Corning is a city in
Steuben County, New York
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, United States, on the
Chemung River
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. The population was 10,551 at the
2020 census. It is named for
Erastus Corning
Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872) was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany, New York, mayor of Alba ...
, an
Albany financier
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and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community. The city is best known as the headquarters of
Fortune 500
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company
Corning Incorporated, formerly Corning Glass Works, a manufacturer of
glass
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and
ceramic
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products for industrial, scientific and technical uses. Corning is roughly
equidistant
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from
New York City
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and
Toronto
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, being about from both.
Overview

The city of Corning is situated at the western edge of the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Corning and in the southeast part of
Steuben County.
It is also home to the
Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a museum in Corning (city), New York, Corning, New York, United States, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Incorporated, Corning Glass Works and currently has a ...
, 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.
The city's other major cultural attraction is the
Rockwell Museum. 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
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'' magazine as one of the top twenty-five small city arts destinations in the U.S. – most recently in June 2010.
Many of the cultural events and historic landmarks in the city are in Corning's
Gaffer District.
Corning Country Club annually hosted the
Corning Classic, a stop on the
Ladies Professional Golf Association tour, from 1979 to 2009. The city has commercial air service available at
Elmira/Corning Regional Airport in the nearby town of
Big Flats.
Corning is also home to the 2006 New York State Class A high school football champions.
In 2006, the city council approved public water fluoridation. In 2007, a petition was launched to ban this practice by local resident Kirk Huttleston which eventually became known as Proposition 1. Proposition 1 passed the ban by a close vote of 1,287 to 1,222, according to unofficial results, leading to a full ban on public water fluoridation in 2008.
In 2013, Rand McNally's list of best small towns in America named Corning the "Most Fun" town out of all the list's finalists.
History
The first settlement in the town of Corning was made near the site of the future city in 1796. The community was incorporated as a
village
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in 1848. Corning was incorporated as a city in 1890. As the
glass
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industry developed, Corning became known as the "Crystal City" which was supported by companies such as Hawkes, Sinclair, and Hunt - which produced some of the finest American Brilliant Period
cut glass
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between 1880 and 1915.
The Corning area's first real industry was
lumber
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. The first settlers used the area's river systems to transport logs and finished lumber in fleets downstream to buyers. This gave rise to large mills which helped to develop the area. Rafting of lumber began to wane as timber was depleted. At one time the mills of the Corning area were reputed to be among the biggest in the world. After the lumber was depleted the great mills moved north to new forests.
East, across the
Chemung River
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from Corning, lies
Gibson, the site of a feeder canal for the
Chemung Canal system. Some of Corning's early prosperity came from the feeder canal system exposure. Canal cargoes from Corning included
soft coal,
timber
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,
tobacco
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,
grain
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, and
whiskey
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. From April 22 to December 11, 1850, the canal season that year, the newspaper reported that 1,116 boats left the port of Corning. Tolls for the year totaled $54,060.39. Among items shipped were 46,572,400 pounds of coal. The canal's best peacetime year was 1854 when 270,978 tons of freight were hauled. The
Civil War
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brought an abnormal amount of business, with a peak of 307,151 tons hauled in one year.
After the Civil War, an industrial boom occurred in the region.
Ingersoll Rand
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opened during this period in
Painted Post, just north of Corning.
Corning became a
railroad town in the 1880s, many smaller railroad lines busily weaving webs of tracks connecting the major trunk line to smaller communities. In 1912, the
Corning train wreck three miles east of Corning in Gibson left 39 dead.
The
Jenning's Tavern,
Corning Armory,
Market Street Historic District,
Southside Historic District,
World War Memorial Library, and
United States Post Office
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are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
The flood of 1972
The flood of 1972 was a major event for the area. On June 22, 1972, the storm that had been
Hurricane Agnes
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struck the
Southern Tier
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of New York. The storm combined with a storm system from
Ohio
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to drop six to of rain in the
Chemung River
The Chemung River ( ) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 in south central New York and northern ...
basin. This ultimately overwhelmed the flood control systems of the time, and the Chemung River broke through the dam system on Friday, June 23 at 4:00 a.m. By 9:00 a.m. the river crested and began to recede. In the Corning area, eighteen people were killed and untold millions of dollars of damage was incurred. The river receded within hours, leaving mud which can still be found in basements of homes and businesses in Corning, and there is a section of the
Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a museum in Corning (city), New York, Corning, New York, United States, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Incorporated, Corning Glass Works and currently has a ...
that indicates on the wall how high the flood waters rose.
