| Official Name: | Catlin, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Catlin |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chemung |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | William J. Collier (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 98.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 98.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2554 |
| Population Density Km2: | 26.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 67.62 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 503 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1650 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2547°N -76.9119°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-015-12947 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978800 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 2510 |
Catlin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 2,554 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Phineas Catlin, a surveyor and public official. Catlin is in the northwestern corner of the county, northwest of Elmira. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town's land was first settled circa 1816. The town of Catlin was organized in 1823 from the town of Catharine. The town of Dix was formed from the north part of Catlin in 1835. (Both Catharine and Dix are now in Schuyler County.)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Catlin has a total area of 98.5km2, of which 0.07sqkm, or 0.07%, is water.
Catlin is bounded on the north by Schuyler County and on the west by Steuben County.
New York State Route 14 passes along the east town line, and New York State Route 414 is a north–south highway in the western part of Catlin.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,649 people, 985 households, and 742 families residing in the town. The population density was 69.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 28.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.26% White, 0.45% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
There were 985 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,776, and the median income for a family was $42,308. Males had a median income of $34,833 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,869. About 4.4% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.