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Elmira | |
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 Location in Chemung County in the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| 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 (2020) | |
• City | 26,523 |
| • Density | 3,657.34/sq mi (1,412.09/km2) |
| • Metro | 90,070 (Chemung County) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 14901, 14904, 14905 |
| Area code | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-015-24229 |
| Website | www.CityOfElmira.net |
Elmira (/ɛlˈmaɪrə/) is a city in and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 census, down from 29,200 at the 2010 census, a decline of more than 7 percent.[4]
The City of Elmira is in the south-central part of the county, surrounded on three sides by the Town of Elmira. It is in the Southern Tier of New York, a short distance north of the Pennsylvania state line.
The city was the site of the Elmira Prison, a prisoner-of-war camp that held over 12,000 captured Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Elmira College is located within the city.
- ^ "Elected Officials". www.chemungcountyny.gov. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmira, New York
- ^ "The fastest shrinking city in America". August 17, 2021.