Elmira Heights, New York

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Elmira Heights is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Elmira Heights is primarily within the Town of Elmira, but part of the village is in the Town of Horseheads. The village is a northern suburb of the City of Elmira. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

[edit] Geography

Elmira Heights is located at 42°7′38″N, 76°49′27″W (42.127298, -76.824214)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

Newtown Creek, a tributary of the Chemung River, flows along the east side of the village. Halderman Creek also flows through the eastern part of the village from north to south. Woodlawn National Cemetery is south of the village.

The Southern Tier Expressway (New York State Route 17) passes along the east side of the village. New York State Route 14 (Cooper Avenue) and County Road 66 (Grand Central Avenue) are north-south streets through the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,170 people, 1,874 households, and 1,053 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,412.3/km² (3,664.5/mi²). There were 2,010 housing units at an average density of 680.8/km² (1,766.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.03% White, 1.03% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 1,874 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,015, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $32,135 versus $21,788 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,334. About 7.1% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.