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Tioga County / t aɪ ˈ oʊ ɡ ə / is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,455. [2] Its county seat is Owego. [3] Tioga County is part of the Binghamton metropolitan area. The county is part of the Southern Tier region of the state.
Owego is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 18,728 at the 2020 census. [2] The name is derived from the Iroquois word Ahwaga, meaning "where the valley widens". Owego is in the southeastern corner of the county, west of Binghamton. The village of Owego is in the western part of the town.
The village of Owego was established in 1787. When the "Town of Tioga" was created from the Town of Union, Owego village was in Tioga. In 1813, Tioga and Owego switched names, putting the village in the same-named town. The current Town of Tioga is now just west of the village. The village is in the Owego-Apalachin Central School District.
The Wayne County YMCA at 105 Park St., Honesdale, is located in the former National Guard armory which was opened in 1911. The Y has been here since 1980, on a 0.23-acre parcel.
Newark Valley is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population is 4,097 according to the town's website, [ 1 ] while the U.S. census estimates it currently to be 3,604. The town is named after the city of Newark , New Jersey .
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk were seen in a viral video doing the signature Trump dance to "YMCA" as they celebrated bringing in 2025.
U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby sentenced David P. VanHousen, formerly of Newark Valley, to 160 months in federal prison for child porn possession.
Organized in 1788 before Tioga County was established, as part of the "Old Town of Chemung," the town was renamed "Owego" in 1791. That was the year Tioga County was created. In 1818 the town was renamed the "Town of Tioga" by switching names with the current Town of Owego. The Village of Owego was thus in the town of the same name.