Geography
Just upstream from Corning, the
Cohocton River and the
Tioga River merge to form the
Chemung River
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which flows through downtown. The river was an important source of
power
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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. In 1972 the remnants of
Hurricane Agnes
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dropped fifteen or more inches of rain in the area within a short time causing extensive flooding. Eighteen people were killed in the immediate Corning-Painted Post area. The entire downtown area was flooded, with severe damage. Flooding is now controlled by a system of dams upstream from Corning.
I-86 (the
Southern Tier Expressway),
NY 17,
NY 352,
NY 414, and
NY 415 are major highways connecting in Corning. County Road 40 leads into the city from the south and County Road 41 from the north.
I-99 and
US 15
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proceeds southward from Painted Post, west of Corning.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (5.18%) is water.
Climate
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 11,183 people in 5,114 households residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,519 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 91.8%
White
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, 3.2%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.3%
Native American, 1.8%
Asian,
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. 4.1% speak a language other than English at home.
In 2000, 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
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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
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $22,056. About 9.1% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, 20.4% were 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. While the Town of Corning and surrounding areas are reliably Republican, the City of Corning leans Democratic, voting for both
Barack Obama
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and
Hillary Clinton
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in recent presidential elections.
Federal representatives
Corning is in
New York's 23rd congressional district, which is currently represented by Republican
Nick Langworthy
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.
State representatives
It is in New York's 53rd Senate District, represented by
Tom O'Mara, a Republican. Corning is in the 136th Assembly District, represented by
Phil Palmesano, also a Republican.
City Mayors
Democrat Joseph Nasser served for many years as Corning's mayor, and the Nasser Civic Center, headquarters of city government, bears his name. On November 6, 2007,
Tom Reed, the head of the city's Republican Party, was elected. He completed his two-year term on December 31, 2009. Richard Negri was elected in November 2009 and took office January 1, 2010. Negri's second term expired December 31, 2013.
Government
Since 1995, the City of Corning operates under the
Council-Manager form of government, with the City Manager serving as the chief executive officer. The first City Manager was Suzanne Kennedy who served until July 1997. In July 1997, Mark L. Ryckman was appointed as the city's second City Manager. The city council consists of eight members. One member is elected from each of the eight wards.
Education
The Corning-Painted Post (Consists of the City of Corning, and the Village of
Painted Post) School District currently has six public elementary schools, one public middle school, and one public high school located in the greater Corning area.
In 2010 a referendum was passed that reconfigured the school district's secondary schools; both of the previous middle schools combined and moved into the former "West High School" building while both of the high schools combined at the former "East High School" campus. This reconfiguration / building project was finished by the beginning of the 2014–2015 school year.
In addition to the public and private school options, the Corning-Painted Post District also partners with a regional P-Tech school (known as "The Greater Southern Tier STEM Academy") and sends selected students to a grade 9-14 program on their campus.
Public elementary schools include:
* Calvin U. Smith
* Erwin Valley
* Frederick Carder
* Hugh W. Gregg
* Lindley-Presho (closed)
* William E. Severn
* Winfield Street
Public middle schools include:
* Corning Free Academy (Before 2014–2015 school year)
* Corning Painted Post Middle School (After 2013–current)
* Northside Blodgett (Before 2014–2015 school year)
Public high schools include:
* Corning Painted Post High School (After 2013–current)
* East High School (Before 2014–2015 school year)
* High School Learning Center (HSLC)
* West High School (Before 2014–2015 school year)
Private schools in Corning include:
* All Saints Academy (a preK–8 Catholic school)(Closed)
* Corning Christian Academy (a P–12 evangelical Christian school)
* The Alternative School for Math and Science (ASMS)
Higher education in Corning includes:
*
Corning Community College
Places of interest
Downtown
*
Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a museum in Corning (city), New York, Corning, New York, United States, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Incorporated, Corning Glass Works and currently has a ...
