| Official Name: | Erin, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Erin |
| 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: | Donald N. Bower, Jr. (D) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 115.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 114.60 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.57 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 44.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 44.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1820 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.54 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.85 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 379 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1243 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1836°N -76.6753°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14838 |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-015-24636 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978942 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 1788 |
Erin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 1,820 at the 2020 census.[2] The town was named by early settlers from Ireland.[3]
The town is east of Elmira and is along the county's northern border. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The area that would become the town was first settled before 1816. The town of Erin was formed in 1822 from the town of Chemung.
The Scotchtown Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
The Erin Volunteer Fire Department was founded on May 5, 1955. Land donated by the late Merton Schanbacker was used to build the first fire station. Later in 1998 the current fire station was built adjacent to the original fire station. The current fire department operates with roughly 25 all volunteer members and 6 well equipped apparatus which include an EMS ambulance (882), a rescue truck (881), an Engine (831), a Tanker (861), a brush truck (871) and a UTV (872).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 115.2km2, of which 114.6km2 is land and 0.6km2, or 0.50%, is water.[4] Newtown Creek, a tributary of the Chemung River, flows westward through the town.
The northern town line is the border of Schuyler County.
Park Station is a 384 acre county park on the north side of town with a 95 acre non motorized lake for fishing, swimming, non motorized boating, ice fishing, ice skating, camping, hiking, picnicking, snow shoeing and cross country skiing. The county charges entrance to the main entrance of the park by the car during summer months. There are 40 camper friendly campsites, 20 of which are private lakeside sites. MOre information can be found on the county's website Park Station Info Page
The town's government is located along New York State Route 223, which passes through Erin.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,054 people, 751 households, and 608 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 794 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.59% White, 0.15% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.39% Asian, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 751 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,795, and the median income for a family was $44,032. Males had a median income of $31,635 versus $21,520 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,747. About 4.6% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.