Editing Erwin, New York

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'''Erwin''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 8,090 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The name is that of an early settler, who became the first Town Supervisor. Erwin is in the southeast part of the county and is west of the city of [[Corning (city), New York|Corning]].

== History ==
The first permanent settlement came around 1786, and "Erwin" was listed in the first census of the United States in 1790.  The town of Erwin was formed from the former "Town of Painted Post" (now the [[Corning (town), New York|town of Corning]]) in 1826.  Erwin was reduced to form the town of [[Lindley, New York|Lindley]] (1837), but was increased by a part of the town of Corning in 1856.

The "painted post" was a wooden post discovered in the south part of Steuben County. Its purpose and origin remain controversial.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|39.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|38.7|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}} of it (1.17%) is water.

[[Interstate 99]]/[[U.S. Route 15]], [[New York State Route 414]], [[New York State Route 417]] and [[Interstate 86 (east)|Interstate 86]] ([[Southern Tier Expressway]]) pass through the town.

The [[Tioga River (Chemung River)|Tioga River]] merges with the [[Cohocton River]] near Painted Post to form the [[Chemung River]] which flows to the east. The [[Canisteo River]] flows into the Tioga River near Erwins village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1830= 795
|1840= 785
|1850= 1435
|1860= 1859
|1870= 1977
|1880= 2005
|1890= 1884
|1900= 1851
|1910= 2211
|1920= 3086
|1930= 3518
|1940= 3716
|1950= 4393
|1960= 5829
|1970= 6275
|1980= 6445
|1990= 6763
|2000= 7227
|2010= 8037
|2020= 8090
|estyear=2021
|estimate=8001
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|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>
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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 7,227 people, 2,977 households, and 1,949 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|186.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,196 housing units at an average density of {{convert|82.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 2,977 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,386, and the median income for a family was $57,169. Males had a median income of $44,155 versus $28,795 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,192. About 5.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in the Town of Erwin==
* [[Coopers Plains, New York|Coopers Plains]] &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the northern part of the town.
* Corning-Painted Post Airport (7N1) A small [[airport]] west of Painted Post.
* Erwin [[New York State Wildlife Management Areas|Wildlife Management Area]] &ndash; A conservation area in the northwest part of the town.
* Erwins &ndash; A hamlet in the eastern part of the town on NY-417.
* [[Gang Mills, New York|Gang Mills]] &ndash; A hamlet southwest of the city of Corning on US Route 15.
* [[Painted Post, New York|Painted Post]] &ndash; The village of Painted Post on NY-415.

==See also==
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* [[List of towns in New York (state)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|www.erwinny.org}}
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/er/er.html Erwin history/links]

{{Steuben County, New York}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1786]]
[[Category:Towns in Steuben County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]