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Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany, New York financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2700x1954, 1598 KB) Rockwell Museum of Western Art Corning, New York Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 03:55, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC) ( ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2700x1954, 1598 KB) Rockwell Museum of Western Art Corning, New York Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 03:55, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC) ( ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Steuben County is a county located in the state of New York. ... NY redirects here. ... The Chemung River (shuh-MUHNG) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 45 mi (72 km) long, in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872), American businessman and politician, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: , ) Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 Government  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area  - City  21. ...


The City of Corning is at the western edge of the Town of Corning and in the southeast part of Steuben County. Corning is a town located in Steuben County, New York. ... Steuben County is the name of two counties in the United States of America: Steuben County, Indiana Steuben County, New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


The city is the headquarters of Fortune 500 company Corning Inc., formerly Corning Glass Works, a manufacturer of glass and ceramic products for industrial, scientific and technical uses. The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 United States corporations as measured by gross revenue. ... Corning Glass Works (NYSE: GLW) is a U.S. manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for technical and scientific applications. ... Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ...


It is also home to the Corning Museum of Glass, which houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of glass objects from antiquity to the present. The museum houses The Rakow Library, one of the world's major glass research centers. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...


The city's other major cultural attraction is the Rockwell Museum of Western Art.http://www.stny.com/rockwellmuseum/flash/index.html It contains an important collection of Western American painting and sculpture assembled over the past 40 years by Robert F. and Hertha Rockwell. Rockwell can refer to: Rockwell International - a defense company in the United States Rockwell Automation - an industrial automation company that descended from Rockwell International Rockwell Collins - a communications and aviation electronics company that also descended from Rockwell International Willard Rockwell - businessman who helped shape and name what became Rockwell International...


The city has been cited several times by the American Style magazine as one of the top arts destinations in the U.S. -- most recently in June 2005.


Since 1979, Corning Country Club has annually hosted The Corning Classic, a stop on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour. The city has commercial air service available at Elmira-Corning Regional Airport in the nearby town of Horseheads. For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... The LPGA is the Ladies Professional Golf Association. ... FAA diagram of Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) Elmira-Corning Regional Airport (IATA: ELM, ICAO: KELM) is a medium-sized regional airport located in the town of Big Flats, six miles (10 km) northwest of the city Elmira, in Chemung County, New York, USA. The airport serves the Southern Tier... Horseheads is a town located in Chemung County, New York. ...

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History

The first settlement in the town was made near the site of the future city in 1796. The community was set apart from the Town of Corning as a village in 1848. Corning was incorporated as a city in 1890. As the glass industry developed, Corning became known as the "Crystal City." Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...


Geography

Corning is located at 42°8′53″N, 77°3′25″W (42.148142, -77.05697)GR1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²). 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (5.18%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Just upstream from Corning, the Cohocton River and the Tioga River merge to form the Chemung River which flows through downtown. The river was an important source of power in the early history, and is part of the attractiveness of the region today. The river is prone to floods, as rain water runs off quickly from the steep hillsides of the area, the worst recent flood being in 1972, as the remnants of Hurricane Agnes dropped fifteen or more inches of rain in the area within a short time. The entire downtown area was flooded, with severe damage. Downtown has been refurbished and has become somewhat gentrified. The Cohocton River is a tributary of the Chemung River, approximately 55 mi (89 km), in western New York in the United States. ... Tioga River can refer to: The Tioga River in Michigan in the United States The Tioga River in Pennsylvania and New York in the United States. ... The Chemung River (shuh-MUHNG) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 45 mi (72 km) long, in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Hydropower (or waterpower) harnesses the energy of moving or falling water. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first hurricane of 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. ...


