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The City of Hornell is located within the Town Of Hornellsville . Hornell is about 55 Mile s south of Rochester and is at the western edge of Steuben County. Hornell is nicknamed Maple City after the large Maple trees on Main and Broadway streets. Hornell has the largest St. Patrick's Day parade and celebration in the area, bringing thousands out to welcome spring and show their green! HISTORY What is now Hornell was settled in 1790 under the name "Upper Canisteo". The area was incorporated as a Town in 1820 , as "Hornellsville." The name comes from early settler George Hornell, who built the first Gristmill here. The City of Hornell was chartered in 1888 as the "City of Hornellsville" (having been first organized as the "Village of Hornellsville" in 1852 ). The name was changed to Hornell in 1906. The New York And Erie Railroad arrived in Hornell in 1850 , which connected New York City and Dunkirk on Lake Erie via a southern tier route. In 1852 another route (the Buffalo And New York City Railroad ) was added, branching from Hornell northwestward to Buffalo . For the next hundred years Hornell enjoyed prosperity with it steam engine shop doing the repairs for the entire railroad line. Then the railroad came upon hard times as trucking picked up more and more of the freight business. In 1972 the line filed for bankruptcy, and just a few days later, floods from Hurricane Agnes destroyed about 200 miles of roadbed along the Canisteo River, removing all hope of reorganizing the railroad. Hornell has struggled since to regain its former prosperity In 1950 Hornell had a population of 15,049 people. Famous people associated with Hornell
GEOGRAPHY Hornell is located at 42°19'28" North, 77°39'37" West (42.324432, -77.660252). Hornell is at an altitude of 1,160 feet above sea level. Hornell is on the Canisteo River . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.1 Km&2 (2.7 Mi&2 ). 7.1 km&2 (2.7 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. ''Main Street, Hornell, in the 1920s'' DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 9,019 people, 3,596 households, and 2,218 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,275.6/km&2 (3,309.0/mi&2). There were 4,100 housing units at an average density of 579.9/km&2 (1,504.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.73% White , 2.38% African American , 0.23% Native American , 0.57% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.38% from Other Races , and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,596 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were Married Couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,184, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $31,727 versus $18,854 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $14,419. 21.4% of the population and 18.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 32.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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