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Notable location: Elmira Reformatory (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Fulton Street Cemetery (1), Second Street Cemetery (2), Woodlawn National Cemetery (3), Woodlawn Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Eldridge Lake (A), Weyer Pond (B), Foster Pond (C), Miller Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Badger Creek (A), Heller Creek (B), Newtown Creek (C), Hoffman Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Elmira include: Center Street Park (1), Eldridge Park (2), Grove Park (3), McKinnon Park (4), Parker Field (5), Brand Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Arnot Art Museum (235 Lake Street), Chemung County Historical Society (Museums; 415 East Water Street), Eldridge Park Carousel Preservation Society Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1145 West Church), Beaded Moccasin Outpost (Historical Places & Services; 2220 State Route 17), Nuthatch Nature Book & Gift Shop (Nature Centers; 443 Coleman Avenue).
Hotels: Coachman Motor Lodge (908 Pennsylvania Avenue), Econo Lodge (Route 17 Exit 51 871 County Route 64), Econo Lodge Elmira (871 Route 64).
Courts: Chemung County - Supreme Court Justice- Judge Judy O'shea (203 Lake Street), Chemung County - Supreme Court Justice- Judge Crew Iii (203 Lake Street), Chemung County - Court Clerks- County Court- Supreme Court Justice- Count Cl (203 Lake Street).
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Air pollution trends in Elmira
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.069 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.073 ppm in 2000, 0.080 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.078 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.089 ppm in 2000, 0.096 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0032 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0034 ppm in 2000, 0.0048 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elmira and their reported violations in the past:
CARRIAGE ESTATES (Address: 3374 LOWER MAPLE AVENUE, Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: Barium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-26-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2005)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2006, Contaminant: Chloride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-26-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JAN-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-10-2006)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2004 and JUL-11-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-21-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (JUN-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1995 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-12-1996)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
INDIAN HILLS GOLF CLUB, INC. (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
EL MONTE INN RESTAURANT (Address: 51 FISHERVILLE ROAD, Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
RELAX INN (Address: 45 FISHERVILLE ROAD, Population served: 46, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-10-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
FRIENDLY ACHERS (Population served: 40, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between JUN-29-1993 and DEC-31-2025. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-1993)
PAPA DALES (Address: 2325 ROUTE 352, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-15-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-15-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
CRYSTAL HOUSE (Address: 89 Fisherville Road, Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-15-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-15-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
NEW PLANTATION MOTEL (Address: 2046 Route 17, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elmira that have no violations reported:
- PARK STATION RECREATION CENTER (Population served: 1560, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ELMIRA COLLEGE ATHLETIC FACILI (Population served: 208, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RED JACKET MOTEL (Address: P.O. Box 709, Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MR SOFTEE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HILLTOP INN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MAPLE LAWN RESTURANT, INC. (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  23.1% | | Whole state: |  14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elmira, NY
People in group quarters in Elmira
- 1845 people in state prisons
- 1019 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 331 people in nursing homes
- 211 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 106 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 92 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 64 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 35 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 27 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in other group homes
Elmira compared to New York state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Arenas or stadiums:
- First Arena. Capacity: 5,000.
- Cricket Arena. Capacity: 10,500.
- Dorton Arena. Capacity: 7,610.
Banks with branches in Elmira (2007 data):
- Chemung Canal Trust Company: at One Chemung Canal Plaza, West Side Branch, Southport Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $735.1 mil, Deposits: $585.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Chemung Financial Corporation
- Community Bank, National Association: Elmira Savings And Loan F.A. Branch at 300 West Water Street, branch established on 1888-01-01; Big Flats - Consumer Square Branch at 830 County Road 64, branch established on 1967-11-16. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $4,480.7 mil, Deposits: $3,254.2 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 135 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
- The Elmira Savings Bank, FSB: The Elmira Savings Bank, Fsb at 333 East Water Street, branch established on 1869-01-01; Church Street Branch at 930 West Church Street, branch established on 1977-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $371.5 mil, Deposits: $290.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 7 total offices
- Citizens Bank, N.A.: Consumers Square/Tops Branch at 830 Country Road Route 64, branch established on 2003-05-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $17,125.2 mil, Deposits: $11,398.7 mil, headquarters in Albany, NY, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 240 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- Five Star Bank: Elmira at 351 North Main Street, branch established on 1875-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,902.2 mil, Deposits: $1,632.2 mil, headquarters in Warsaw, NY, positive income, 49 total offices, Holding Company: Financial Institutions, Inc.
