Chemung County is located in south-central New York. The County Seat is Elmira and the largest city is Elmira. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.chemungcounty.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 87,770 and the 2010 census population was 88,830. The land area is 407.35 square miles and there are 218.1 persons per square mile.
88.8% of the population is White, 6.8% is Black or African American, 2.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.8% is two or more races. 88.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $94,300, there are 35,622 households, an average of 2.34 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,329, the median household income is $48,804, and 15.7% of the persons in Chemung County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,041. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,207,246, and sales per capita were $13,710. The percentage of black-owned firms is 3.2%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 33.5%.
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Chemung County The official website for Chemung County, New York government. |
Agendas & Minutes Chemung County Legislature, Board, and Committee meeting Minutes and Agendas since 2009. |
Business Directory Member business directory from the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce. |
Calendar Calendar of Chemung County meetings and events. |
Cemeteries & Interments FindAGrave records of 43 cemeteries in Chemung County, including interments, grave photos, cemetery maps, birth and death dates. |
Court Records & Calendars Chemung County Supreme Court records, calendars, and documents from the New York State Unified Court System. |
Directory Chemung County department phone and address directory. |
Forms & Documents Library of online documents and forms from Chemung County government. |
Jobs Job openings with Chemung County government. |
Property | County Assessment Rolls Property assessment rolls for Chemung County listed by municipality. |
Property | County GIS Interactive GIS parcel search for Chemung County. |
Property | County Tax Records County Treasurer Office of Chemung County property tax records. |
Property | Elmira Heights CSD Property tax search for the Elmira Heights Central School District serving the communities of Big Flats, Elmira, and Horseheads. |
Property | Elmira School District Property tax records for the Elmira City School District. |
Property | Horseheads CSD | Current Horseheads Central School District tax records for the current year. |
Property | Horseheads CSD | Past Horseheads Central School District school tax records for the 2012 through 2015 school years for the municipalities of Baldwin, Big Flats, Catlin, Erin, Horseheads, Horseheads Village, Millport, Veteran, and Cayuta. |
Property | Southport Property tax and ownership records for the Town of Southport. |
Recorded Documents Chemung County Clerk deeds, mortgages, Wills, affidavits and other recorded documents. |
Restaurant Inspections Chemung County Health Department food service inspection results. |
Sex Offenders Chemung County Sheriff Office sex offender registry. |
Warrants Chemung County Sheriff's Department warrants list and most wanted. |
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