Montour, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°20′24″N 76°50′3″W / 42.34000°N 76.83417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Schuyler |
Area | |
• Total | 18.58 sq mi (48.13 km2) |
• Land | 18.58 sq mi (48.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,323 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 2,284 |
• Density | 125.03/sq mi (48.28/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 607 |
FIPS code | 36-48186 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979233 |
Montour is a town in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,323 at the time of the 2020 census.[2] The town is one of two towns in the county named after Catherine Montour. Montour was north of Elmira, New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of Montour is 18.6 square miles (48 km2), of which, 18.6 square miles (48 km2) is land and 0.03% is water.
The southern town line is the border of Chemung County.
The town is south of Seneca Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.
New York State Route 14 crosses New York State Route 224 in Montour Falls. NY-14 runs south through the Catharine Creek Valley, following the same route where the Chemung Canal used to be.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 1,828 | — | |
1880 | 1,771 | −3.1% | |
1890 | 1,987 | 12.2% | |
1900 | 1,623 | −18.3% | |
1910 | 1,608 | −0.9% | |
1920 | 1,967 | 22.3% | |
1930 | 1,868 | −5.0% | |
1940 | 1,774 | −5.0% | |
1950 | 1,985 | 11.9% | |
1960 | 2,182 | 9.9% | |
1970 | 2,324 | 6.5% | |
1980 | 2,607 | 12.2% | |
1990 | 2,528 | −3.0% | |
2000 | 2,446 | −3.2% | |
2010 | 2,308 | −5.6% | |
2020 | 2,323 | 0.6% | |
2022 (est.) | 2,284 | [3] | −1.0% |
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