Interstate 86 (Southern Tier Expressway), New York State Route 352, New York State Route 414, and New York State Route 415 are major highway connecting by Corning. County Road 40 leads into the city from the south and County Road 41 from the north. US Route 15 proceeds southward from Painted Post, west of Corning. {{{type3}}} JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-90 PA 1 I-390 NY 146 (36) I-99 NY 169 (44) I-81 NY 245 NY (75) I-84 NY 362 (121) I-87 NY Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next {{{browse}}} Interstate 86 runs from an intersection with Interstate 90 in Erie... New York State Highway 17, also known as The Southern Tier Expressway, runs from Suffern, New York (where it connects to NJ 17) to the Pennsylvania border in Western New York where it connects to Interstate 86. ... New York State Route 352 is a New York state highway that begins at Exit 56 of the future Interstate 86 (currently New York State Route 17), the Southern Tier Expressway, in Elmira, Chemung County, New York. ... New York State Route 414 is a major north-south running route in western New York. ... New York State Route 415 is a state highway in the western part of New York, USA. NY 415 is a north-south trunk road that parallels in part, the Cohocton River, Interstate 86 and Interstate 390. ... U.S. Highway 15 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 794 miles from central New York to southern South Carolina. ... Painted Post is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,842 people, 4,996 households, and 2,667 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,346.0/km² (3,489.5/mi²). There were 5,509 housing units at an average density of 683.9/km² (1,773.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.94% White, 2.84% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 4,996 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.6% were non-families. 40.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.89. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $32,780, and the median income for a family was $46,674. Males had a median income of $39,805 versus $27,489 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,056. About 9.1% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Politics

Most local officials are Republicans. The Corning area typically votes Republican, though some outsiders have deemed its constituents "moderate" Republicans. Amo Houghton, the area's long-serving U.S. Congressman, was a moderate Republican, and his successor, John R. "Randy" Kuhl, says he follows in his moderate footsteps. The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... Amory Amo Houghton Jr. ... John R. Randy Kuhl, a Republican from New York, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004, defeating Samara Barend. ...


Republican Joseph Nasser served for many years as Corning's mayor, and the Nasser Civic Center, headquarters of city government, bears his name. The City's current Mayor is Frank Coccho. Coccho beat incumbent Republican Mayor Alan Lewis, becoming the first Democratic mayor since 1953.


Government

Since 1995, the City of Corning operates under the Council-Manager form of government with the City Manager serving as the Chief Executive Officer. The first City Manager was Suzanne Kennedy who served until July 1997. In July 1997, Mark L. Ryckman was appointed as the City's second City Manager.


Education

Corning has eight public elementary schools, two public middle schools, two public high schools and Corning Community College (CCC). Middle schools include Corning Free Academy (CFA) and Northside Blodgett. Elementary schools include Kent Phillips, Hugh Gregg, Winfield Street, William Severn, Calvin U. Smith, Lindley-Presho, Erwin Valley, and Frederick Carder school. There are also some private schools, the most popular being All-Saints, the k-8 Christian school. High schools include East High School and West High School. East High School won the 2006 state championship in football, going undefeated the entire season. Corning Community College was inititiated in 1956 and moved to its new Spencer Hill campus in 1963. ...


Recently, the Corning Area School District has implemented the 'International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program' (grades 6-10) and the 'International Baccalaureate Diploma Program' (grades 11-12). The Corning Middle and High Schools were authorized as "IB World Schools" in February 2005. Despite documentation of the IB program's success in other school districts in the United States, a significant portion of the district's population remains in opposition.


Famous residents

Frederick Caleb Carder (1863-1963), Born in Staffordshire, England, Carder became an American artist and glassmaker. ... Amory Amo Houghton Jr. ... James R. Houghton is the Chairman of the Board Corning Incorporated. ... Margaret Sanger. ... Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938), is a Grammy winning guitarist. ...

Sister cities

Corning has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities, Inc. (SCI):

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**Ashley and Steve went to San Giovanni, Italy- the best trip of our lives!

See also

Steuben Glass Works is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Fredrick C. Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York. ... Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. ... Corning is a town located in Steuben County, New York. ... The Houghton Family is a prominent New England and Upstate New York business family. ...

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Regions

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Metros

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Counties

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Corning (city), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1073 words)
Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River.
The City of Corning is at the western edge of the Town of Corning and in the southeast part of Steuben County.
Corning was incorporated as a city in 1890.
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One of New York's most diverse counties, the 1400 square miles are a combination of quiet rural areas, a few bustling cities where economic growth is plentiful, and a traditional Amish community.
Corning, NY is also the home to two Fortune 500 companies: Corning Incorporated and the Dresser Rand Company, a major manufacturing firm.
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