Elmira

city in Chemung County, New York, USA
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Summary

Elmira is a city in the state of New York[1]. Elmira draws 2,683 Wikipedia views per month (city in the state of new york category, ranking #12 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chemung County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Postal code: 14901[5], 14902[6], 14903[7], 14904[8], 14905[9]
  • Commons category: Elmira, New York[10]
  • Local dialing code: 607[11]
  • Inception: 1864[12]
  • Coordinate location: 42.085277777778, -76.809166666667[13]
  • Official website: http://www.cityofelmira.net/[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Elmira, New York[15]
  • Population: 29,200[16], 26,523[17]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Elmira, New York[18]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[20], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[23], New International Encyclopedia[24], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
  • Capital of: Chemung County[26]
  • Official name: City of Elmira[27], Elmira[28]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Elmira, New York[29]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Elmira, New York[30]
  • Number of households: 9999[31]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Elmira, New York[32]
  • Different from: Elmira[33]
  • Elevation above sea level: 266[34]
  • Area: 19.628377[35], 19.619922[36]
  • Water as percent of area: 4.3098[37]
  • Territory overlaps: Elmira urban area[38]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Elmira, New York[39]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Elmira metropolitan area[40]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Elmira include Elmira Corning Regional Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].

Why It Matters

Elmira has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Elmira is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Elmira include Elmira Corning Regional Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → elmira
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: elmira, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289926255|elmira (#289926255)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps → Elmira urban area
    Area → {'amount': '+19.628377'}, {'amount': '+19.619922'}
    Water as percent of area → {'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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