Editing Baldwin, New York (section)

==Geography==
The town of Baldwin lies in the southeastern section of Chemung County. It is the second to smallest town in the county and is bounded on the north by the towns of [[Erin, New York|Erin]] and [[Van Etten, New York|Van Etten]], to the east by [[Barton, New York|Barton]] in [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]], to the south and east by [[Chemung, New York|Chemung]], and to the west by [[Elmira, New York|Elmira]]. The main areas of population are the hamlets of North Chemung and Hicks. Hicks is located in the extreme northeastern area of the town, and North Chemung is more to the center.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|66.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.08%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601504132| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163628/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601504132| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Baldwin town, Chemung County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 31, 2014}}</ref> Most of the town's land drains to the [[Chemung River]], a tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]]. Baldwin Creek drains the center and northwestern parts of the town, Wynkoop Creek drains the northeastern part around Hicks, and smaller creeks drain the southern part of the town to the Chemung River. The far eastern end of the town drains to [[Cayuta Creek]], a direct tributary of the Susquehanna.

Laying on flat land between high hills, North Chemung is exceedingly sensitive to climatic changes and at one time was known as "The Icebox of Chemung County" for its winter temperatures being much colder than elsewhere in Chemung County.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}