Hornell, New York
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Hornell is a city in Steuben County, New York, USA. The population was 9,019 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Hornell family, early settlers.
The City of Hornell is located within the Town of Hornellsville. Hornell is about 55 miles south of Rochester and is near 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.
Hornell Municipal Airport (4G6) is located a few miles north of the city on Route 36.
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[edit] History
What is now Hornell was settled in 1790 under the name "Upper Canisteo" to distinguish it from the community of 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.
Hornell Football remains as one of the most followed sports teams in Hornell, bringing thousands of people to Friday night football games. The team has won back-to-back Section V Championships (2004-2005). The team has also made it to the state semifinals two times in a row. The 2006 team finished with a respectable 9-1 record and a sectional final appearance.
[edit] Railroads and Hornell
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. The Railroad continues to bring life into Hornell however, with the Alstom Engine/Rail car/Passenger Car Shops located in the old Erie shops. Even the old Erie rail depot is supporting new life as the corporate offices for Alstom, also supporting a small Railroad museum.
The floods of 1935 put parts of the city under water, but afterwards a system of levees had prevented any more serious flood problems.
In 1950, Hornell had a population of 15,049 people.
[edit] Famous people associated with Hornell
- Bob Crane, actor
- Bill Dugan, former NFL player for Seattle Seahawks
- Tracy Evans, US Ski Team, 8 December 1967
- Kelly Freas, artist, ( 22 August 1922 - 2 January 2005)
- Bob Lonsberry, radio personality
- Bill Pullman, actor, born 17 December 1953
- Brian Friedland, former radio personality, two-time empire 8 coach of the year, Bath Hall of Fame
- One of the dogs to play Pete the Pup, in the Our Gang comedies [citation needed]
- "OGGIE"- KING OF THE HORNELL PARTY SCENE IN THE 70'S AND 80'S.
[edit] Geography
Hornell is located at (42.324432, -77.660252)GR1. Hornell is at an altitude of 1,160 feet above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.
Hornell is on the Canisteo River and surrounded by the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains.
New York State Route 21 conjoined with New York State Route 36 passes through the city, which is just south of the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 / New York State Route 17). County Roads 65, 68 and 109 also lead into the city.
Main Street, Hornell, in the 1920s
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 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/km² (3,309.0/mi²). There were 4,100 housing units at an average density of 579.9/km² (1,504.2/mi²). 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
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. About 18.7% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- City of Hornell, New York
- Hornell Area Chamber of Commerce
- Hornell City School District
- Photos and information about Hornell
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