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Elmira Middle Market Branch at 1975 Lake Street, branch established on 1977-06-20. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Lake Street Branch at 150 Lake Street, branch established on 1853-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-20: Bank assets: $165,673.0 mil, Deposits: $107,265.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 446 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
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2004 Presidential Election results in Chemung County New York:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
53 | $195,744 | $44,319 | 1 | $755 |
| Financial Administration |
16 | $55,414 | $41,561 | 2 | $1,521 |
| Health |
3 | $7,525 | $30,100 | 2 | $1,375 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $16,585 | $33,170 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,841 | $46,092 | 2 | $1,193 |
| Fire - Other |
6 | $13,552 | $27,104 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $17,969 | $30,804 | 7 | $4,512 |
| Firefighters |
73 | $289,009 | $47,508 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
27 | $86,392 | $38,396 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
23 | $60,861 | $31,754 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
7 | $22,826 | $39,130 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
83 | $327,568 | $47,359 | 30 | $14,156 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $11,626 | $46,504 | 1 | $1,765 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $14,925 | $44,775 | 7 | $4,629 |
| Totals for Government |
312 | $1,123,837 | $43,225 | 52 | $29,907 |
Elmira government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
- Charges - All Other: $1,111,000
Solid Waste Management: $910,000
Parks & Recreation: $707,000
Housing & Community Development: $323,000
Parking Facilities: $319,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,250,000
General: $520,000
Parks & Recreation: $412,000
Police Protection: $173,000
Solid Waste Management: $166,000
Fire Protection: $85,000
General Public Buildings: $46,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $8,380,000
Police Protection: $5,362,000
Fire Protection: $3,745,000
Water Utilities: $3,548,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,680,000
Regular Highways: $1,281,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,034,000
Financial Administration: $1,027,000
Solid Waste Management: $817,000
Central Staff Services: $406,000
Sewerage: $370,000
Parking Facilities: $301,000
General Public Buildings: $269,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $210,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $147,000
Health Services - Other: $26,000
Corrections - Other: $25,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,005,000
All Other: $106,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $963,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $304,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,852,000
All Other: $726,000
Highways: $177,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,425,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,049,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,384,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $19,225,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $17,503,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,200,000
Other, NEC: $930,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,081,000
Interest Earnings: $462,000
Special Assessments: $120,000
Property Sale Other: $119,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $926,000
Housing & Community Development: $61,000
Health - Other: $23,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,479,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,315,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,500,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,500,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $378,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,932,000
Highways: $1,543,000
All Other: $1,072,000
- Tax - Property: $7,290,000
Public Utilities: $710,000
NEC: $237,000
Total General Sales: $12,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $14,588,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,098,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Elmira:
- 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.)
- WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
- WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WENY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
- WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCBA (1350 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, NY)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elmira:
- W228AT (93.5 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- W275AB (102.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WECW (107.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: ELMIRA COLLEGE)
- WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNGZ (104.9 FM; MONTOUR FALLS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WPGI (100.9 FM; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WNKI (106.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- W219CE (91.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: BIBLE LIGHTHOUSE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elmira:
- W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- 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.)
- WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
- W26BF (Channel 26; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
- W52CE (Channel 52; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- W30AA (Channel 30; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Elmira)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Elmira, NY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 93 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 177 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elmira)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 57 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Elmira)
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