Horseheads, New York

Horseheads, New York
Horseheads Public Library
Horseheads Public Library
Horseheads is located in New York
Horseheads
Horseheads
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°09′45″N 76°47′39″W / 42.16250°N 76.79417°W / 42.16250; -76.79417
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyChemung
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorDonald Fischer (R)
 • Town Council
Members
Area
 • Total
35.92 sq mi (93.03 km2)
 • Land35.61 sq mi (92.22 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2)
Elevation1,178 ft (359 m)
Population
 • Total
19,412 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
19,069
 • Density544.66/sq mi (210.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-015-35705
GNIS feature ID979080[2]
Websitetownofhorseheads.org

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.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horseheads, New York
  3. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 9, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)