Town of Owego, New York Owego is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States.
The Town of Owego is in the southeast corner of the county.
There is also a village of Owego in the part of the town.
Both town and village are west of Binghamton, New York.
4 Communities and locations in the Town of Owego The "Original Town of Owego" was created at the time Tioga County was formed in 1791.
This initial town was reduced by formation of later suburbs in the county.
The town's name is a derivative of the Iroquois word "Ahwaga", which means "where the valley widens".
The current Town of Owego was formed as the "Town of Tioga" in 1800 from the Town of Union (now in Broome County).
Confusion over the locale of the Village of Owego caused the council to have the Town of Owego and the Town of Tioga to switch names in 1813 so that Owego village was in the same-named town.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 105.8 square miles (273.9 km ), of which, 104.2 square miles (269.8 km ) of it is territory and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km ) of it (1.51%) is water.
The Susquehanna River flows athwart the town, dividing it into two parts.
Owego Creek flows into the Susquehanna at Owego village and marks the west town line.
The Southern Tier Expressway (New York State Route 17) crosses the town on the river's south bank.
New York State Route 38 and New York State Route 96 converge north of Owego village.
The east town line is the border of Broome County, New York and the south town line is the border of Pennsylvania (Bradford and Susquehanna counties).
In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Crestview Heights A hamlet near the east town line, north of the river.
Foster A locale near the east town line, titled after early pioneer named Foster.
Gibsons Corners A hamlet south of the river near the west town line.
Hiawatha Island An island in the Susquehanna River east of Owego village and west of Apalachin.
Owego The Village of Owego is positioned on the north bank of the Susquehanna River by Owego Creek and the west town line.
Owego Creek A stream that flows southward through the west side of the town and is joined by the Catatonk Creek before it enters the Susquehanna River.
South Apalachin A locale in the southeast part of the town on County Road 41.
South Owego A hamlet near the south town line on County Road 27.
Waits A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town, titled after early settler Henry Waits.
Whittemore A locale by the east town line, titled after early pioneer named Foster.
On September 8, 2011, the town of Owego was badly damaged by flood waters.
The Town and Village of Owego Municipalities and communities of Tioga County, New York, United States
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