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{{Short description|County in New York, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Steuben, New York}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Steuben County
 | state                = New York
 | type                 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
 | seal                 = New seal of Steuben County, New York.svg
 | flag                 = 
 | founded              = 1796
 | seat                 = [[Bath (village), New York|Bath]]
 | largest city         = [[Corning (city), New York|Corning]]
 | city type            = city
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1404
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 1391
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 14
 | area percentage      = 1.0
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 93584
 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Population%20Total&g=0400000US36%240500000&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29|access-date=January 2, 2022|title=US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
 | pop_est_as_of      = 2024
 | population_est     = 92015 {{decrease}}
 | pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=qf>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/steubencountynewyork/PST045224|title=Steuben County, New York|website=Census.gov|access-date= }}</ref>
 | density_sq_mi        = 66
 | web                  = https://www.steubencountyny.gov/
 | ex image             = Rural_Stebuen_County_New_York.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250 px
 | ex image cap         = Farmland in rural Steuben County
 | district             = 23rd
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | named for            = [[Baron von Steuben]]
|district2=24th}}

'''Steuben County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|tj|uː|b|ən}} {{respell|STEW|bən}} {{small|or}} {{IPAc-en|s|tj|uː|ˈ|b|ɛ|n}} {{respell|stew|BEN}})<ref>{{OED|Steuben, n.|6226827619}}</ref> is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. As of the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]], the population was 93,584.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Steuben County, New York|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/steubencountynewyork/PST120221|access-date=January 2, 2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Bath (village), New York|Bath]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Its name is in honor of [[Baron von Steuben]], a [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] general who fought on the American side in the [[American Revolutionary War]], though it is not pronounced the same ({{IPA|de|fɔn ˈʃtɔʏbn̩|lang}}). The county is part of the [[Southern Tier]] region of the state.

Steuben County comprises the [[Corning (city), New York|Corning]], NY [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Elmira, New York|Elmira]]-Corning, NY [[Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
{{see also|Canisteo, New York|Canisteo (village), New York|Hornell, New York|Greenwood, New York, insurrection of 1882}}
[[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]] was established in 1789 to govern lands the state of New York had acquired in the [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase]]; at the time it covered the entirety of [[Western New York]]. Steuben County, much larger than today, was split off from Ontario County on March 8, 1796. In 1823 a portion of Steuben County was combined with a portion of [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]] to form [[Yates County, New York|Yates County]]. Steuben County was further reduced in size on April 17, 1854, when a portion was combined with portions of [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung]] and [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins]] counties to form [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]].

In its earliest years Steuben County was demographically and geographically linked to the [[Susquehanna River]] basin in Pennsylvania, leading to the port of [[Baltimore]]. The Canisteo River, navigable as far as [[Arkport]], emptied into the [[Chemung River]] and it into the Susquehanna. There were no natural barriers, like the [[Cohoes Falls]] on the Mohawk, to impede transportation, and timber and other agricultural products were easily shipped downriver from what are today (2019) the towns of [[Addison, New York|Addison]], [[Canisteo, New York|Canisteo]], and [[Hornellsville, New York|Hornellsville]]. Prior to the opening of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, followed by the railroads, communication with the Hudson Valley and New York City was difficult. Limited to horses, mules, and donkeys, it was far too expensive to be used to ship bulky agricultural products.

In 1892 a bill was introduced in the Legislature to split Steuben County, with Canisteo, Corning, and "the south towns" becoming Lincoln County. It did not pass.<ref>{{cite news
|title=To Divide Steuben County
|newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record|Middletown Daily Press]] |location=[[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown, New York]]
|date=November 28, 1892
|page=4
|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33125780/to_divide_steuben_county/}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Steuben County Courthouse, Corning, New York.jpg|thumb|right|Former Steuben County Courthouse in [[Corning, New York|Corning]]]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1404|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1391|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|archive-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Steuben County is in the southwestern part of New York State, immediately north of the [[Pennsylvania]] border. The population of Steuben County according to the 2000 [[United States|U. S.]] [[census]] was 98,726. The county is in the [[Southern Tier]] region of New York State.

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col}}
* [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]] - north
* [[Yates County, New York|Yates County]] - northeast
* [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]] - east
* [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]] - east
* [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania]] - south
* [[Potter County, Pennsylvania]] - southwest
* [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]] - west
* [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

==Government and politics==
Steuben County is governed by a 17-member legislature headed by a chairman.

===State and federal government===
Steuben County is a Republican stronghold in national elections. The last Democrat to carry the county was [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in his 1964 landslide.<ref>{{cite web | title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections | url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ }}</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Steuben County, New York|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1888|Republican|11,637|9,154|1,126|New York}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|10,577|8,307|2,017|New York}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|12,858|7,971|793|New York}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|12,411|8,872|1,076|New York}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|12,680|7,364|1,209|New York}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|12,313|8,366|1,180|New York}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|5,986|7,396|5,598|New York}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|10,424|8,032|852|New York}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|18,335|7,401|2,132|New York}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|21,481|7,194|3,485|New York}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|28,028|10,699|1,739|New York}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|22,986|13,219|754|New York}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|24,987|14,978|845|New York}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|27,587|14,651|127|New York}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|25,538|13,461|73|New York}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|22,938|12,895|903|New York}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|32,123|11,154|49|New York}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|33,902|9,440|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|29,638|13,898|13|New York}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|15,988|24,634|23|New York}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|24,189|12,229|2,272|New York}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|28,708|9,462|83|New York}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|23,164|14,685|166|New York}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|22,418|12,826|2,926|New York}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|28,848|10,471|98|New York}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|25,359|12,824|283|New York}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|19,761|12,043|9,606|New York}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|17,710|14,481|5,980|New York}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|24,200|14,600|1,763|New York}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|26,980|14,523|781|New York}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|24,203|17,148|560|New York}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|21,954|15,787|790|New York}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|26,831|12,526|2,645|New York}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|29,474|15,790|915|New York}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|29,777|15,413|385|New York}}
{{PresFoot}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Office !! District !! Area of the county !! Officeholder !! Party !! First took office !! Residence
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| U.S. Representative || [[New York's 23rd congressional district]] || All<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012c/fc23.pdf | title = Congressional District 23 | last1 = W | first1 = Eric | date = April 2, 2012 | work = View 2012 Congressional Maps | publisher = The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment | location = [[Albany, New York]] | access-date = January 13, 2013}}</ref> || [[Nick Langworthy|Nicholas Langworthy]] || Republican || 2022 || [[Pendleton, New York|Pendleton, Niagara County]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| State Senator || [[New York State Senate|58th State Senate District]] || All<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012s/fs58.pdf | title = Senate District 58 | last1 = W | first1 = Eric | date = March 2, 2012 | work = View 2012 Senate District Maps | publisher = The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment | location = [[Albany, New York]] | access-date = January 17, 2013}}</ref> || [[Tom O'Mara|Thomas F. O'Mara]] || Republican || 2011 || [[Big Flats, New York|Big Flats, Chemung County]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| State Assemblyman || [[New York State Assembly|132nd State Assembly District]] || All of the county not covered by the 133rd and 148th assembly districts<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012a/fa132.pdf | title = Assembly District 132 | last1 = W | first1 = Eric | date = January 25, 2012 | work = View 2012 Assembly District Maps | publisher = The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment | location = [[Albany, New York]] | access-date = January 17, 2013}}</ref> || [[Phil Palmesano|Philip A. Palmesano]] || Republican || 2011 || [[Corning (city), New York|Corning, Steuben County]]
|- {{party shading/none}}
| State Assemblyman || [[New York State Assembly|133rd State Assembly District]] || The north and northwest parts of the county (towns of Dansville, Cohocton, Hornellsville, Prattsburgh, Wayland)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012a/fa133.pdf | title = Assembly District 133 | last1 = W | first1 = Eric | date = January 25, 2012 | work = View 2012 Assembly District Maps | publisher = The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment | location = [[Albany, New York]] | access-date = January 17, 2013}}
</ref> || colspan=3 align=center| ''Vacant'' ||
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| State Assemblyman || [[New York State Assembly|148th State Assembly District]] || The southwest corner of the county (towns of Greenwood, Jasper, Troupsburg, West Union)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/maps/2012a/fa148.pdf | title = Assembly District 148 | last1 = W | first1 = Eric | date = January 25, 2012 | work = View 2012 Assembly District Maps | publisher = The New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment | location = [[Albany, New York]] | access-date = January 17, 2013}}</ref> || [[Joseph Giglio|Joseph M. Giglio]] || Republican || 2005 || [[Gowanda, New York|Gowanda, Cattaraugus County]]
|}

