Erin is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in the town of town of Erin, Chemung County, 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, at the center of the town of Erin. It lies in the valley of Newtown Creek, a west- and then south-flowing tributary of 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 ...

, itself a tributary of the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...

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 near the village of Horseheads. Route 223 leads northeast to NY-224 in the valley of

Cayuta Creek Cayuta Creek (Kay-YOO-tuh) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that flows through Schuyler County, New York, Schuyler, Chemung County, New York, Chemung and Tioga County, New York, Tioga counties in New York (state), New York state, and Brad ...

, which then leads farther east to Van Etten. According to the

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, Erin has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.26%, is water.

Demographics

Education

The school district is Horseheads Central School District.
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