Erin is a
hamlet
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and
census-designated place
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in the
town of Erin in
Chemung County,
New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 483 at the
2010 census,
out of a total town population of 1,962.
Geography
Erin is located in northeastern Chemung County in the center of the town of Erin. It is in the valley of Newtown Creek, a west-flowing (and later south-flowing) tributary of the
Chemung River
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, which in turn is a tributary of the
Susquehanna River.
New York State Route 223
New York State Route 223 (NY 223) is an east–west state highway in Chemung County, New York, in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 13 northeast of the city of Elmira in the town of Horseheads to a ...
passes through the center of Erin, leading west to
Breesport and to
NY-13
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The ...
near the village of
Horseheads. Route 223 leads northeast to
NY-224 in the valley of
Cayuta Creek, which then leads farther east to
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Erin has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.26%, is water.
Demographics
References
Hamlets in New York (state)
Census-designated places in New York (state)
Census-designated places in Chemung County, New York
Hamlets in Chemung County, New York
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