Steuben County is part of:
* The 7th Judicial District of the [[New York Supreme Court]]
* The 4th Department of the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 1788
|1810= 7246
|1820= 21989
|1830= 33851
|1840= 46138
|1850= 63771
|1860= 66690
|1870= 67717
|1880= 77586
|1890= 81473
|1900= 82822
|1910= 83362
|1920= 80627
|1930= 82671
|1940= 84927
|1950= 91439
|1960= 97691
|1970= 99546
|1980= 99217
|1990= 99088
|2000= 98726
|2010= 98990
|2020= 93584
|estyear=2024
|estimate=92015
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Steuben County, New York – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - New York - Table 15 - Persons by Race and Table 16 - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race (p. 34/29-34/70)|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu80134unse_bw.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - New York - Table 3 - Race and Hispanic Origin|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-34-1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|pages=45–215}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Steuben County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US36101&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Steuben County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US36101&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Steuben County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US36101&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|97,341
|96,638
|94,689
|93,476
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84,338
|98.11%
|97.53%
|95.91%
|94.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90.12%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|882
|1,135
|1,329
|1,487
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,416
|0.89%
|1.15%
|1.35%
|1.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|142
|197
|240
|193
|style='background: #ffffe6; |203
|0.14%
|0.20%
|0.24%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|321
|540
|889
|1,151
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,616
|0.32%
|0.54%
|0.90%
|1.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.73%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>
|15
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|x
|x
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|146
|60
|48
|66
|style='background: #ffffe6; |301
|0.15%
|0.06%
|0.05%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|720
|1,232
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,980
|x
|x
|0.73%
|1.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|385
|518
|796
|1,371
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,718
|0.39%
|0.52%
|0.81%
|1.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.84%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''99,217'''
|'''99,088'''
|'''98,726'''
|'''98,990'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''93,584 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 98,726 people, 39,071 households, and 26,216 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|71|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 46,132 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.36% [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.90% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.81% of the population. 18.6% were of German, 15.2% English, 14.4% American, 13.6% Irish and 8.3% Italian ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 96.5% spoke English and 1.3% Spanish as their first language.

There were 39,071 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,479, and the median income for a family was $41,940. Males had a median income of $32,155 versus $24,163 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,197. About 9.90% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.70% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.

==Industry==
The largest employer in Steuben County is [[Corning, Inc.]] (formerly Corning Glass Works), the world headquarters of a large firm (34,000 employed worldwide) which manufactures specialty glass and related products. Related is the nearby [[Corning Museum of Glass]]. There is a wine industry in [[Hammondsport, New York|Hammondsport]], also the headquarters of the [[Mercury Corporation]], a custom manufacturer, formerly of aircraft and aircraft components. There is a museum of aviation, the [[Glenn H. Curtiss Museum]], in Hammondsport. Former industries in Steuben County are the [[Steuben Glass Works]], in Corning, now part of Corning Glass Works, and the [[Erie Railroad]] repair shops, in [[Hornell, New York|Hornell]].

==Education==
There is one institution of post-secondary education in Steuben County: [[Corning Community College]]. [[Alfred University]] and [[Elmira College]] are nearby.

School districts partially or entirely in the county include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36101_steuben/DC20SD_C36101.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Steuben County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-23}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36101_steuben/DC20SD_C36101_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Addison Central School District]]
* [[Alfred-Almond Central School District]] (portion)
* [[Andover Central School District]]
* [[Arkport Central School District]]
* [[Avoca Central School District]]
* [[Bath Central School District]]
* [[Bradford Central School District]]
* [[Canaseraga Central School District]] (portion)
* [[Campbell-Savona Central School District]]
* [[Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District]]
* [[Corning City School District]]
* [[Dansville Central School District]]
* [[Elmira City School District]] (portion)
* [[Hammondsport Central School District]]
* [[Hornell City School District]]
* [[Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District]]
* [[Naples Central School District]] (portion)
* [[Penn Yan Central School District]] (portion)
* [[Prattsburgh Central School District]]
* [[Wayland-Cohocton Central School District]]
* [[Whitesville Central School District]] (portion)
{{div col end}}

