Population.us

Population of Elmira, NY

Last official estimated population of Elmira city (Chemung County**, New York state) was 28,647 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.009% of total US population and 0.14% of total New York state population. Area of Elmira city is 7.6 mi² (=19.6 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 3,780.78 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.48%/yr), Elmira city population in 2024 would be 27,310*.

Historical population

Historical population of Elmira city for period 1870-2014:

Elmira city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Elmira city

• Corning city population 13.2 mi, 286°
• Horseheads village 5.3 mi, 348°
• Waverly village 14.9 mi, 111°
• Elmira Heights village 2.4 mi, 340°
• South Corning village 11.8 mi, 281°
• South Waverly borough 15.2 mi, 116°
• Wellsburg village 6.9 mi, 143°
• Van Etten village 14.9 mi, 61°
• Riverside village 14.5 mi, 287°
• Millport village 12.1 mi, 353°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb