Steuben County, New York

Not to be confused with Steuben, New York.

Steuben County
County
Farmland in rural Steuben County
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°16′N77°23′W / 42.26°N 77.39°W / 42.26; -77.39
Country	United States
State	New York
Founded	1796
Named for	Baron von Steuben
Seat	Bath
Largest city	Corning
Area
• Total	1,404 sq mi (3,640 km2)
• Land	1,391 sq mi (3,600 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2)  1.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	93,584 [1]
• Density	67.3/sq mi (26.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.steubencountyny.gov

Steuben County (stu-BEN)^{[ citation needed ]} is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. ^[2] Its county seat is Bath. ^[3] Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same (German: [fɔnˈʃtɔʏbn̩] ). The county is part of the Southern Tier region of the state.

Steuben County comprises the Corning, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Elmira-Corning, NY Combined Statistical Area.

History

See also: Canisteo, New York; Canisteo (village), New York; Hornell, New York; and Greenwood, New York, insurrection of 1882

Ontario County was established in 1789 to govern lands the state of New York had acquired in the Phelps and Gorham Purchase; at the time it covered the entirety of Western New York. Steuben County, much larger than today, was split off from Ontario County on March 8, 1796. In 1823 a portion of Steuben County was combined with a portion of Ontario County to form Yates County. Steuben County was further reduced in size on April 17, 1854, when a portion was combined with portions of Chemung and Tompkins counties to form Schuyler County.

Although it is not much mentioned because it does not fit well into the standard narrative of New York State history, in its earliest years Steuben County was demographically and geographically linked to the Susquehanna River basin in Pennsylvania, leading to the port of Baltimore. The Canisteo River, navigable as far as Arkport, emptied into the Chemung River and it into the Susquehanna. There were no natural barriers, like the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk, to impede transportation, and timber and other agricultural products were easily shipped downriver from what are today (2019) the towns of Addison, Canisteo, and Hornellsville. Prior to the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, followed by the railroads, communication with the Hudson Valley and New York City was difficult. Limited to horses, mules, and donkeys, it was far too expensive to be used to ship bulky agricultural products.

In 1892 a bill was introduced in the Legislature to split Steuben County, with Canisteo, Corning, and "the south towns" becoming Lincoln County. It did not pass. ^[4]

Geography

Steuben County Courthouse in Corning

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,404 square miles (3,640 km²), of which 1,391 square miles (3,600 km²) is land and 14 square miles (36 km²) (1.0%) is water. ^[5]

Steuben County is in the southwestern part of New York State, immediately north of the Pennsylvania border. The population of Steuben County according to the 2000 U. S. census was 98,726. The county is in the Southern Tier region of New York State.

Adjacent counties

• Ontario County - north
• Yates County - northeast
• Schuyler County - east
• Chemung County - east
• Tioga County, Pennsylvania - south
• Potter County, Pennsylvania - southwest
• Allegany County - west
• Livingston County - northwest

Government and politics

Steuben County is governed by a 17-member legislature headed by a chairman.

State and federal government

State and federal government

United States presidential election results for Steuben County, New York [6] Year Republican Democratic Third party No.  % No.  % No.  % 2020 29,474 63.83% 15,790 34.19% 915 1.98% 2016 26,831 63.88% 12,526 29.82% 2,645 6.30% 2012 21,954 56.98% 15,787 40.97% 790 2.05% 2008 24,203 57.75% 17,148 40.92% 560 1.34% 2004 26,980 63.81% 14,523 34.35% 781 1.85% 2000 24,200 59.66% 14,600 35.99% 1,763 4.35% 1996 17,710 46.40% 14,481 37.94% 5,980 15.67% 1992 19,761 47.72% 12,043 29.08% 9,606 23.20% 1988 25,359 65.93% 12,824 33.34% 283 0.74% 1984 28,848 73.19% 10,471 26.56% 98 0.25% 1980 22,418 58.73% 12,826 33.60% 2,926 7.67% 1976 23,164 60.93% 14,685 38.63% 166 0.44% 1972 28,708 75.05% 9,462 24.74% 83 0.22% 1968 24,189 62.52% 12,229 31.61% 2,272 5.87% 1964 15,988 39.34% 24,634 60.61% 23 0.06% 1960 29,638 68.06% 13,898 31.91% 13 0.03% 1956 33,902 78.22% 9,440 21.78% 0 0.00% 1952 32,123 74.14% 11,154 25.74% 49 0.11% 1948 22,938 62.44% 12,895 35.10% 903 2.46% 1944 25,538 65.36% 13,461 34.45% 73 0.19% 1940 27,587 65.12% 14,651 34.58% 127 0.30% 1936 24,987 61.23% 14,978 36.70% 845 2.07% 1932 22,986 62.19% 13,219 35.77% 754 2.04% 1928 28,028 69.26% 10,699 26.44% 1,739 4.30% 1924 21,481 66.79% 7,194 22.37% 3,485 10.84% 1920 18,335 65.79% 7,401 26.56% 2,132 7.65% 1916 10,424 53.99% 8,032 41.60% 852 4.41% 1912 5,986 31.54% 7,396 38.97% 5,598 29.49% 1908 12,313 56.33% 8,366 38.27% 1,180 5.40% 1904 12,680 59.66% 7,364 34.65% 1,209 5.69% 1900 12,411 55.51% 8,872 39.68% 1,076 4.81% 1896 12,858 59.47% 7,971 36.87% 793 3.67% 1892 10,577 50.61% 8,307 39.74% 2,017 9.65% 1888 11,637 53.10% 9,154 41.77% 1,126 5.14% 1884 10,048 48.78% 9,060 43.98% 1,491 7.24% Office District Area of the county Officeholder Party First took office Residence Congressman New York's 23rd congressional district All [7] Nicholas Langworthy Republican 2022 Corning, Steuben County State Senator 58th State Senate District All [8] Thomas F. O'Mara Republican 2011 Big Flats, Chemung County State Assemblyman 132nd State Assembly District All of the county not covered by the 133rd and 148th assembly districts [9] Philip A. Palmesano Republican 2011 Corning, Steuben County State Assemblyman 133rd State Assembly District The north and northwest parts of the county (towns of Dansville, Cohocton, Hornellsville, Prattsburgh, Wayland) [10] Vacant State Assemblyman 148th State Assembly District The southwest corner of the county (towns of Greenwood, Jasper, Troupsburg, West Union) [11] Joseph M. Giglio Republican 2005 Gowanda, Cattaraugus County

Steuben County is part of:

• The 7th Judicial District of the New York Supreme Court
• The 4th Department of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1800	1,788		—
1810	7,246		305.3%
1820	21,989		203.5%
1830	33,851		53.9%
1840	46,138		36.3%
1850	63,771		38.2%
1860	66,690		4.6%
1870	67,717		1.5%
1880	77,586		14.6%
1890	81,473		5.0%
1900	82,822		1.7%
1910	83,362		0.7%
1920	80,627		−3.3%
1930	82,671		2.5%
1940	84,927		2.7%
1950	91,439		7.7%
1960	97,691		6.8%
1970	99,546		1.9%
1980	99,217		−0.3%
1990	99,088		−0.1%
2000	98,726		−0.4%
2010	98,990		0.3%
2020	93,584		−5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [12] 1790-1960 [13] 1900-1990 [14] 1990-2000 [15] 2010-2020 [2]

As of the census ^[16] of 2000, there were 98,726 people, 39,071 households, and 26,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile (27 people/km²). There were 46,132 housing units at an average density of 33 units per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.43% White, 1.36% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population. 18.6% were of German, 15.2% English, 14.4% American, 13.6% Irish and 8.3% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.5% spoke English and 1.3% Spanish as their first language.

There were 39,071 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,479, and the median income for a family was $41,940. Males had a median income of $32,155 versus $24,163 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,197. About 9.90% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.70% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

Steuben County racial composition ^[17]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	84,338	90.12%
Black or African American (NH)	1,416	1.51%
Native American (NH)	203	0.22%
Asian (NH)	1,616	1.72%
Pacific Islander (NH)	12	0.01%
Other/mixed (NH)	4,281	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1,718	1.83%

Industry

The largest employer in Steuben County is Corning, Inc. (formerly Corning Glass Works), the world headquarters of a large firm (34,000 employed worldwide) which manufactures specialty glass and related products. Related is the nearby Corning Museum of Glass. There is a wine industry in Hammondsport, also the headquarters of the Mercury Corporation, a custom manufacturer, formerly of aircraft and aircraft components. There is a museum of aviation, the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, in Hammondsport. Former industries in Steuben County are the Steuben Glass Works, in Corning, now part of Corning Glass Works, and the Erie Railroad repair shops, in Hornell.

Education

There is one institution of post-secondary education in Steuben County: Corning Community College. Alfred University and Elmira College are nearby.