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
{{div col}}
* [[Image:I-86.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania-New York)|Interstate 86]] (Southern Tier Expressway)
* [[Image:NY-17.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 17]] (Southern Tier Expressway)
* [[Image:I-99.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 99]]
* [[Image:US 15.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 15 in New York|U.S. Route 15]]
* [[Image:I-390 (long).svg|22px]] [[Interstate 390 (New York)|Interstate 390]]
* [[Image:NY-15.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 15]]
* [[Image:NY-21.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 21]]
* [[Image:NY-36.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 36]]
* [[Image:NY-414.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 414]]
* [[Image:NY-415.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 415]]
* [[Image:NY-417.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 417]]
{{div col end}}

===Airports===
Steuben County contains the following public-use airports:
* [[Corning-Painted Post Airport]] in the town of [[Erwin, New York|Erwin]], near [[Corning, New York|Corning]] and [[Painted Post, New York|Painted Post]]
* [[Hornell Municipal Airport]] in the city of [[Hornell, New York|Hornell]]

===Public transportation===
Local bus service is provided by Hornell Area Transit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hatrides.com/|title=Home|website=www.hatrides.com}}</ref>

==Communities==

===Larger settlements===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!#
!Location
!Population
!Type
!Area
|-
|1
|[[Corning (city), New York|Corning]]
|11,183
|City
|Southeast
|-
|2
|[[Hornell, New York|Hornell]]
|8,563
|City
|West
|-
|3
|†[[Bath (village), New York|Bath]]
|5,786
|Village
|Northeast
|-
|4
|[[Gang Mills, New York|Gang Mills]]
|4,185
|CDP
|Southeast
|-
|5
|[[Canisteo (village), New York|Canisteo]]
|2,270
|Village
|West
|-
|6
|[[Wayland (village), New York|Wayland]]
|1,865
|Village
|Northwest
|-
|7
|[[Painted Post, New York|Painted Post]]
|1,809
|Village
|Southeast
|-
|8
|[[Addison (village), New York|Addison]]
|1,763
|Village
|Southeast
|-
|9
|[[South Corning, New York|South Corning]]
|1,145
|Village
|Southeast
|-
|10
|[[Avoca (village), New York|Avoca]]
|946
|Village
|Northwest
|-
|11
|[[Arkport, New York|Arkport]]
|844
|Village
|West
|-
|12
|[[Cohocton (village), New York|Cohocton]]
|838
|Village
|Northwest
|-
|13
|[[Savona, New York|Savona]]
|827
|Village
|Northeast
|-
|14
|[[North Hornell, New York|North Hornell]]
|778
|Village
|West
|-
|15
|[[Campbell (CDP), New York|Campbell]]
|713
|CDP
|Southeast
|-
|16
|[[Hammondsport, New York|Hammondsport]]
|661
|Village
|Northeast
|-
|17
|††[[Prattsburgh (CDP), New York|Prattsburgh]]
|656
|CDP
|Northeast
|-
|18
|[[Coopers Plains, New York|Coopers Plains]]
|598
|CDP
|Southeast
|-
|19
|[[Riverside, Steuben County, New York|Riverside]]
|497
|Village
|Southeast
|-
|20
|‡[[Almond (village), New York|Almond]]
|466
|Village
|West
|}
† - County seat