: a not-for-profit museum dedicated to the art, history, science, and craft of glass.
* The
Gaffer District is the historic heart of Corning, featuring restored buildings, shopping, dining, and events through the year.
** Market Street is Corning's historic main street, lined with restaurants and shopping.
** The heart of Market Street is Centerway Square, a pedestrianized central square with a covered bandstand and public benches for public concerts and events. A restored historic clock tower serves as Centerway Square's focal point.
Elsewhere in Corning
* Bloody Run – An area near Gorton Creek, it was the site of a battle between forces of American generals
John Sullivan and
James Clinton
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During the war he, along with John Sullivan (ge ...
and Native American villagers. This battle was part of a campaign directly ordered by
George Washington
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to break the control of the
Iroquois
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Indians in the area. It was called Bloody Run for the reports of bloody creek water coming from the battle scene.
* Chimney Rocks – A group of tall rock formations that stood east of Corning. The rocks are no longer there but were so named because they were tall and narrow like chimneys.
* Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes – Right in the heart of Corning, the Heritage Village is a Living History museum and the site of the Benjamin Patterson Inn, constructed in 1796 to draw settlers to the area. The site also includes a functioning blacksmith shop, one room school house, and an 1850s era log cabin.
* Horace D. Page Tunnel – A tunnel connecting the two divided areas of Denison Park, located on the city's South side. It was named after Page, who lost the naming rights to
Elmira's Millers (formerly Page's) Pond in a 1912 horse racing bet at
Tioga Downs, and was given naming rights to the tunnel as compensation.
Gallery
File:Corning_tower.jpg, Corning's Little Joe Tower
File:Corning_6.jpg, Corning
File:Corning_3.jpg, Corning
Notable people
*
Thomas S. Buechner – artist who became the founding director of the
Corning Museum of Glass
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*
Frederick Carder – glassmaker, glass designer, and glass artist
*
Joseph Costa – aviation pioneer
*
Duane Eddy
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– Grammy Award-winning
rock and roll
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guitarist
*
Edd Hall – television personality and announcer
*
Alanson B. Houghton – businessman, politician, and diplomat who served as a
Congressman
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and Ambassador
*
Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. – politician
*
Amory Houghton –
United States ambassador
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to France
*
James R. Houghton – businessman who was chairman of
Corning Inc.
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*
Katharine Houghton Hepburn – social reformer and a leader of the
suffrage movement in the United States; mother of
Katharine Hepburn
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*
John N. Hungerford – banker, philanthropist, and politician who served as a United States Congressman
*
Greg Keagle – MLB player
*
Caroline Ella Heminway Kierstead – geologist
*
Harvey Littleton – glass artist and educator
*
Eric Massa – politician who served as a United States Congressman
*
Tom Reed – lobbyist, attorney, and politician who served as a United States Congressman
*
Margaret Sanger
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– birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse; founder of
Planned Parenthood
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*
Samuel Sevian – chess prodigy and
grandmaster
*
John Tillman –
lacrosse
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coach; currently the head coach for the
University of Maryland
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Terrapins men's lacrosse team
*
Charles C. B. Walker – politician who served as a United States Congressman
*
Christi Wolf – champion female
bodybuilder
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and
professional wrestler
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best known for her stint in
World Championship Wrestling
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Sister cities
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Kakegawa,
Shizuoka, Japan (formerly Osuka which was annexed by Kakegawa)
*
Lviv
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, Ukraine
*
San Giovanni Valdarno
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History
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,
Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
, Italy
See also
*
Corning (town), New York
*
Corning Inc.
Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company specializing in glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was name ...
*
Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a museum in Corning (city), New York, Corning, New York, United States, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Incorporated, Corning Glass Works and currently has a ...
*
Houghton family
*
Steuben Glass Works
References
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External links
Chamber of Commerce website*
*
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