Transportation

Major highways

• Interstate 86 (Southern Tier Expressway)
• New York State Route 17 (Southern Tier Expressway)
• Interstate 99
• U.S. Route 15
• Interstate 390
• New York State Route 15
• New York State Route 21
• New York State Route 36
• New York State Route 414
• New York State Route 415
• New York State Route 417

Airports

Steuben County contains the following public-use airports:

• Corning-Painted Post Airport in the town of Erwin, near Corning and Painted Post
• Hornell Municipal Airport in the city of Hornell

Public transportation

Local bus service is provided by Hornell Area Transit. ^[18]

Communities

Larger settlements

#	Location	Population	Type	Area
1	Corning	11,183	City	Southeast
2	Hornell	8,563	City	West
3	†Bath	5,786	Village	Northeast
4	Gang Mills	4,185	CDP	Southeast
5	Canisteo	2,270	Village	West
6	Wayland	1,865	Village	Northwest
7	Painted Post	1,809	Village	Southeast
8	Addison	1,763	Village	Southeast
9	South Corning	1,145	Village	Southeast
10	Avoca	946	Village	Northwest
11	Arkport	844	Village	West
12	Cohocton	838	Village	Northwest
13	Savona	827	Village	Northeast
14	North Hornell	778	Village	West
15	Campbell	713	CDP	Southeast
16	Hammondsport	661	Village	Northeast
17	††Prattsburgh	656	CDP	Northeast
18	Coopers Plains	598	CDP	Southeast
19	Riverside	497	Village	Southeast
20	‡Almond	466	Village	West

† - County seat

†† - Former village

‡ - Not wholly in this county

Towns

• Addison
• Avoca
• Bath
• Bradford
• Cameron
• Campbell
• Canisteo
• Caton
• Cohocton
• Corning
• Dansville
• Erwin
• Fremont
• Greenwood
• Hartsville
• Hornby
• Hornellsville
• Howard
• Jasper
• Lindley
• Prattsburgh
• Pulteney
• Rathbone
• Thurston
• Troupsburg
• Tuscarora
• Urbana
• Wayland
• Wayne
• West Union
• Wheeler
• Woodhull

Hamlets

• Adrian
• Canisteo Center
• Gibson
• South Hornell
• South Canisteo

Notable people

People born in Steuben County:

• Stanley C. Armstrong (1888-1950), politician
• Josiah H. Bonney (1817-1887), politician
• Olive Byrne (1904-1990), domestic partner
• Edward Conner (1829-1900), republican
• Glenn H. Curtiss (1878-1930), ^[19] aviation pioneer
• Jasper Humphrey (1812-1892), democrat
• Artemas Martin (1835-1918), mathematician
• Selwyn N. Owen (1836-1916), lawyer
• James A. Parsons (c.1868-1945), politician
• Omar L. Rosenkrans (1843-1926), republican
• Eric M. Smith (born 1980), juvenile murderer
• Peter Truax (1828-1909), philanthropist

See also

• New York (state) portal

• Steuben County Transit System
• Corning Museum of Glass
• Corning Community College
• List of counties in New York
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Steuben County, New York
• Corning Incorporated

Footnotes

1. "US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
2. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Steuben County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. "To Divide Steuben County". Middletown Daily Press . Middletown, New York. November 28, 1892. p. 4.
5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
6. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
7. W, Eric (April 2, 2012). "Congressional District 23" (PDF). View 2012 Congressional Maps. Albany, New York: The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
8. W, Eric (March 2, 2012). "Senate District 58" (PDF). View 2012 Senate District Maps. Albany, New York: The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
9. W, Eric (January 25, 2012). "Assembly District 132" (PDF). View 2012 Assembly District Maps. Albany, New York: The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
10. W, Eric (January 25, 2012). "Assembly District 133" (PDF). View 2012 Assembly District Maps. Albany, New York: The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
11. W, Eric (January 25, 2012). "Assembly District 148" (PDF). View 2012 Assembly District Maps. Albany, New York: The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
12. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
13. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
14. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
15. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
16. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
17. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Steuben County, New York".
18. "Home". www.hatrides.com.
19. House, Kirk W.: Hell-Rider to King of the Air: Glenn Curtiss's Life of Innovation pp. 1, 220

Further reading

• Clayton, W. W., History of Steuben County, New York. Philadelphia: Lewis, Peck & Co., 1879.

• Hakes, Harlo (1896). Landmarks of Steuben County, New York. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co.

• Sherer, Richard, (ed.) Steuben County: The First 200 Years, A Pictorial History. Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1996.

• Stromquist, Shelton, "'Our Rights as Workingmen': Class Traditions and Collective Action in a Nineteenth-Century Railroad Town, Hornellsville, New York, 1869-82," in David O. Stowell (ed.), The Great Strikes of 1877. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2008; pp. 55–75.

• Sullivan, James; Williams, Melvin E.; Conklin, Edwin P.; Fitzpatrick, Benedict, eds. (1927), "Chapter VI. Steuben County.", History of New York State, 1523–1927 (PDF), vol. 2, New York City, Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., p. 643-52, hdl:2027/mdp.39015019994048, Wikidata   Q114149636

External links

• Steuben County, New York official government site
• Steuben County at Curlie
• Painted Hills Genealogy Society, Steuben County Page It contains a great deal of info on Steuben County.

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