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Big Flats, New York

Big Flats is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 7,822 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is on the western border of the county, west of Elmira. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town contains a hamlet also named Big Flats.

For the hamlet located within this town, see Big Flats (CDP), New York.

Big Flats, New York

United States

New York

Chemung

Town Council

Edward Fairbrother

Members

45.07 sq mi (116.72 km2)

44.48 sq mi (115.22 km2)

0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2)

910 ft (280 m)

7,822 Increase

7,679

174.62/sq mi (67.42/km2)

UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

UTC-4 (EDT)

14814

36-015-06475

www.bigflatsny.gov

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History[edit]

The town of Big Flats, which had formerly been called "Great Plains", was organized in 1822 from the town of Elmira.


The Warren E. Eaton Motorless Flight Facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Big Flats has a total area of 45.1 square miles (116.7 km2), of which 44.5 square miles (115.2 km2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 1.29%, is water.[4]


The Chemung River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, flows through the southern portion of the town. Sing Sing Creek flows through the center of the town and is a tributary of the Chemung. The geography consists of a broad expanse of relatively flat land, the axis of which lies generally northeast to southwest. It is a river valley. The land has historically been very good for agriculture, including tobacco. Diligent searching will result in the finding of fossil seashells indicating the land was an ancient sea bottom. Other evidence is found in the rock of the region, which is mostly shale. The western town line is the border of Steuben County.


The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86/New York State Route 17) passes through Big Flats, with access from exits 49, 50, and 51.

shopping mall in the eastern part of the town, just west of Horseheads

Arnot Mall

Big Flats – The hamlet of Big Flats, located at the junction of the Southern Tier Expressway (I-86 and NY-17) and NY-352. "" is also a census-designated place that covers the hamlets of Big Flats and Fisherville as well as the area in between.

Big Flats

– An airport with scheduled air service; northwest of Elmira.

Elmira-Corning Regional Airport

Fisherville – A hamlet south of the airport and east of Big Flats village on Chemung County Route 64.

Golden Glow Heights – A hamlet located by the southern town line on the south bank of the Chemung River.

Harris Hill – A prominent hill south of the airport.

Harris Hill Gliderport – A small airport on Harris Hill used for operations.

glider

Harris Hill Manor – A hamlet on the north bank of the Chemung River on NY-352.

Climate[edit]

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Big Flats has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[7]

Town of Big Flats official website

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History: Town of Big Flats, Chemung County NY

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