Chemung County
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Chemung County is a county located in New York State in the United States. It is part of the broader administrative and governmental structure of New York.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Founded
- March 29, 1836
- Named after
- Unami for "big horn"
- Seat
- Elmira
- Largest city
- Elmira
- Executive
- Christopher J. Moss
- Total
- 411 sq mi (1,060 km )
- Land
- 407 sq mi (1,050 km )
- Water
- 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 80,415
- Density
- 207/sq mi (79.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Article
Chemung County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 84,148 as of the 2020 census. Its county seat is Elmira. Its name is derived from a Delaware Indian village whose name means "big horn" in a Lenape language. The county is part of the Southern Tier region of the state.
Chemung County comprises the Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Elmira-Corning, NY Combined Statistical Area.