Nanticoke, New York

Nanticoke, New York
Motto: 
The biggest little town in Broome County
Map highlighting Nanticoke's location within Broome County.
Map highlighting Nanticoke's location within Broome County.
Nanticoke is located in New York
Nanticoke
Nanticoke
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°17′5″N 76°1′29″W / 42.28472°N 76.02472°W / 42.28472; -76.02472
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyBroome
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorDonald Benjamin
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total24.36 sq mi (63.09 km2)
 • Land24.27 sq mi (62.86 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation
1,391 ft (424 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,672
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
1,604
 • Density66.09/sq mi (25.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-007-49396
GNIS feature ID0979247
Websitetownofnanticokeny.com

Nanticoke is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2010 census.[3] The town was named after the Nanticoke people, who were a Native American tribe native to Chesapeake Bay.

The town is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Binghamton.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nanticoke town, Broome County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2014.