Vestal is a town within Broome County in the Southern Tier of New York, and lies between the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania border. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,043. Vestal is on the south border of the county and is west and southwest of Binghamton. Vestal is home to Binghamton University which draws visitors to the town through its entertainment and sporting events. The university adds more than 14,000 students to the town and employs more than 3,000 faculty and staff. The first European settlers arrived in Vestal at around 1785. The central area of Vestal, near... Route 26 at Choconut Creek, was the site of an indigenous village of the Ochugnut tribe of the Tuscaroras. During the American Revolution, a squad of soldiers from the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, under the command of Lt. William McKendry were sent to exterminate the indigenous people. During the summer of 1779, the squad eliminated at least two villages, including one situated in what is now nearby downtown Binghamton , and the Ochugnut at the site of Choconut Creek near present-day Vestal Senior High School.
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| County: | Broome County |
| State: | New York |
| Population: | 26,535 |
| Area: | 54.7 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Vestal, New York |