Chemung County

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Chemung County Courthouse
Chemung County Courthouse
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Elmira
Foundation : March 29, 1836
Made up from: Tioga County
Area code : 001 607
Demographics
Residents : 86,883  (2017)
Population density : 82.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1064 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Chemung County within New York
Website : www.chemungcounty.com

Chemung County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 91,070 people and a population density of 86 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Elmira .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,064 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water.

history

The county was formed in 1683 and named after the Cayuga Indians .

Obelisk on the Newtown Battlefield (2008)
The First German Evangelical Church is registered on the National Register of Historic Places .

One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Newtown Battlefield , which is reminiscent of a battle from the American Revolutionary War . A total of 37 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 18, 2018).

Cities and towns

Web links

Commons : Chemung County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Chemung County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.

Coordinates: 42 ° 8 ′  N , 76 ° 46 ′  W