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Population (year 2000): 2,482
Males: 1,215  (49.0%)
Females: 1,267  (51.0%)

Chemung County

Median resident age:  41.0 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14814.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,800 (it was $53,344 in 2000)
Big Flats  $54,800
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,900 (it was $96,500 in 2000)
Big Flats  $112,900
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Big Flats:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: English (22.8%), Irish (22.2%), German (20.0%), Italian (9.5%), Polish (9.2%), Dutch (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 3.91 square miles.

Population density: 635 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Big Flats

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Flats CDP

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 72.9%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 3.8%

84 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe).

This place:  3.4%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Big Flats:  2.4% ($2,330)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Big Flats satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (62.4 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (84.7 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (192.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Big Flats Airport, NY (3.7 miles ), Corning, NY (7.1 miles ), Horseheads, NY (7.2 miles ), West Elmira, NY (7.3 miles ), Elmira Heights, NY (7.4 miles ), South Corning, NY (7.4 miles ), Elmira, NY (7.6 miles ), Catlin, NY (7.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $198,300
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $138,500
  • 1998: 40 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 1999: 41 buildings, average cost: $121,500
  • 2000: 53 buildings, average cost: $118,500
  • 2001: 46 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $127,400
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $138,600
  • 2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $180,400
  • 2005: 36 buildings, average cost: $174,700
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $208,200

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Latitude: 42.15 N, Longitude: 76.93 W


Area code: 607


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (24%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (35%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Engineers (18%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Social scientists and related workers (3%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)


Average climate in Big Flats, New York

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Big Flats-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/30/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Big Flats place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 18.9 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Big Flats:
  • CORNING HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CORNING, NY)
  • ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
  • ELMIRA PSYCH CENTER (about 11 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Flats:
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 4 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 41 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 63 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; ID: IPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Flats:
  • CORNING-PAINTED POST (about 12 miles; CORNING, NY; ID: 7N1)
  • DUNDEE FLYING CLUB (about 26 miles; DUNDEE, NY; ID: D48)
  • BLUE SWAN (about 29 miles; SAYRE, PA; ID: N32)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Flats:
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 38 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 38 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,021)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 60 miles; ALFRED, NY; FT enrollment: 2,588)
Public elementary/middle school in Big Flats:
  • BIG FLATS SCHOOL (Students: 342; Location: 543 MAPLE ST; Grades: K-4; Our rating: 57)
Private elementary/middle school in Big Flats:
  • CHEMUNG VALLEY MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 186; Location: PO BOX 198; Grades: PK - 6)

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Cemetery: Rural Home Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cuthrie Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Big Flats Historical Society (Museums; 258 Hibbard Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Flats and their reported violations in the past:

BIG FLATS WD #2 (Address: 476 MAPLE STREET, Population served: 3415, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-12-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-17-2001), St No addtl Formal Action needed (DEC-18-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-01-2002), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-01-2002)
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
BIG FLATS WD #4 (Address: 476 MAPLE STREET, Population served: 231, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 12 regular monitoring violations
BENDING RIVER ESTATES (Population served: 141, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2001 and JAN-22-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-22-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-22-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-22-2002)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-1998)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 12 regular monitoring violations
TWIN TIER RACQUET CLUB INC (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
HILLVIEW UNITED METHODIST (Address: 109 Hillview Drive, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-23-1996)
TAGS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Flats that have no violations reported:
  • BIG FLATS WD #3 (Population served: 1287, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  78.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.6%
Whole state:  7.4%

Big Flats compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Big Flats (2007 data):
  • The Elmira Savings Bank, FSB: Arnot Mall Branch at Route 17 And Chambers Road, branch established on 1980-12-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $371.5 mil, Deposits: $290.4 mil, headquarters in Elmira, NY, positive income, 7 total offices
  • Chemung Canal Trust Company: Big Flats Branch at Canal And Maple Streets, branch established on 1964-08-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $735.1 mil, Deposits: $585.9 mil, headquarters in Elmira, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Chemung Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Chemung County New York:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,045 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.34%
New York average:  5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($194 average AGI)
Chemung County:  0.07%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Steuben County, NY  0.71% ($34,693 average AGI)
from Bradford County, PA  0.30% ($26,245)
from Schuyler County, NY  0.26% ($31,464)


5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.01%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($268 average AGI)
Chemung County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Steuben County, NY  0.60% ($35,168 average AGI)
to Tioga County, NY  0.29% ($26,806)
to Schuyler County, NY  0.27% ($31,562)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Flats:
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WCBA (1350 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, NY)
  • WCLI (1450 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WENY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
  • WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Flats:
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WNKI (106.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNGZ (104.9 FM; MONTOUR FALLS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPGI (100.9 FM; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W236AK (95.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNBQ (92.3 FM; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Big Flats:
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)
  • W26BF (Channel 26; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W60AD (Channel 60; SAVONA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • W30AA (Channel 30; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)

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