Corning (city), New York
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Corning is a city located in Steuben County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,842. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany, New York financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.
The City of Corning is at the western edge of the Town of Corning, from which it was set apart as a village in the 1830s. It was incorporated as a city in 1890.
The city is the headquarters of Corning Inc., formerly Corning Glass Works, a manufacturer of glass and ceramic products for industrial, scientific and technical uses.
It is also home to the Corning Museum of Glass, which houses one of the world's most comprehensive collections of glass objects from antiquity to the present. The museum houses The Rakow Library, one of the world's major glass research centers.
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The city's other major cultural attraction is the Rockwell Museum of Western Art. It contains an important collection of Western American painting and sculpture assembled over the past 40 years by Robert F. and Hertha Rockwell.
The city has been cited several times by American Style magazine as one of the top arts destinations in the U.S. -- most recently in June 2005.
Since 1979, Corning Country Club has annually hosted The Corning Classic, a stop on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour.
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Geography
Corning is located at 42°8'53" North, 77°3'25" West (42.148142, -77.05697)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²). 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.18% water. Just upstream from Corning, the Cohocton River and the Tioga River merge to form the Chemung River which flows through downtown. The river was an important source of power in the early history, and is part of the attractiveness of the region today. The river is prone to floods, as rain water runs off quickly from the steep hillsides of the area, the worst recent flood being in 1972, as the remnants of Hurricane Agnes dropped fifteen or more inches of rain in the area within a short time. The entire downtown area was flooded, with severe damage. Downtown has been refurbished and has become somewhat gentrified.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 10,842 people, 4,996 households, and 2,667 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,346.0/km² (3,489.5/mi²). There were 5,509 housing units at an average density of 683.9/km² (1,773.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.94% White, 2.84% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,996 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.6% were non-families. 40.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,780, and the median income for a family was $46,674. Males had a median income of $39,805 versus $27,489 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,056. 13.0% of the population and 9.1% of families were below the poverty line. 18.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Politics
Most local officials are Republicans. The Corning area typically votes Republican, though some outsiders have deemed its constituents "moderate" Republicans. Amo Houghton, the area's long-serving U.S. Congressman, was a moderate Republican, and his successor, John R. "Randy" Kuhl, has tried to follow in his moderate footsteps.
Joseph Nasser served for many years as Corning's mayor, and the Nasser Civic Center, headquarters of city government, bears his name. The current mayor is Democrat Frank Coccho.
Education
Corning has eight public elementary schools, two public middle schools, two public high schools and Corning Community College (CCC). Middle schools include Corning Free Academy (CFA) and Northside Blodgett. Elementary schools include Kent Philips, Hugh Greg, Winfield Street, William Severn, Calvin U. Smith, Lindley-Presho, Erwin Valley, and Frederick Carder school. There are also some private schools, most popularly the k-8 Christian school All-Saints. High schools include East High School and West High School.
Recently, the Corning Area School District adopted the Iternational Baccalaureate program for the High schools and Middle schools. For information on CCC, see below (External Links).
Famous residents
- T. G. Hawkes
- Frederick C. Carder
- Robert F. Rockwell, Jr.
- Arthur A. Houghton, Sr.
- Alanson B. Houghton
- Amory Houghton
- Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr.
- James R. Houghton
- Thomas S. Buechner
Sister cities
Corning has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities, Inc. (SCI):
See also
External links
- Chamber of Commerce website
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Rockwell Museum
- Corning Community College official website
