Horseheads, New York | |
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 Horseheads Public Library | |
  Horseheads Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°09′45″N 76°47′39″W / 42.16250°N 76.79417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chemung |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Donald Fischer (R) |
| • Town Council | Members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.92 sq mi (93.03 km2) |
| • Land | 35.61 sq mi (92.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,412  |
| • Estimate (2021)[3] | 19,069 |
| • Density | 544.66/sq mi (210.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-015-35705 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979080[2] |
| Website | townofhorseheads |
Horseheads is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 19,412 at the 2020 census.[3] The name of the town is derived from the number of bleached horses' skulls once found there.
Horseheads is north of the city of Elmira, upon which it borders. There is a village named Horseheads within the town. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horseheads, New York
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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