Canisteo, New York

Canisteo
Town hall
Town hall
Canisteo is located in New York
Canisteo
Canisteo
Location of Canisteo in New York
Canisteo is located in the United States
Canisteo
Canisteo
Canisteo (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°16′13″N 77°36′20″W / 42.27028°N 77.60556°W / 42.27028; -77.60556
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySteuben
Area
 • Total54.36 sq mi (140.79 km2)
 • Land54.35 sq mi (140.77 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population
 • Total3,294 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
3,260
 • Density60.13/sq mi (23.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-101-12265

Canisteo (/ˌkænɪsˈt/[3]) is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 3,294 at the 2020 census.[2] The name was taken from a former Native American village located there, and is Iroquoian in origin.

The Town of Canisteo is in the western part of the county, southeast of Hornell.

The town contains a village also named Canisteo.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "The futile pronunciation struggle - News - the Evening Tribune - Hornell, NY". Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.