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Chemung County

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Chemung County

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Also known as Chemung County, New York, Chemung County, NY

county in New York, United States

AI overview

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 )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
23rd
Website
www .chemungcountyny .gov

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Chemung
Located in
New York
Contains
Elmira
Capital
Elmira
Population
84148
Area
1064
Shares border with
Steuben County
Official website
www.chemungcounty.com
Image
Chemung County Courthouse.jpg
Households
34328
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Chemung County, New York
Commons category
Chemung County, New York
inception
1836-03-29
water as percent of area
0.8
native label
Chemung County
different from
Chemung
per capita income
29959
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chemung County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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