Southern Tier

The Southern Tier of New York State is the geographical region that includes the counties of New York State west of the and along the northern border of .
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is a city of 48,000 people in upstate , at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. It is the cultural and financial center of the Greater Metropolitan Area and is the Broome County seat.

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is the name of both a small city and a township in Chemung County in state. Visitors come to see the study where Mark Twain wrote parts of his novels.

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is a city in , in Southern Tier. The birthplace of actress Lucille Ball, is now home to the National Comedy Center, a state-of-the-art interactive museum.

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is a county in , with one side bordering . As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042.

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is in the Southern Tier region of , although the northern part, including , Wayland, and Cohocton, is in the region.

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is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 United States census, the county had a population of 198,683. Its county seat is .

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is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 127,657. Its county seat is , and its largest city is .

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is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,456. Its county seat is . Its name derives from a Lenape word, applied by European-American settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the ; they also named the county after this.

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is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,455. Its county seat is . is part of the Binghamton metropolitan area.

Southern Tier

Latitude of center
42.1175° or 42° 7′ 3″ north
Longitude of center
-76.5579° or 76° 33′ 28″ west
Population
660,000
Elevation
1,083 feet (330 metres)
Geo­Names ID
12217081
Wiki­data ID
Q7570547
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Southern Tier” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “紐約州南部”
  • French: “Southern Tier”
  • German: “Southern Tier”
  • Hebrew: “הרובד הדרומי”
  • Japanese: “サザン・ティア”
  • Portuguese: “Southern Tier”
  • Slovenian: “Southern Tier”
  • Spanish: “Southern Tier”
  • Swedish: “Southern Tier”
  • Urdu: “سدرن ٹیئر”

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