†† - Former village

‡ - Not wholly in this county

===Towns===
{{Div col|colwidth=12em}}
* [[Addison (town), New York|Addison]]
* [[Avoca (town), New York|Avoca]]
* [[Bath (town), New York|Bath]]
* [[Bradford, New York|Bradford]]
* [[Cameron, New York|Cameron]]
* [[Campbell, New York|Campbell]]
* [[Canisteo (town), New York|Canisteo]]
* [[Caton, New York|Caton]]
* [[Cohocton (town), New York|Cohocton]]
* [[Corning (town), New York|Corning]]
* [[Dansville, Steuben County, New York|Dansville]]
* [[Erwin, New York|Erwin]]
* [[Fremont, Steuben County, New York|Fremont]]
* [[Greenwood, New York|Greenwood]]
* [[Hartsville, New York|Hartsville]]
* [[Hornby, New York|Hornby]]
* [[Hornellsville, New York|Hornellsville]]
* [[Howard, New York|Howard]]
* [[Jasper, New York|Jasper]]
* [[Lindley, New York|Lindley]]
* [[Prattsburgh, New York|Prattsburgh]]
* [[Pulteney, New York|Pulteney]]
* [[Rathbone, New York|Rathbone]]
* [[Thurston, New York|Thurston]]
* [[Troupsburg, New York|Troupsburg]]
* [[Tuscarora, New York|Tuscarora]]
* [[Urbana, New York|Urbana]]
* [[Wayland (town), New York|Wayland]]
* [[Wayne, New York|Wayne]]
* [[West Union, New York|West Union]]
* [[Wheeler, New York|Wheeler]]
* [[Woodhull, New York|Woodhull]]
{{div col end}}

===Hamlets===
* [[Adrian, New York|Adrian]]
* [[Canisteo Center, New York|Canisteo Center]]
* [[Gibson, New York|Gibson]]
* [[South Hornell, New York|South Hornell]]
* [[South Canisteo, New York|South Canisteo]]

==Notable people==
People born in Steuben County:
*[[Stanley C. Armstrong]] (1888&ndash;1950), politician
*[[Josiah H. Bonney]] (1817&ndash;1887), politician
*[[Olive Byrne]] (1904&ndash;1990), domestic partner
*[[Edward Conner]] (1829&ndash;1900), republican
*[[Glenn H. Curtiss]] (1878&ndash;1930),<ref>House, Kirk W.: Hell-Rider to King of the Air: Glenn Curtiss's Life of Innovation pp. 1, 220</ref> aviation pioneer
*[[Joseph James DeAngelo]] (born 1945), serial killer
*[[Jasper Humphrey]] (1812&ndash;1892), democrat
*[[Artemas Martin]] (1835&ndash;1918), mathematician
*[[Selwyn N. Owen]] (1836&ndash;1916), lawyer
*[[James A. Parsons]] (c.1868&ndash;1945), politician
*[[Omar L. Rosenkrans]] (1843&ndash;1926), republican
*[[Eric Smith (murderer)|Eric M. Smith]] (born 1980), juvenile murderer
*[[Peter Truax]] (1828&ndash;1909), philanthropist

==See also==
{{Portal|New York (state)}}
* [[Chemung County Transit System|Steuben County Transit System]]
* [[Corning Museum of Glass]]
* [[Corning Community College]]
* [[List of counties in New York]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Steuben County, New York]]
* [[Corning Incorporated]]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==

* Clayton, W. W., ''History of Steuben County, New York.'' Philadelphia: Lewis, Peck & Co., 1879.
* {{cite book |last=Hakes |first=Harlo |title=Landmarks of Steuben County, New York |volume= |authorlink= |publisher=D. Mason & Co. |location=Syracuse, N.Y. |year=1896 |isbn= |url=https://archive.org/details/landmarksofsteub00hake_0/page/n5/mode/2up |ref=hakes1896}}
* Sherer, Richard, (ed.) ''Steuben County: The First 200 Years, A Pictorial History.'' Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1996.
* Stromquist, Shelton, "'Our Rights as Workingmen': Class Traditions and Collective Action in a Nineteenth-Century Railroad Town, Hornellsville, New York, 1869-82," in David O. Stowell (ed.), ''The Great Strikes of 1877.'' Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2008; pp.&nbsp;55–75.
* {{cite Q|Q114149636|p=643-52|chapter=Chapter VI. Steuben County.

 |editor=Sullivan, James
 |editor2=Williams, Melvin E.
 |editor3=Conklin, Edwin P.
 |editor4=Fitzpatrick, Benedict
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.steubencony.org Steuben County, New York official government site]
* [http://www.paintedhills.org/steuben.html Painted Hills Genealogy Society, Steuben County Page] It contains a great deal of info on Steuben County.

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Steuben County, New York
|North     = [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]]
|Northeast = [[Yates County, New York|Yates County]]
|East      = [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]] and [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania]]
|Southwest = [[Potter County, Pennsylvania]]
|West      = [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]]
|Northwest = [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]]
}}
{{Steuben County, New York}}
{{New York}}

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