Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, United States. As of 2020, 29,523 people live in Elmira.[4]
| File:City Hall Elmira NY.jpg | |
| Location in Chemung County in the state of New York Location in Chemung County in the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′38″N 76°48′35″W / 42.09389°N 76.80972°WCoordinates: 42°05′38″N 76°48′35″W / 42.09389°N 76.80972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chemung |
| Incorporated | 1864 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel J. Mandell, Jr. (R)[1] |
| • City Manager | P. Michael Collins |
| • City Council | Members
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| Area | |
| • City | 7.58 sq mi (19.63 km2) |
| • Land | 7.25 sq mi (18.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 26,523 |
| • Estimate (2024) | 26,255 |
| • Density | 3,657/sq mi (1,412/km2) |
| • Metro | 84,148 (Chemung County) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 14901, 14904, 14905 |
| FIPS code | 36-015-24229 |
| Website | www.CityOfElmira.net |
Elmira, New York Media
1909 Extension of Chemung Canal
- Chemung County New York - Beers 1869.jpg
1869 map showing Elmira's location as a transportation hub in Chemung County
- 1893 Poor's Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.jpg
Map of Delaware, Lackawanna and Westerny Railroad in New York State and Pennsylvania, 1893
- Aerial view of station - Erie Railway, Elmira Station, Railroad Avenue, Elmira, Chemung County, NY HAER NY,8-ELM,2A-1.tif
Erie Railway, Elmira Station
- The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14760407854).jpg
Evening roll-call at Camp Rathburn, circa 1864
Elmira Reformatory, circa 1897
- Elmira Flood of 1972 3.jpg
View from Erie Lackawanna train tracks, looking down Water Street during the flood of 1972. The Chemung Canal bank building can be seen in the background.
- Chemung River.jpg
Chemung River at Elmira
- Steele Memorial Library.png
From a 1900 publication
- Lake and casino, Eldridge Park, by Purviance, W. T. (William T.).jpg
Lake and casino, Eldridge Park, by Purviance, William T.
References
- ↑ "City of Elmira Elected Officials". Chemung County, NY. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ New York U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmira, New York
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "QuickFacts: Elmira city, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
