| About Corning
- Corning, New York is the name of two places in Steuben
County, New York, although it most frequently means
the City of Corning.
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City of Corning
Corning is a city located in Steuben County, New York,
United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a
total population of 10,842. It is named for Erastus
Corning, an Albany, New York financier and railroad
executive who was an investor in the company that developed
the community.
The City of Corning is at the western edge of the Town
of Corning, from which it was set apart as a village
in the 1830s. It was incorporated as a city in 1890.
The city is the headquarters of Corning Inc., formerly
Corning Glass Works, a manufacturer of glass and ceramic
products for industrial, scientific and technical uses.
The city's other major cultural attraction is the Rockwell
Museum of Western Art. 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
magazine as one of the top arts destinations in the
U.S. -- most recently in June 2005.
Since 1979, Corning Country Club has annually hosted
the Corning Classic, a stop on the Ladies Professional
Golf Association tour.
Town of Corning
Corning is a town located in Steuben County, New York.
As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population
of 6,426.
The Town of Corning is in the eastern part of the county
and borders the City of Corning.
Living in Corning
People of Corning - As of the census2
of 2000, there are 10,842 people, 4,996 households,
and 2,667 families residing in the city. The population
density is 1,346.0/km² (3,489.5/mi²). There
are 5,509 housing units at an average density of 683.9/km²
(1,773.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is
93.94% White, 2.84% Black or African American, 0.34%
Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander,
0.24% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races.
0.79% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any
race.
There are 4,996 households out of which 26.2% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6%
are married couples living together, 12.3% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 46.6% are non-families.
40.1% of all households are made up of individuals and
15.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.14 and the
average family size is 2.89.
In the city the population is 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 are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For
every 100 females there are 87.5 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $32,780,
and the median income for a family is $46,674. Males
have a median income of $39,805 versus $27,489 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $22,056. 13.0%
of the population and 9.1% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.4% of
those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those 65 and older
are living below the poverty line.
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