Profile for Corning, New York, NY

Corning is on the Chemung River, near the Pennsylvania border.

Corning is known for its glassmaking industry, which began when the Brooklyn Flint Glass company moved here in 1868. The company later became Corning Glass Works.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.1 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Margaret Sanger, early birth-control advocate
· Duane Eddy, guitarist

Local festivals include:

• Crystal City Jazz Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007
• A Festival of Art - July 28-29, 2007
• Bridge Street Blast- Bikes & Blues - Sept. 1, 2007

Performing arts: Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes

Nearby parks & recreation: Spencer Crest Nature Center

Historic sites and museums: Corning Museum of Glass, Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum Complex, Rockwell Museum

Colleges and universities: Corning Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (16)

Colleges (1)

Communities (8)

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Museums (4)

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16% of Corning residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Corning ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Corning was $22,056, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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30% of Corning residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Corning festival dates:

• Crystal City Jazz Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007
• A Festival of Art - July 28-29, 2007
• Bridge Street Blast- Bikes & Blues - Sept. 1, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Historic districts in Corning include Market Street Historic District (Corning) ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Corning, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $414.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $927.

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Newspapers in Corning include Corning Leader

TV stations in Corning include WYDC.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WSQE.

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Steuben County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Corning political report.

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The average commute time for Corning workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Corning between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Corning include Budget Inn Corning, Comfort Inn Corning, Corning Days Inn, Fairfield Inn Corning, Radisson, Staybridge Suites Corning.

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