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Endwell is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Union in Broome County, New York, United States. Its population was 11,706 at the 2000 census.
   Endwell is adjacent to the Village of Endicott and the Village of Johnson City. It is west of Binghamton and is considered a suburb of that city.
   Endwell is the home of a popular local park, Highland Park, well known in the area for its annual Fourth of July fireworks display as well as its classic carousel. Endwell is also home to two well known local golf courses, Endwell Greens and the Binghamton Country Club. Endwell is the home of the 2007 New York State Little League Champions.
   Residents of Endwell, along with those of the adjacent Town of Maine attend the Maine-Endwell school district.

History

Endwell used to be known as "Hooper," but the name had to be changed in 1921 because of post office regulations. There were too many locations in the state with the name Hooper. The most likely story, shared by an elderly man who attended the meeting to change the name: Endicott Johnson Corporation was producing a line of shoes called the "Endwell." An advertisement for the shoes read, "Wear the Endwell shoes and your day will end well."
Endwell serves as a bedroom community for Endicott, at one time the home of International Business Machines (IBM). This was a primary reason for the community's early growth.
A few big names in sports have lived, or were born here. Mike Dunham (longtime NHL goalie, now Goalie coach for the NY Islanders), Isiah Kacyvenski (Starter for the Seahawks for 5 years-current Raider-and was Special Teams captain for Seattle during their most recent Super Bowl appearance. Also the schools high school girls soccer team was ranked as high as 19th in the entire nation in 2007. The NYS Little League champions are from Endwell, and went 4-0 in Regional play in Bristol, Conn. before getting knocked out to Maryland in the semi-final round.

Geography

Endwell is located at (42.114974, -76.025991).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.7 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it's land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.60%) is water.
Endwell is on the north side of the Susquehanna River. New York State Route 17 and New York State Route 17C are east-west highways passing through the community.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,706 people, 5,187 households, and 3,340 families residing in the community. The population density was 3,179.4 per square mile (1,228.2/km²). There were 5,414 housing units at an average density of 1,470.5/sq mi (568.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.48% White, 1.32% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.72% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.
   There were 5,187 households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83.
   In the community the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
   The median income for a household in the community was $41,212, and the median income for a family was $51,881. Males had a median income of $40,407 versus $25,516 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,069. About 3.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

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