Editing Erin, New York

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'''Erin''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,820 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The town was named by early settlers from [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LtADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3616%2C853337 | title=Ireland in America | work=The Canadian Statesman | date=December 30, 1891 | access-date=October 14, 2015 | author=Deigman, John | pages=2}}</ref>

The town is east of [[Elmira, New York|Elmira]] and is along the county's northern border. It is part of the Elmira [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
The area that would become the town was first settled before 1816. The town of Erin was formed in 1822 from the town of [[Chemung, New York|Chemung]].

The [[Scotchtown Cemetery]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2008.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

The Erin Volunteer Fire Department was founded on May 5, 1955. Land donated by the late Merton Schanbacker was used to build the first fire station. Later in 1998 the current fire station was built adjacent to the original fire station. The current fire department operates with roughly 25 all volunteer members and 6 well equipped apparatus which include an EMS ambulance (882), a rescue truck (881), an Engine (831), a Tanker (861), a brush truck (871) and a UTV (872).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|115.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|114.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.50%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601524636| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212151150/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3601524636| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Erin town, Chemung County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> Newtown Creek, a tributary of the [[Chemung River]], flows westward through the town.

The northern town line is the border of [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]].

Park Station is a 384 acre county park on the north side of town with a 95 acre non motorized lake for fishing, swimming, non motorized boating, ice fishing, ice skating, camping, hiking, picnicking, snow shoeing and cross country skiing. The county charges entrance to the main entrance of the park by the car during summer months. There are 40 camper friendly campsites, 20 of which are private lakeside sites. MOre information can be found on the county's website [https://www.chemungcountyny.gov/departments/a_-_f_departments/building_and_grounds/park_station.php Park Station Info Page]

The town's government is located along [[New York State Route 223]], which passes through Erin.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 976
|1840= 1441
|1850= 1833
|1860= 1339
|1870= 1392
|1880= 1562
|1890= 1289
|1900= 996
|1910= 889
|1920= 761
|1930= 774
|1940= 789
|1950= 930
|1960= 1175
|1970= 1669
|1980= 2037
|1990= 2002
|2000= 2054
|2010= 1962
|2020= 1820
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1788
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,054 people, 751 households, and 608 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|46.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 794 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 751 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,795, and the median income for a family was $44,032. Males had a median income of $31,635 versus $21,520 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,747.  About 4.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Erin ==
*[[Erin (CDP), New York|Erin]] – The hamlet (and census-designated place) of Erin is in the south-central part of the town, located on NY-223 and Newtown Creek and County Road 4.
*Herringtons Corners – A former location in the southern part of the town.
*Langdon Hill – An elevation in the southwestern corner of the town.
*Park Station – A location near the northern town line.
*South Erin – A hamlet in the southern part of the town.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townoferin.org/ Town of Erin official website]
* [http://southerin-ny.org/wx.php South Erin Weather, South Erin, NY]
* [http://www.joycetice.com/towns/erin.htm Tri-Counties Genealogy & History: Town of Erin, Chemung County NY]

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[[Category:Towns in Chemung County, New York]]
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