South Corning, New York
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South Corning is a
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in Steuben County,
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, United States. The population was 1,145 at the 2010 census. The Village of South Corning is in the Town of Corning.


Geography

South Corning is located at (42.124442, -77.035463). According to the
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, the village has a total area of , all land. The village is near the western bank of the
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and is south of the City of Corning. Bailey Creek flows through the village toward the Chemung River.
New York State Route 225 New York State Route 225 (NY 225) is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is a loop route off NY 352 that connects the town of Big Flats (near the city of Elmira) and the city of Corning t ...
passes through the village.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,147 people, 492 households, and 319 families residing in the village. The
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was . There were 512 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 90.76%
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, 7.24%
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, 0.09% Native American, 1.13%
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, 0.26% from
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, and 0.52% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 492 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were
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living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.86. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,455, and the median income for a family was $48,828. Males had a median income of $33,558 versus $28,750 for females. The
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for the village was $21,733. About 5.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the
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, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over. The late Rick Bonnell, a
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writer for the '' Charlotte Observer'', was born and raised in the Village of South Corning.


References

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