Editing Hornby, New York

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'''Hornby''' 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 1,682 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>  The name is from John Hornby,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n160 161]}}</ref> a land owner of the Pulteney Tract.

The '''Town of Hornby''' is located on the eastern border of the county, north of [[Corning (city), New York|Corning]].

== History ==
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The first settlers were Asa and Uriah Nash, in 1814.  The town was created in 1826 from part of the [[Corning (town), New York|Town of Corning]] (then known as "Painted Post").  In 1831, part of Hornby was used to found the [[Campbell, New York|Town of Campbell]], and another part of Hornby was added in 1842 to the [[Orange, New York|Town of Orange]] (now in [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler County]]).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|40.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|40.9|sqmi|km2}}  is land and 0.02% is water.

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

[[New York State Route 414]] crosses the southeastern corner of the town.

'''Dry Run''' is a small stream running through the town past Hornby village, and '''Post Creek''' runs through the southeastern part of the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1572
|1840= 1048
|1850= 1314
|1860= 1291
|1870= 1202
|1880= 1209
|1890= 1011
|1900= 959
|1910= 870
|1920= 700
|1930= 683
|1940= 837
|1950= 1014
|1960= 1383
|1970= 1377
|1980= 1786
|1990= 1655
|2000= 1742
|2010= 1706
|2020= 1682
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1674
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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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,742 people, 613 households, and 464 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|42.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 659 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 613 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,060, and the median income for a family was $41,389. Males had a median income of $34,821 versus $27,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,743.  About 9.7% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Hornby ==
*'''Dyke''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] south of Hornby village, located on County Road 42 and Cutler Creek.
*'''Ferenbaugh''' &ndash; A hamlet near the south town line on NY-414 and Post Creek.
*'''Hornby''' &ndash; The hamlet of Hornby is located on County Road 41 near the center of the town.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.westny.com/steuben/hornby.htm  Hornby information]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysteube/hb/hb.html  Hornby history/links]

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{{Steuben County, New York}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1814]]
[[Category:Towns in Steuben County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1814 establishments in New York (state)]]