Elmira

city in Chemung County, New York, USA
Place city_in_the_state_of_new_york Q934135
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Elmira

Summary

Elmira is a city in the state of New York[1]. Elmira has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Elmira is located in Chemung County[3].
  • Elmira is in the country of United States[4].
  • Elmira's instance of is recorded as city in the state of New York[5].
  • Elmira's postal code is recorded as 14901[6].
  • Elmira's postal code is recorded as 14902[7].
  • Elmira's postal code is recorded as 14903[8].
  • Elmira's postal code is recorded as 14904[9].
  • Elmira's postal code is recorded as 14905[10].
  • Elmira's Commons category is recorded as Elmira, New York[11].
  • Elmira's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[12].
  • Elmira's local dialing code is recorded as 607[13].
  • 1864 marks the founding of Elmira[14].
  • Elmira's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.085277777778, 'lon': -76.809166666667}[15].
  • Elmira's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofelmira.net/[16].
  • Elmira's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elmira, New York[17].
  • Elmira has a population of {'amount': '+29200'}[18].
  • Elmira has a population of {'amount': '+26523'}[19].
  • Elmira's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Elmira, New York[20].
  • Elmira's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Elmira's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22].
  • Elmira's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • Elmira's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Elmira's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[25].
  • Elmira's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[26].
  • Elmira's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Geography

Elmira is in the country of United States[4]. Elmira is located in Chemung County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.628377'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.619922'}[29]. Elmira sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+266'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+29200'}[18] and {'amount': '+26523'}[19].

Designation and Status

Elmira's instance of is recorded as city in the state of New York[5].

History and Context

1864 marks the founding of Elmira[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Elmira include Elmira Corning Regional Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

Why It Matters

Elmira has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Elmira is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Elmira include Elmira Corning Regional Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps Elmira urban area
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.628377'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.619922'}
    Water as percent of area {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+4.3098'}
    Aliases
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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