
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Population
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212,160 (1990)
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Location
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Broome County, New York (NY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°09'N
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Longitude
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75°49'W
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Broome
, co. (
710 sq mi/1,852 sq km; 1990 pop.
212,160), S N.Y., bounded by Pa. border (S);  Binghamton;
42°09'N 75°49'W. Drained by Susquehanna, Chenango, Tioughnioga,
West Branch of the Delaware, and Otselic rivers. Includes Chenango
Valley State Park. Dairying area, with extensive high-tech mfg., esp.
at centers of Binghamton, Johnson City, and the Broome Co. Industrial
Park E of Binghamton; agr. (grain; poultry, livestock); produces maple
sugar and syrup. Formed 1806.
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